September 29, 2023 Traffic stop turns up a lot of pot: 60 lbs. worth $90,000, deputies say A traffic stop this week in Florida didn’t just end with a ticket. Authorities ended up making a major drug bust and arresting the driver.
September 29, 2023 690 new words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary. What does that mean? Students have been known to take vocabulary tests but not to learn nearly 700 words at once. That’s what the folks at Merriam-Webster did this month.
September 28, 2023 ‘Coward’ gunman who killed K-9 sheriff’s deputy found dead after 2-day search A K-9 sheriff’s deputy was killed at the end of a manhunt that started Wednesday and stretched into Thursday.
September 26, 2023 People in Florida busted with berries that can be used for medical benefits Harvest season in Florida includes berries from a tree that WebMD says “is used to make medicine,” and authorities are reminding folks not to take anything for free.
September 18, 2023 Son of ‘El Chapo,’ nicknamed ‘the Mouse,’ pleads not guilty to drug, money laundering A son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges Monday, days after being extradited from Mexico.
September 15, 2023 Man charged with mother’s strangulation murder A man in Illinois is behind bars, charged with murder after his mother was found strangled.
September 14, 2023 Midnight deadline for automaker union strike looms as talks with workers have a distance to go There are just hours to go but quite a distance between proposals to avoid a strike by members of the United Auto Workers union against Detroit’s three automakers.
September 12, 2023 Problem with popping pills to relieve nasal congestion: Most just don’t work, FDA advisers say Cold and flu season is coming but the number one decongestant used by millions of Americans with stuffy noses doesn’t do the job and should be taken off store shelves.
September 8, 2023 Large US grocery chains Kroger, Albertsons selling 400-plus locations in order to make their merger Kroger and Albertsons will sell more than 400 stores and other assets to get government permission for their merger.
September 7, 2023 Must see: Officer pulls unconscious driver from burning tractor-trailer to safety A hero police officer saved a non-responsive truck driver from a burning tractor-trailer on an interstate highway and the department just released the body-cam footage.
September 6, 2023 Drug intoxication suspected in death of 32-year-old man at Burning Man Festival The unseasonable weather that caused chaos for tens of thousands at the 2023 Burning Man Festival is not connected to one death that occurred during the celebration.
April 19, 2023 Man accused of renting La Quinta motel room, illegally playing dentist there Police got an unusual call over the weekend and ended up arresting a motel guest. That guest wasn’t there vacationing. He’s accused of renting a room and using it to work as a dentist.
April 18, 2023 As 4/20 approaches, here are 2023’s best and worst cities to get stoned In anticipation of 4/20 in 2023, the website LawnStarter.com ranked the Best Cities to Get Stoned.
April 13, 2023 Man pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud, applied for 2 loans while in prison A man who filed for relief money under the Paycheck Protection Program in 2021 claimed he owned a business that provided taxi and ridesharing services, but he was in prison for the entire year.
April 11, 2023 Florida girls, 12 & 14, steal dad’s car, try to drive to Louisiana to meet person they met online Two girls who disappeared in a stolen car have been found safe, hours away, but they may be in big trouble.
April 10, 2023 Having students write their obits before active shooter drill got teacher terminated A teacher was handed his walking papers after he tried to connect an active shooter drill to his students’ obituaries.
April 3, 2023 Conservative congresswoman won’t ‘nitpick’ Bible on grandmotherhood thru teen pregnancy A prominent conservative in Congress is about to become a grandmother for the first time and she doesn’t want to “nitpick” the Bible before the blessed occasion.
April 3, 2023 Missing boy, 2, found in alligator’s jaw; Father charged with murdering him and his mother The 2-year-old boy missing after his mother was found murdered in Florida last week is also dead.
March 27, 2023 Woman accused of killing partner in domestic violence incident streamed on Facebook A woman in Mississippi is being held without bond on charges of killing a man in a domestic violence incident, with the whole incident streamed live on Facebook.
March 21, 2023 Life and no parole for triple murderer released early who cut woman’s heart out, cooked it The man who pleaded guilty to murdering three people and cutting one’s heart out has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
March 20, 2023 ‘It felt like it ate all my toes,’ Florida man recovering from shark bite recalls A man in southern Florida is enduring a long recovery from a shark bite to his right foot. He’d gone to the beach to body surf and had no idea about the danger lurking so close to shore.
March 17, 2023 In loving memory: ‘Redneck, SOB’ father remembered as daughter roasts him in obituary A well-written obituary can make a reader feel as though they knew the recently departed. That’s what one woman managed to do when she lost her father.
March 15, 2023 Trump’s super PAC going after DeSantis on ethics For the first time, the tension between former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has turned from words into an official complaint.
March 10, 2023 Mom charged with death of newborn after failed abortion, delivery on bathroom floor A woman was arrested and is being held without bond for the death of her newborn she apparently did not want.
March 10, 2023 Man accused of wearing thong, exposing himself to girl, molesting her repeatedly A man in Pennsylvania was arrested for allegedly “dressing as a woman” and exposing himself to an underage girl repeatedly.
March 10, 2023 Millions of baby bottle, pacifier accessories recalled after 2 children choke to death There’s an important safety recall going on involving millions of children’s bottle and pacifier accessories after two babies choked to death.
