December 4, 2023 Not a good night: First, driving the wrong way on highway. Then, vehicle fire. Finally, jail. This started when troopers got “multiple calls reporting a wrong-way driver traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes” on an interstate.
December 4, 2023 ‘Posing as a home-schooled student,’ woman accused of ‘inappropriate relationship’ with boy A young woman looks younger than her real age, at least to one boy who police say became a victim of her lewd or lascivious behavior.
November 30, 2023 Man’s latest arrest was for possession of 2 controlled substances, exposure of sexual organs (again) A man is under arrest for at least the sixth time in two years. He was wanted for exposing himself. Authorities say it wasnāt his first time. They also charged him with three other crimes.
November 27, 2023 Lawmaker wants to ban Florida, a former slave state, from paying reparations to descendants of slaves A lawmaker in Florida wants to make sure no government money in the former Confederate state goes to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves.
November 21, 2023 Bank robber did it again, just one month into supervised release for robbing 5 banks A man with a history of robbing banks has been sentenced to federal prison again for his latest heist. He’s already serving three years for violating his last supervised release, which didnāt go well.
November 17, 2023 Man paid women to manipulate, listen to their abdomens, and record them in fake medical study, police say Police in Connecticut are looking for women who unknowingly took part in a fake medical study, despite getting paid in cash.
November 13, 2023 High school student beaten to death by mob of 15 for trying to stop friend from being bullied A high school student in Las Vegas has died, nearly a week after a brutal beating by about 15 people near his school, police say.
November 13, 2023 Bill would protect historical monuments, memorials in Florida, including those honoring Confederates Protecting the state’s history, or those who tried to break up the U.S. and lost the Civil War? Those are two ways to look at a controversial bill introduced to the Florida House of Representatives.
November 9, 2023 Want to be a lawyer but have trouble taking tests? The requirements are changing in some states It used to be that students would graduate law school and pass a bar exam in order to practice, but times are changing in a number of states.
November 8, 2023 Palestinian woman aiming for ‘Israel school’ rams car into Radical Hebrew Israelites building instead A call to police about “a vehicle striking a building” turned out to be more of a hate crime than an accident.
November 6, 2023 Jury convicts pharmacy robber who wore masks, disguises A man who robbed pharmacies while wearing a mask and other disguises has been found guilty of seven criminal charges and faces life sentences.
November 3, 2023 Federal inmate sentenced again, this time for killing an FBI informant in murder-for-hire A man who killed an FBI informant has been sentenced to federal prison but he’s already serving time for a different conviction.
November 1, 2023 Evidence and interrogation led to confessions in boy’s disappearance, brutal murder, detectives say A little boy reported missing was found dead with severe injuries in a dumpster. Now, a man and a teenager who live in makeshift bedrooms in the same multi-story home are facing criminal charges.
November 1, 2023 Not a nursery rhyme: Moose on the loose shows up at school It almost sounds like āMary Had a Little Lambā but a school in Massachusetts had an unusual visitor before class started on Monday.
October 30, 2023 What’s the penalty for not stopping your golf cart at a stop sign? Jail for this guy A man in Florida went from a golf cart to a police squad car after he didn’t come to a full and complete stop at a stop sign.
October 20, 2023 ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Florida lawmaker sentenced to federal prison for fraud, other crimes Former Florida state Rep. Joseph Harding has been sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with a COVID-19 relief fraud.
October 18, 2023 Inmate pleads guilty to sending threatening letter to judge, framing another prisoner A prison inmate in Florida tried to clear his tracks but ended up pleading guilty to mailing threatening communications to a federal judge.
October 17, 2023 Crash course on education for the 21st century: A master’s in witchcraft, magic and the occult There’s an unusual new option for people who want to further their education with a masterās degree: Magic and Occult Science.
October 10, 2023 ‘A very inappropriate way’: Whose case did defense expert help in ‘boy in the box’ trial? A defense expert witness in the “boy in the box” case was so critical of how Timothy Ferriter dealt with his son’s behavior that she may have hurt his case.
October 9, 2023 School bus driver arrested after unknowingly driving sleeping girl, 4, around town for hours A school bus driver is in trouble for forgetting about a sleeping girl on board and driving her around on errands for a few hours. That girl is just four years old.
October 6, 2023 Secret code and harassing texts: Former teacher charged with child rape arrested again The former teacher who was accused of raping a child has been arrested again, less than three weeks later ā this time for coercion of a witness, aggravated stalking, and harassment.
October 5, 2023 Jury watches hours of ‘boy in the box’ video: ‘You wanna take this to the next level? Let’s go!’ The jury in the ‘boy in the box’ case spent hours watching video of the 14-year-old victim, taken with a camera installed on the ceiling of the structure in the garage.
September 26, 2023 Family who fled to US over right to homeschool children faces deportation after 15 years A nonprofit group isĀ taking up the caseĀ of a family it says faces deportation from the U.S., 15 years after arriving for the right of parents to homeschool their children.
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.
April 20, 2023 2nd DeSantis bait and switch in as many weeks has Floridians wondering what’s next Florida governor and expected GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has been busy signing bills approved by his Republican supermajority in the legislature.
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.
