Pinellas County, FL

Largo, FL

The Independent

 Newly released law enforcement body camera footage shows the moments after a nearly 14-foot-long alligator killed a 41-year-old Florida woman in September.The footage, obtained from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) by Fox 13, shows first responders arrive at a roadside canal in Largo, Florida, and fatally shoot the gator with a rifle.A bystander, Jamarcus Bullard, was the first to discover the grim scene, alerting law enforcement when he saw a gator with what he believed were body parts in its mouth. "I noticed it had a body in its mouth, like a lower torso, so once...

Shocking footage shows moments after a gator ate a 41-year-old woman in Florida

A 13-year-old girl has died while on a family holiday in the US. Anna Beaumont, a "talented" rower from Cardiff, was found unresponsive in a pool at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday. Local police reported that she was transported to hospital in a critical condition, but died the...

Teenage girl dies on family holiday in Florida

Florida State

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed yet another controversial bill into law, this time allowing Floridians to shoot black bears. As one might expect, environmental groups are not at all happy about this latest move from the far-right politician. Ron DeSantis: Tough on Crime, Tougher on the First Amendment. Throughout his...

Ron DeSantis Makes It Legal for Floridians To Open Fire on Bears

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

The southern half of the Florida Peninsula is about to get a deluge that many would think is beneficial for the drought, but it can bring more problems because… the ground is so dry. When the ground is so dry, and high amounts of rain falls, the ground cannot...

The southern half of Florida is on high flood alert as it prepares for a deluge

California State

Orlando, FL

Business Insider

Disney's proposed $1 billion Lake Nona campus in Orlando was canceled after about 200 workers had relocated from California.

Disney sued by 2 workers after it asked them to relocate from California to Florida to work at a $1 billion campus, which it later canceled

Melbourne, FL

Authorities in Florida said a 25-year-old man, who was arrested and charged in connection with the beating death of his 6-week-old son, told police that he committed the crime out of stress. Per WKMG, Edrick Lamar Davis’ infant son died from a severe brain injury as a result of the...

Florida father who fatally beat 6-week-old son said he was ‘stressed’: authorities

The family of a 13-year-old girl who died while on holiday in Florida say her death was a "tragic accident". Anna Beaumont, from Cardiff, was found unresponsive in a pool at Discovery Cove in Orlando on 28 May. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said she was taken to hospital in...

Girl's death in Florida a tragic accident - family

The Florida Legislature passed HB 1365 earlier this year, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed it. The bill essentially criminalized homelessness by making it illegal to sleep on public property throughout the state. When Governor DeSantis signed the law, he claimed that it would restore “law and order” in the...

The Supreme Court Sides With DeSantis in Punishing Disney World Cast Members

Cocoa Beach, FL

New York Post

A woman was recently impaled by a runaway umbrella while sunbathing on a Florida beach, according to local officials.

Sybil Licht was visiting Cocoa Beach with her family when their rental umbrella came out of its spot in the sand and flew at the group, WESH reported, citing the Cocoa Beach Police Department.

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The umbrella pole became impaled in Licht’s leg, the authorities said.



Family of missing paddleboarder Luciano Mercenari beg for help from watch brand Garmin to access his location data

First responders had to use bolt cutters to remove the...

Sunbather impaled by umbrella in freak Florida beach accident

A Piece of Travel

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6 Ideal Florida Cities for Retirement

Naples, FL

USA TODAY

Alejandro Otero said his son was in their Naples home when debris crashed into it March 8.

An object from space crashed into a Florida home. The family wants accountability

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Times

A lawsuit seeks damages for Disney employees who moved from  California to Florida after the company told them they were being transferred — and then backtracked.

Disney told L.A. residents to move to Florida for a planned campus. They did, it was canceled and now they're suing

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Authorities are actively searching for Quamel Thomson, a 26-year-old man from Woodbridge, who is accused of assaulting a woman and preventing her from leaving an apartment in the Longview Apartments complex on Lynn Street.

Woodbridge Police Hunt for Man Accused of Strangling and Assaulting Woman in Apartment

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

NewsBreak

Audit finds failures within contracted security at Orange County corrections facilities

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orange County Comptroller released an audit Wednesday highlighting issues with a security company contracted by the county. The Orange County Comptroller released...

Audit finds failures within contracted security at Orange County corrections facilities

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