December 21, 2023 Hitting the brakes on decreasing gas prices just as holiday travel picks up, AAA reports The holiday travel season is in full swing, but gas prices are done dropping. AAA reports Thursday marked the first national weekly increase since September.
December 18, 2023 3 men stopped from carrying guns onto flights at one airport in one day It’s not a record security screeners want to ever break. Friday, TSA officers at one airport prevented 3 travelers from carrying guns onto their flights.
November 28, 2023 ‘Wear chemical resistant gloves when handling’: Unsafe shipment of vaginal tightening gel syringes stopped Customs officials were able to stop an unsafe shipment from China labeled “Vaginal Tightening Gel” before thousands of syringes got into the hands, or gloves, of Americans.
November 15, 2023 Newly convicted murderer got a jailhouse call from his mother. Now she’s charged with murder The mother of a newly-convicted murderer is also behind bars after she made a recorded call to her son in jail. She was arrested at the airport, waiting to board an overseas flight.
November 6, 2023 Allowed to fly or not? TSA’s decision on ‘skull’ with a 9-volt battery, wires, other unidentifiable electronic items TSA agents working x-ray machines in airports never know what they’ll find, and one had a very unusual case: what appeared to be a skull with a nine-volt battery, wires, and two unidentifiable electronic items attached to its jaw.
October 31, 2023 Uber driver arrested for grand theft auto, driving without valid license with foreign couple in SUV A couple from Britain traveled thousands of miles to get married in Florida and their Uber ride will be memorable for a different reason.
October 13, 2023 DeSantis declares emergency in Florida over Israel, state to invest $25 million in Israel Bonds The state of Florida has a large Jewish population and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order to help state residents who are in Israel get home.
October 4, 2023 Airport unaware: TSA busted flyers with firearms 19.8 times a day on average from July to September New numbers are in from the Transportation Security Administration and the agency is on pace to confiscate more weapons from potential flyers at airports this year than last.
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.
March 7, 2023 TSA finds loaded foldable pistol, 3 rounds of ammo in soon-to-be passenger’s carry-on bag A loaded gun and three rounds of ammunition were found in the carry-on luggage of a man scheduled to fly.
January 6, 2023 DeSantis sends National Guard to Fla. Keys after Biden’s tougher stance on migrant influx So many migrants have been descending on a southern U.S. border — not the one with a fence — that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order getting the National Guard involved.
December 11, 2022 Drinking deputy ‘abandoning his post, sleeping in his truck’ instead of patrolling PBIA A Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy was accused of reporting for duty at Palm Beach International Airport while intoxicated — again.
October 24, 2022 DeSantis, Crist shake hands after name calling, sparks flying in Fla. gubernatorial debate The name-calling started early in the only debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’s running for reelection, and Charlie Crist, who wants to unseat him in two weeks.
October 18, 2022 Migrants from Texas seen boarding plane to Martha’s Vineyard, Fla. paid for more flights The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released video showing dozens of migrants lined up on a runway before being flown to Martha’s Vineyard, while the governor’s spokesperson said the flight won’t be the last.
September 20, 2022 Lawsuit claims DeSantis led ‘a premeditated, fraudulent & illegal scheme’ against migrants A group of migrants from Venezuela have filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and accomplices from their new home state of Massachusetts.
July 30, 2018 Allegiant Airlines: Worst flight of my life I didn’t plan to be writing this blog right now. I should’ve already landed in Allentown, gotten in my car, and been on my…
April 25, 2018 Who says everything I write is negative (but correct)? This is my 90th blog post and like most journalists, I identify mistakes all over and somehow — often through publicity — try to…
April 17, 2018 Comey comes alive with tough talk against Trump I didn’t know much about James Comey until about two years ago. Since then, I thought pretty highly of the guy and that really…