Good morning! The animals, they are coming for us. For real this time.
A black bear showed up in a Carrollwood neighborhood back yard. It was tranquilized and captured by the FWC, which plans to release it back into the wild with a message for all of the other bears: "Four months. Enjoy them."
In other wildlife news, a 58-year-old Bushnell man was injured last night in yet another alligator attack. Stay inside. Seriously. There's a new season of Orange Is The New Black to keep you occupied until they figure out the doorknob thing.
Walt Disney World's new Frozen Ever After attraction opened at Epcot to throngs of excited fans and, no shit, five-hour lines. Because obviously if there's something parents around the globe have not invested nearly enough hours into during the last two-and-a-half years, it's experiencing Frozen.
And finally, belated congratulations to 37-year-old Sarasota resident Veronica Posey, who was arrested for the 30th time in the early hours of Monday morning — this time for cocaine and narcotics possession (along with several peripheral charges) after being found asleep in her running car a few blocks from her residence with a couple dozen prescription pills in her lap. I think we all know who's gonna win the award for Most Florida News Story Not Involving An Alligator at this year's Florida Woman Awards…
This article appears in Jun 16-23, 2016.