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Cause of Death Determined for
Guy Who Lived With 124 Snakes

UPDATED

Apr 14, 2022 1:31 AM CDT

Cause of Death Determined for Guy Who Lived With 124 Snakes

Maryland man died of accidental snake envenomation

(Newser) - Update: The cause of death has been determined for the Maryland man found dead amid the 124 snakes he kept as pets in his home. David Riston died of “snake envenomation,” per the state medical examiner’s office, which ruled the 49-year-old's death accidental, NBC News reports....

'I Didn't Know It Was Such
an Important Thing, That List'

obituary

Apr 11, 2022 10:55 AM CDT

'I Didn't Know It Was Such an Important Thing, That List'

Secretary Mimi Reinhard, who typed up Oskar Schindler's famous list of names, dies at 107

(Newser) - Mimi Reinhard, a secretary in Oskar Schindler's office who typed up the list of Jews he saved from extermination by Nazi Germany, has died in Israel at the age of 107. Reinhard died Friday and was laid to rest Sunday in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, her son Sasha Weitman...

He Went Into a Coma, Then
19 Years Later Said 'Mom'

OBITUARY

Apr 4, 2022 6:26 AM CDT

He Went Into a Coma, Then 19 Years Later Said 'Mom'

Arkansas' Terry Wallis dies at 57, nearly 2 decades after he regained consciousness

(Newser) - He was known as "The Man Who Slept for 19 Years." Now, nearly two decades after he woke up from a post-accident coma, Terry Wallis has died. An obituary details the stunning story of the 57-year-old from Big Flat, Ark., starting with a 1984 car crash just six...

Clash Over WiFi Password
Turns Deadly for Remote Tribe

Clash Over WiFi Password Turns Deadly for Remote Tribe

Venezuelan soldiers reportedly reneged on deal to share network with Yanomami

(Newser) - A clash between Venezuelan soldiers and members of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon turned deadly over the most unlikely of reasons: a WiFi password. The dispute left four members of the Indigenous tribe dead and three more injured, reports the Washington Post . Three soldiers also were reported injured. The...

Lawyer: Drugs Tell Different
Story in Peter Spencer's Death

Mar 30, 2022 11:00 AM CDT

Lawyer: Drugs Tell Different Story in Peter Spencer's Death

Paul Jubas: Shooter said they took mushrooms, but psilocin wasn't detected in shooter's blood

(Newser) - Peter Spencer was shot dead by a co-worker during a a Pennsylvania camping trip last December; two weeks ago, Venango County District Attorney Shawn White announced no charges would be brought, saying that based on the evidence and Pennsylvania's "stand your ground" laws, prosecutors would be unable to...

Boy Who Fell From Ride Exceeded Weight Limit

Boy Killed in
Fall From Ride
Exceeded
Weight Limit

Mar 29, 2022 11:30 AM CDT

Boy Killed in Fall From Ride Exceeded Weight Limit

Manual for Orlando ride gives max weight as 287 pounds; Tyre Sampson reportedly weighed 340

(Newser) - The 14-year-old boy who died after a fall from a 430-foot drop tower ride at Orlando's ICON Park "fell right out of the seat" as the plunging 30-seat circular vehicle started braking, according to a 911 call. "The thing went down the drop, and like when it...

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50

For Foo Fighters,
a 'Tragic and
Untimely Loss'

OBITUARY

Mar 26, 2022 6:00 AM CDT

For Foo Fighters, a 'Tragic and Untimely Loss'

Drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50 while on tour with band in Bogota, Colombia

(Newser) - Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for Foo Fighters for 25 years and best friend of frontman Dave Grohl, has died during a South American tour with the rock band. He was 50. There were no immediate details on how Hawkins died, although the band said in a statement Friday that his...

'Our Neighbor's
House Is in the
Middle of the Street'

Mar 23, 2022 6:35 AM CDT

'Our Neighbor's House Is in the Middle of the Street'

2 are killed, multiple others injured after tornado system hits Texas, Okla., then La., Miss.

(Newser) - A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes, and killing at least one person in a region that was pummeled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago. Parts of St. Bernard Parish, which borders New Orleans to the southeast, appeared...

Deputy 'Engulfed' in Blaze
Raging Across Texas

Mar 19, 2022 8:49 AM CDT

Deputy 'Engulfed' in Blaze Raging Across Texas

Deputy Sgt. Barbara Fenley died while reportedly trying to check on an elderly resident

(Newser) - Fire crews in Texas hope to make progress Saturday against a massive complex of wildfires that have killed one person and burned at least 50 homes, officials said. Winds were expected to diminish on Saturday, raising hopes for the attack on the flames, said a spokesman for the task force...

He Was a
Congressman
Almost as Long
as His State
Was a State

OBITUARY

Mar 19, 2022 7:00 AM CDT

He Was a Congressman Almost as Long as His State Was a State

Don Young of Alaska, longest-serving member of House of Representatives, dies at 88

(Newser) - Alaska gets one member in the US House of Representatives, and for most of the time that it's been a state, that member has been Don Young. On Friday, the Last Frontier bid farewell to Young, 88, the dean of the House as its longest-serving member, who died while...

'Irreparable
Grief' for Death
of Revered
Ukrainian Actress

Mar 18, 2022 10:50 AM CDT

'Irreparable Grief' for Death of Revered Ukrainian Actress

Oksana Shvets, 67, died in attack on residential building in Kyiv

(Newser) - A theater company in Ukraine is expressing "irreparable grief" at the loss of one of the country's most respected actresses, who died in a rocket attack in or near the capital. The Young Theater announced the death of troupe member Oksana Shvets, believed to be 67, reports Variety...

Final Post of American Killed
in Ukraine: No Way Out

Mar 18, 2022 10:09 AM CDT

Final Post of American Killed in Ukraine: No Way Out

Jim Hill wouldn't leave his Ukrainian partner, who is battling MS

(Newser) - Jim Hill spent half of his time in the US and the other half in Ukraine, caring for his partner of more than a decade, who suffers from multiple sclerosis. It was his love for Ira that took him two hours north of Kyiv to Chernihiv, where he had found...

After Woman's
Death, Bridge
Operator Is
Charged

UPDATED

Mar 18, 2022 9:40 AM CDT

After Woman's Death, Bridge Operator Is Charged

Pedestrian was killed when Florida span was raised

(Newser) - Update: A Florida bridgetender who raised a drawbridge before a 79-year-old woman walking her bicycle reached the other side has been has charged with manslaughter in her death, police said. West Palm Beach police arrested Artissua Lafay Paulk, 43, at her home on Thursday, per the AP and Palm Beach ...

No Charges for Man Who Shot
Black Co-Worker 9 Times

Mar 16, 2022 12:00 PM CDT

No Charges for Man Who Shot Black Co-Worker 9 Times

DA says he can't show 'this was not self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt'

(Newser) - Peter Spencer's family members called his death "a modern-day lynching," but ABC News reports the co-worker accused of shooting him during a Pennsylvania camping trip last December won't face charges. District Attorney Shawn White on Tuesday said based on the evidence, prosecutors would be unable to...

Ukraine Claims
2 Big Wins on the Ground

Mar 16, 2022 6:04 AM CDT

Ukraine Claims 2 Big Wins on the Ground

Says 4th Russian commander has been killed, shows destruction of Russian tank in dramatic vid

(Newser) - In yet another on-the-ground win for Ukraine, a fourth Russian commander has reportedly been killed as forces tried to take over the city of Mariupol. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, published a photo on the Telegram app on Wednesday purporting to show the body of Maj....

After Paralysis During Game,
He's Credited With Naming ADA

obituary

Mar 14, 2022 10:15 AM CDT

After Paralysis During Game, He's Credited With Naming ADA

Kent Waldrep, strong advocate for people with disabilities, dies at 67

(Newser) - Back in 1974, Kent Waldrep got tackled while running the ball for Texas Christian University and ended up paralyzed from the chest down for life, per AL.com . He died last month at age 67, and his obituaries are focused not so much on what happened during that game against...

He Arrived in Cabo
for Spring Break.
Hours Later, He
Was Dead

Mar 11, 2022 2:47 PM CST

He Arrived in Cabo for Spring Break. Hours Later, He Was Dead

Arizona State University's Aiden Nevarez, 18, fell 20 feet over a hotel short wall

(Newser) - The Arizona State University community is mourning one of its own, a college freshman who died while celebrating spring break in Mexico, just hours after arriving at his hotel. Two friends of 18-year-old Aiden Nevarez who were with him on the trip told 12 News that they and Nevarez had...

Man Who Received First
Pig Heart Transplant Has Died

Mar 9, 2022 9:20 AM CST

Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died

David Bennett, 57, made it 2 months with the heart

(Newser) - The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment , the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn't give an exact cause of death, saying...

'Something Just Happened'
Was Final Text. Then She Fell

'Something Just Happened' Was Final Text. Then She Fell

Death of Penn State sophomore Justine Gross ruled accidental

(Newser) - Update: Police have ruled out foul play in the death of a Penn State sophomore who fell to her death down an 11-story garbage chute in her off-campus apartment building. Justine Gross' death has been ruled accidental and the case has been closed, the Centre Daily Times reports. Autopsy results...

Cops: Woman Trying to Parallel
Park Plows Into Outdoor Diners

Feb 25, 2022 12:45 PM CST

Cops: Woman Trying to Parallel Park Plows Into Outdoor Diners

One person is dead, 6 injured outside an Italian eatery in Miami Beach, Fla.

(Newser) - A night out in balmy Miami Beach ended in tragedy for a group of diners when a car drove up onto the sidewalk and plowed into their seating area in the outside portion of a local Italian eatery. Police say one person is dead and six are injured after the...