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Good News for Homeless Guy: You're Rich!

PI tracks down Max Melitzer to tell him about inheritance

(Newser) - Max Melitzer was wandering the streets of Salt Lake City yesterday, pushing all his worldly belongings in a shopping cart, when a man approached with some pretty good news: Melitzer, who has been homeless for years, had just come into a lot of money. Seems Melitzer's brother died last...

Cops Release One-Legged Man, Keep Wheelchair

Portland man left to drag himself out of jail

(Newser) - A one-legged homeless man in Portland was left to drag himself out of jail over the weekend because his wheelchair had been moved to an off-site storage facility after he was picked up on a drinking citation. "Scottie" Hamilton, a 37-year-old Iraq veteran who lost his leg in a...

South Struggles to Handle Tornadoes' Homeless

Mayor warns of 'humanitarian crisis' if help doesn't come quickly

(Newser) - Three days after tornadoes devastated the South, the thousands left homeless are emerging as a major problem, reports the LA Times . At least 1,100 are living in emergency shelters, with thousands more in churches or with friends and family. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox warned of a "humanitarian crisis"...

Homeless Mom Faces Jail for Enrolling Son in School

Woman charged with grand larceny after boy sent to wrong school

(Newser) - A homeless mother who sent her child to the wrong Connecticut public school could be jailed for up to 20 years for stealing $15,686—the cost of a year's education in Norwalk. Tanya McDowell was charged with grand larceny after authorities discovered that she sent her 6-year-old son...

Homeless Couple Wins Trip to Super Bowl

Dallas will pay for tickets, airfare, accommodation

(Newser) - Ouida Wright and her boyfriend may be homeless, but these Green Bay residents are going to the Super Bowl anyway. The couple won a Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau contest involving a “mystery man” who was wandering the streets of Green Bay on Saturday. To win, contestants had to...

Dog Keeps Vigil at Owner's Grave in Brazil

Stunned nation struggles with death, homelessness in water catastrophe

(Newser) - Amid the horrors of Brazil's flooding and mudslides that have claimed more than 630 lives, a loyal mutt's lonely vigil at his owner's grave stands as mute testimony to the nation's hopeless loss and confusion. Leao has been lying next to his owner's hastily made grave at the Teresopolis cemetery...

YouTube Star Ted Williams Heading to Rehab

Formerly homeless radio announcer admits to daily drinking

(Newser) - Ted Williams might have beaten homelessness and gotten scores of job offers, but some old problems remain. After a televised session with Dr. Phil, the man whose smooth radio voice made him a YouTube sensation has decided to check into a private, inpatient rehab facility to try to rid himself...

Ted Williams on Spat With Kid: 'Fists Got to Flying'

Daughter claims golden voice 'drinks a bottle of vodka a night'

(Newser) - How quickly golden-voiced homeless man Ted Williams went from celebrated comeback story … to scandalous Entertainment Tonight headline. Williams and his daughter went on the show last night to talk about Monday night’s run-in with the LAPD, which resulted in Williams being detained . Williams was in California for an...

Golden-Voiced Ted Williams Detained by Cops

Ted Williams got into shouting match with daughter

(Newser) - The homeless man with the golden voice , Ted Williams, was hauled to the LAPD for questioning after an alleged yelling match with his daughter last night. "LAPD responded to a disturbance call at the Renaissance Hotel at about 9 pm," a police spokesman tells the Hollywood Reporter . "...

Next Up for Ted Williams: Co-Starring With Nicholson?

The homeless man with the radio voice says he may go Hollywood

(Newser) - Ted Williams got quite a few job offers after his "golden radio voice" was discovered —but this could be the most exciting. The homeless man says one of his family members got a call from none other than Jack Nicholson. "They're supposed to be making a movie...

Airport Won't Let Man With 'Golden Voice' Go Home

Newly famous for his radio voice, Ted Williams still stuck in Ohio

(Newser) - Ted Williams, the homeless man with the incredible radio voice, may have job offers pouring in—but he can’t make it home to see his mom. Williams, 53, has been living in Ohio; after finding fame on the Internet , he planned to fly back to his childhood home in...

Homeless Man's Radio Voice Lands Job Offers

Ted Williams used to work in radio, apparently will do so again

(Newser) - The viral video of the day has a great ending. A Columbus Dispatch videographer interviewed a 53-year-old homeless man named Ted Williams whose sign asking for money promised that he had a "God-given gift of voice." (Not as a singer, but a radio pitchman.) The resulting YouTube...

8 Young Homeless Squatters Killed in New Orleans Fire

They were burning debris in warehouse to keep warm

(Newser) - The deadliest city blaze in decades killed eight homeless squatters who were burning debris in an abandoned warehouse to stay warm, authorities said. Firefighters said they could not tell the ages or genders of the victims, but agencies that work with the homeless said they believe some or all the...

As Flood Toll Hits 25, Chavez Opens Palace to Refugees

State of emergency has left 5K homeless

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez is letting dozens of people made homeless by Venezuelan flooding crash at his palace, and he told them yesterday—as the death toll hit 25—that they can stay there until the government finds them new homes. Visiting a slum, the AP reports that Chavez urged other residents...

Arizona Homeless Man Finds $3,300—and Returns It

He's winning praise for his good deed

(Newser) - It's like one of those moral hypotheticals: If you found $3,300 in cash with no apparent ID, would you keep it? But the reality has a twist: The man who did, in fact, find that sum in a backpack was also homeless. He still turned over the cash to...

Woman Drove With Corpse in Front Seat for Months

A mummified corpse, no less

(Newser) - A California woman apparently befriended a homeless woman, allowed the woman to sleep in her car, and then continued to drive the car—for months—after the homeless woman died. Police don’t suspect foul play, but are not sure why the woman didn’t report the death—which could...

California Cracking Down on Bohemians

Vehicle-dwellers no longer welcome in Venice

(Newser) - Venice, a California community known for its offbeat and bohemian nature, has long been a popular home for vehicle-dwellers, some of whom sell artwork on the boardwalk by day and sleep in RVs or campers by night. But they might soon be forced out, as the city enacts new regulations...

One McD's Kills Dollar Menu, Enrages Homeless
 One McD's Kills 
 Dollar Menu, 
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Sep 11, 2010 5:48 PM CDT

One McD's Kills Dollar Menu, Enrages Homeless

Is franchise owner trying to push them out?

(Newser) - When the McDonald's in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood got rid of its Dollar Menu, the owner claimed it was a simple grab for more money. But the homeless who often congregate outside the restaurant say it's actually a backhanded attempt to get them to move elsewhere. Now that a McDouble...

Homeless Man Lived in Library for 2 Weeks

Man, 26, helped himself to books, food

(Newser) - A homeless man lived unnoticed in the basement of a New Jersey library for nearly two weeks. Police said a custodian saw Charles Jones Jr. peeking out a basement window of the Ocean Township library on Friday night. They discovered several books in the basement and found the 26-year-old had...

Hawaii Buys Homeless Plane Tickets to Mainland

 Hawaii Buys Homeless 
 Plane Tickets to Mainland 
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Jul 26, 2010 10:02 AM CDT

Hawaii Buys Homeless Plane Tickets to Mainland

Homeless population up 15% in year

(Newser) - The sound of waves crashing, spectacular views, white sand between your toes: Such is life for the hundreds of homeless flocking to Hawaii's shores, where the medical and dental care is free, and hey, you're not under a bridge in Detroit in January. With the homeless population up 15% over...

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