Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 20:39:54 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:39:54 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Port-Charlotte-Man-Finds-Safe-Filled-With-Meth-in-Front-Yard-208833601.html Fri, 24 May 2013 12:22:30 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/drugs4.jpg
Deputies said there were up to $7,000 worth of drugs in the safe.

Photo Credit: Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

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First, Jake Davidson asked Kate Upton, but when she was not avaialble he ended up going to his high school prom with supermodel Nina Agdal. Reporter Mekahlo Medina interviews Davidson about...

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Cicadas have emerged from the ground in North Branford, Connecticut. One family found them in their backyard and our reporter gets a close-up look at the critters.

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A protective father goose whose babies will soon hatch in a nest on the roof of a New York home is guarding them so fiercely the neighborhood is living in fear of his attacks. News 4's Tracie Strahan...

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Ty is a 17-year-old tiger, cared for by Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc.

Photo Credit: James Judge

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Man-Arrested-After-Pocket-Dialing-9-1-1-and-Talking-About-Murder-Plans-BSO-208547831.html Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:32 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/simon5.jpg
Police are looking for two more suspects involved in the shooting.

Photo Credit: Broward Sheriff's Office

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Gun-Malfunctions-3-Times-as-Man-Tries-to-Shoot-Estranged-Wife-Cops-208541411.html Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:15 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/villanueva2.jpg
The man faces charges for attempted murder.

Photo Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/news/weird/School-Has-Record-Amount-Of-Twins/208516631 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:40 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Wilmette-twins-blurb.jpg
The fifth-grade level at Highcrest Middle School class has 23 sets of twins, close to 10 percent of the school's 475 fifth-graders. If confirmed, it will break the Guinness Book of World Record of...

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Florida-Woman-Hit-Sister-With-Iron-in-Scuffle-Over-Rice-Bowl-Police-208523021.html Wed, 22 May 2013 14:25:55 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052213+marentine+st+louis.jpg
Iron, small pot, broom stick used by woman in attack on sister: Port St. Lucie Police

Photo Credit: St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/news/weird/Adorable-Disabled-Pig-Grows-Star-Power/208297591 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:13:15 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/NC_chrispbacon0520_test_mezzn.jpg
Catch up with YouTube sensation Chris P. Bacon. A YouTube video turned the pig into an Internet sensation five months ago. Since then, he's gained size and increased his public

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Lighthouse-Point-Burglar-Takes-Time-for-Beer-During-Chase-Police-208291301.html Tue, 21 May 2013 09:08:06 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052113+andrew+fatzinger.jpg
Burglary suspect arrested after grabbing two beers during police pursuit.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Florida-Woman-Bit-Boyfriends-Penis-After-He-Refused-Sex-Authorities-208119901.html Mon, 20 May 2013 12:11:32 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052013+krystle+harrison.jpg
19-year-old student bit boyfriend after he refused to sleep with her.

Photo Credit: Manatee County Sheriff's office

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Man-Says-He-Caught-Largest-Burmese-Python-on-Record-207973381.html Sat, 18 May 2013 00:11:41 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/burmese+python.jpg
Jason Leon caught the snake in the Everglades

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Injured-Miami-Peacock-Needs-Relocation-207750801.html Thu, 16 May 2013 15:27:10 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/peacock8.jpg
The peacock is missing a foot and going thorough mobility problems, according to Don Daniels from Miami.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Don Daniels

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Woman-Arrested-for-Biting-Another-Womans-Ear-207727271.html Thu, 16 May 2013 13:11:14 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Fredeisha+Leanna+Keyanna+Perryman.jpg
The two women were involved in a fist fight.

Photo Credit: Alachua County Jail

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Man-Covered-in-Gas-Arrested-for-Setting-Car-Ablaze-207719041.html Thu, 16 May 2013 13:05:13 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Oscar+Tejada.jpg
Oscar Tejada, 29, smelled strongly of gasoline when he was arrested for arson in Golden Gate Tuesday.

Photo Credit: Collier County Sheriff's Office

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A deer crashed through the front window of a Johnstown, Pennsylvania bus. And -- it safely left the same way every other passenger gets off the bus.Read full story here

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Frog-Mating-Calls-Disrupt-Neighbors--207521011.html Wed, 15 May 2013 18:06:39 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/frogmatingcall.jpg
Police were called when a neighbor made a noise complaint. The loud sound turned out to be the noises of frogs fornicating.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/news/weird/Thief-Blames-Zombies-for-Crash/207367131 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:29:09 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Zombie-Truck-Crash-0514.jpg
A driver who stole a big rig truck and crashed it on Interstate 15 near Temecula says the "walking dead" made him crash. NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia reports.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Honeymooner-Youth-Minister-Busted-in-Florida-Prostitution-Investigation-207369301.html Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23:37 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Mohammed+Ahmed+and+Samuel+Yoon.jpg
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigation led to 92 prostitution-related arrests.

Photo Credit: Polk County Sheriff's Office

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Anna-Pierre-North-Miami-Mayoral-Candidate-Claims-She-Was-Endorsed-by-Jesus-Christ-207341981.html Wed, 15 May 2013 16:48:04 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/051413+anne+pierre.jpg
A North Miami mayoral candidate who said she secured an endorsement from on high finished far back in Tuesday's election. The top two vote-getters, Kevin Burns and Lucie Tondreau, advanced to a June 4 runoff fo...

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Man-Arrested-for-Setting-His-Hospital-Bed-on-Fire-Police-207253471.html Mon, 13 May 2013 15:38:34 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Joel+Basenburg.jpg
The fire was caused by a small, handheld lighter, the arrest report said.

Photo Credit: Broward Sheriff's Office

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Two-Men-Arrested-For-Shoplifting-Items-That-Could-Be-Used-to-Make-Explosive-Device-Bomb-Police-207219501.html Mon, 13 May 2013 12:33:52 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Walmart+Robbery1.jpg
Bomb Disposal Team members went to Mason Scott Beuning's house and found a cardboard tube containing an black, explosive powder, police said.

Photo Credit: Alachua County Jail

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Miami-Beach-Man-Tied-Wandering-12-Year-Old-Son-to-Pole-Outside-Home-Police-207213531.html Mon, 13 May 2013 23:17:18 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/051313+adolfo+guzman.jpg
Adolfo Guzman facing aggravated child abuse charge.

Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Corrections

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Billions of bite-sized snacks are about to appear in backyards across the Northeast. After nearly two decades living under the earth, cicadas are about to shake off the dirt and invade our great

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Winter-Park-Sign-Tells-Traffic-to-Smoke-Weed-207185661.html Mon, 13 May 2013 11:41:44 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Kensington-Short-Cut-Opens2.jpg
Hacked sign in Winter Park said, "Smoke weed erryday."

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/news/weird/Power-Surge-Caught-On-Camera/207144561 Mon, 13 May 2013 08:25:53 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Cleburne_Power_Surge16x9_722x406_30020675693.jpg
NBC 5 viewer Matthew Spivey captures power lines arcing while driving through Cleburne on Sunday.

Photo Credit: Matthew Spivey

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/news/weird/Alligator-Shows-Up-on-Parkland-Familys-Front-Porch/207164301 Mon, 13 May 2013 08:12:17 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/gator-on-porch.jpg
A Parkland, Florida family woke up to a big surprise on their front porch Sunday morning. Alfonso Castaneda found an approximately 8-foot alligator outside his front door after he heard his...

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