Suspect arrested after girl, 11, fights off armed kidnapper at Florida bus stop
A 30-year-old man is jailed without bond after deputies in Florida’s Panhandle say he staked out an 11-year-old girl at a bus stop, grabbed her and tried to drag her into his vehicle.
View ArticleTheft of bucket full of sex toys for charity creates buzz in small Florida town
“I obviously don’t want the stolen property back,” said the owner of a Florida bar where a bucket of vibrators was taken.
View ArticlePort Everglades gets OK to pursue talks with Disney Cruise Line for...
Disney Cruise Line is shopping for a second year-round Florida home, and can enter into discussions with Port Everglades after a vote from the Broward County Commission on Tuesday. What's next for the...
View ArticlePalm Beach County: The epitome of the COVID vaccination struggle
Palm Beach County’s diverse population with pockets of affluent snowbirds, retirees, farmworkers, African-Americans, and Hispanics has led to some ZIP codes with vaccination rates much higher than the...
View ArticleArea of low pressure in Atlantic may develop late this week, forecasters say
It odds of developing are low, at 40% in the next five days. Experts say it could happen late Thursday or early Friday,
View ArticleFlorida reports 2,811 new COVID cases, 44 more deaths
Florida reported 2,811 new COVID cases Wednesday and 44 additional deaths.
View ArticleNewsmax accused of charging 93-year-old man $4,596 for magazine subscriptions
Telemarketers working for Newsmax Media pressured a 93-year-old West Palm Beach man into paying thousands of dollars for subscriptions of its magazines and newsletters over less than two years,...
View ArticleLast-ditch effort fails to save harness racing at Pompano Park
Harness horse racing at Pompano Park appears to be on its home stretch after a last-ditch effort to preserve it failed in the Florida Legislature.
View ArticleBrightline shows off progress on huge train garage at Orlando International...
Brightline showed off its ts nearly completed train garage at Orlando’s airport on Wednesday. It’s huge and designed to house trains overnight for cleaning and fueling. The garage also will house...
View ArticleTeacher wrongly suspended for abuse allegations, judge rules
Three videos purporting to show a Dania Elementary teacher yelling at and acting aggressively with two students were edited to make the teacher’s actions look severe without any relevant context, a...
View ArticleFlorida Legislature approves Gov. DeSantis’ gambling deal with sports...
Legal sports betting could be headed to Florida as soon as October with the Legislature ratifying a sweeping gambling deal Wednesday signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
View ArticleTeens in stolen SUV led cops on chase. Then came crashes and chaos on I-95.
The wreck on the highway led to a chaotic morning on I-95, snarling traffic for hours and raising the question of whether the chase needed to happen in the first place.
View ArticleSecretive FBI dig continues on the bank of a lake in Oakland Park residential...
The FBI and Broward Sheriff’s Office continue a secretive dig on the bank of a lake in the Eastside Village community in Oakland Park
View ArticleJoel Greenberg pleads guilty in federal court after striking cooperation deal
Joel Greenberg, the disgraced former Seminole County tax collector who resigned in June, appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to six felony crimes — including sex trafficking of a child — after...
View ArticleProposal seeks to put strict guidelines on teaching U.S. history in Florida’s...
A proposed rule seeks to put strict guidelines on teaching U.S. history. The Florida Board of Education will consider the change next month.
View ArticleFlorida couple admits to luring black bears and having packs of dogs attack...
A Florida couple has pleaded guilty to using doughnuts and pastries to lure black bears, allowing packs of dogs to attack them and then posting the gruesome videos on social media.
View ArticleGirl purposely got blue slime on would-be kidnapper’s arms
As an 11-year-old Florida girl fought the strange man who had just grabbed her by the throat, threatened her with a knife and dragged her toward his van, she had the presence of mind to get as much of...
View ArticleNOAA predicts up to 10 hurricanes this season for another busy year
The forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts six to 10 hurricanes, of which three to five could achieve major hurricane strength.
View ArticleFlorida Attorney General Ashley Moody appeals immigration ruling
A federal judge rejected Florida’s request to block immigration-enforcement moves by the Biden administration.
View ArticleFlorida COVID positivity rate hits lowest point in seven months, as case...
The COVID positivity rate in Florida reached its lowest point since October, as new cases numbers continued to fall. On Thursday, the state reported 2,893 new cases and 76 additional deaths.
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