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Cops: She Tried to Kill Husband
Over Note From Old Flame

Jan 31, 2024 8:09 AM CST

Cops: She Tried to Kill Husband Over Note From Old Flame

Florida's Bertha Yalter charged with attempted murder in what lawyer claims is an overreaction

(Newser) - Getting in touch with an old flame could have deadly consequences, according to Florida police, who allege a woman tried to kill her husband of 51 years after he received a postcard from a lover of six decades previously. Upon learning of the note, Bertha Yalter, 71, tried to smother...

Condo Tower 5 Miles From
Surfside Collapse Is Evacuated

Jul 3, 2021 6:00 AM CDT

Condo Tower 5 Miles From Surfside Collapse Is Evacuated

Unsafe conditions found at 156-unit Crestview Towers Condominium in N. Miami Beach

(Newser) - As investigations continue into why and how the Champlain Towers South condo crumbled in Surfside last week, officials are turning an eye toward other older high-rises in South Florida and around the state. Now, after a suggested audit by the Miami-Dade County mayor of all buildings 40 years or older,...

Cafe Celebrates New Year With a $2,020 Tip

Tip Starts the Year
Off Right for Cafe

Jan 3, 2021 5:48 PM CST

Tip Starts the Year Off Right for Cafe

Regular customer says she wanted to give back

(Newser) - When employees at a cafe and juice bar in North Miami Beach saw the tip a regular customer left Friday, they asked her if there'd been a mistake. The woman had left a tip of $2,021. "We thought it was $20.21," one of the owners...

Cops Used Black Teen's Mugshot as Shooting Target

Jan 16, 2015 10:31 AM CST

Cops Used Black Teen's Mugshot as Shooting Target

North Miami Beach police claim no wrongdoing

(Newser) - A Florida family is up in arms after stumbling upon the mugshots of five black men used as targets by North Miami Beach Police snipers. Sgt. Valerie Deant of the Florida National Guard arrived at a shooting range in Medley for her annual weapons qualifications training last month to discover...

Kids' Gator Pal
Goes Missing

May 11, 2010 11:56 AM CDT

Kids' Gator Pal Goes Missing

Florida cops warn against feeding 'alpha predators'

(Newser) - A 10-foot alligator is on the loose in North Miami Beach, which sounds bad enough—but it turns out local kids have been feeding the beast meat. They named the storm-drain resident Patrick and treated him to hot dogs and ham, which is a seriously bad idea, a police sergeant...