Sarasota woman kicked off plane for not wearing mask tells her side of the story

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 24, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The woman that was kicked off a Delta Airlines flight at Southwest International Florida is speaking out about what took place on the plane. Adelaide Schrowang, 23, was removed from an early morning flight on July 7 after airport police said she refused to wear a facemask. She also reportedly spit on other passengers. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Sarasota woman forcibly removed from plane after refusing to wear mask She was released from the Lee County Jail on Thursday after spending more than two weeks behind bars. “That day I had been experiencing a lot of...

Dallas auction house sells unopened Super Mario 64 game for $1.56 million

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 12, 2021. Posted in Business, Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

Related coverage: Rare ‘Legends of Zelda’ video game sells for a record $870,000 DALLAS (AP)— A copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 that remained unopened sold at an auction for $1.56 million. The 1996 game sold on Sunday, breaking Heritage Auction’s record for the selling price of a single video game, as reported by the AP. The auction house said in a statement that Super Mario 64 was the best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 as well as the first to feature the Mario character in 3D. This past Friday, an unopened copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda sold for 870,000. Heritage...

Visiting family reunites with runaway dog after five-day search

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 10, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla.– A dog that was missing throughout the 4th of July holiday and Hurricane Elsa was found after an extensive five-day search. Jasper, a nearly two-year-old Australian Shepherd, has been living up to his nickname over the past week. “His nickname is Jass**** because he is a little mischievous,” said Jasper’s mom, Jen Behm. Jen and her family are in town for the holiday to visit her little who was dog-sitting Jasper. He took the dog outside for a quick bathroom break. “I turn around for a minute and I turn back around and the man has disappeared,” said...

WATCH: Naked trespasser breaks into San Carlos Park home

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 9, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla.– A naked man was caught on a security camera breaking into a home in San Carlos Park. Neighbors were woken up in the middle of the night on Wednesday by Mike Francisco yelling and pounding at the door. When he was not let in, he crossed the street to Maria Cisneros’ house where he busted in. “Legit. Everything. His face. Everything was…I saw everything. Fully Naked,” Cisneros recalled. Shocked, she and her brother managed to escort Francisco out. He was back a few minutes later and this time he was armed. “He was banging on...

Ketchup company calling for hotdog-to-bun ratio change with #HeinzHotDogPact

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 9, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

Heinz Ketchup is on a mission to solve an age-old question. “Hot dog wieners come in packs of 10. Hot dog buns come in packs of 8. WHY?!” the company asked. The ketchup company has started the #HeinzHotDogPact complete with a petition to sign. Heinz is calling on “big bun and big wiener” companies to solve the hot dog packaging problem. The petition is currently at 19,602 signatures and that number is only continuing to grow. (You can sign the petition HERE.) One supporter commented on the petition, “We all have a responsibility to right the wrongs in the...

12-foot python found safe after escaping from mall aquarium exhibit

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 8, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

BATON ROUGE, La. / CNN — The search for Cara, a 12-foot serpent that ditched her mall aquarium exhibit on Monday, has ended happily. The yellow Burmese python was found “safe and healthy” on Thursday after a search that closed the Blue Zoo Aquarium at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge for several days, the aquarium said in a Facebook post. Rescuers pulled Cara from the inside of a high wall. They had to cut a hole and use a ladder to bring the snake to safety. “We couldn’t be more excited to share with you that the search is over!” the facility’s...

Fossilized dinosaur poop reveals 230-million-year-old treasure

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 4, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CNN — New research has found that fossilized feces isn’t just full of crap. One specimen contained a hidden treasure: a 230-million-year-old, previously undiscovered beetle species. The beetles, named Triamyxa coprolithica, were found using a scanning method powered by strong X-ray beams, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Current Biology. The beetle’s scientific name refers to the Triassic period, which lasted from roughly 252 million to 201 million years ago, scientists said. “I was really amazed to see how well preserved the beetles were, when...

Gator finds its way to Lehigh Acres church, pastor invites it inside

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 1, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.– A gator tried cleansing its sins on Tuesday by going right up to a Lehigh Acres church. The encounter was captured on camera, including the pastor of Victory Church getting up close and personal with the big guy. “One of the daycare workers came in and was like ‘there’s a gator’,” said Daniel Gregory, lead pastor at the church. “I was like ‘funny’”. But there was no joke. A four foot gator crawled out of a nearby storm drain and right up to the place of worship. “He’s coming to church, get ready,” said Gregory...

“Firecracker!” – Cape Coral man wakes neighbors by screaming & pretending to be a firework

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 30, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A man protesting pyrotechnics was caught on a Cape Coral security system screaming around at 3 AM on Friday morning. “Firecracker, firecracker, boom,” yelled the unidentified man. People living on the Southeast 10th Avenue canal got an early Fourth of July show. It wasn’t one you could see, but you could definitely hear it. “The dogs were barking and we go outside and this guy was screaming, I mean so loud,” said Sara Warnecke, whose security camera captured the screaming. “He seemed to be upset that people were celebrating early.” All of this...

Two fishermen struck by lightning on Caloosahatchee

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 29, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla.– Two men were fishing on the Caloosahatchee River on Saturday, near Fort Myers, when their fishing pole was struck by lightning. The boaters said they saw a storm approaching but the rain had not hit them yet. They were packing up and about to head back when suddenly they saw a bright flash and a loud bang. “It was an immense noise for a second both of us were completely speechless,” said Sam Buduris. Their fishing pole caught on fire but the flames quickly died out. The boaters were able to get one of their motors partially working after the strike so they...

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