In March 2022, an $83 million settlement had been announced, but it only contemplated property damage – Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images After several months of dispute undertaken by the survivors and the families of the victims of the collapse of the condominium Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, billed as the deadliest accidental building collapse … Read more
Cape Coral art instructor Casey Scott said her students were curious about her sexual orientation – Photo: Casey Scott/Facebook/Courtesy A Florida high school teacher was fired after speaking to her students about her sexual orientation, revealing that she was “pansexual.” The teacher, named Casey Scott, who taught classes until last April at Trafalgar Middle School … Read more
United States. – An 19 year old old from Polk County, in the center of Florida, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the death of his mother. According to reports from local media, the accused shot her mother in the heart when she entered his room to ask him to stop smoking in … Read more
Police said the suspect’s son had no injuries after being kidnapped – Photo: Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images A man from Jacksonville, Florida, was charged Saturday with murder after being involved in the triple homicide of his girlfriend and her brothers. He is also accused of kidnapping his son, which triggered the Amber Alert. The subject, identified … Read more
Charles Adelson is in custody accused of the death of his brother-in-law – Photo: Broward County Jail/Courtesy A Florida dentist who allegedly hired hit men to kill his sister’s ex-husband, was arrested Thursday without bail. Charles Adelson, 45, would have had Daniel Markel killed eight years ago. The victim was a prominent law professor with whom … Read more
The shark bit the young man’s right foot on Highland Beach – Photo: Ian Waldie/Getty Images A young man who was bathing this Monday on the Florida’s Highland Beach, in the southern county of Palm Beach, was bitten in the right foot by a shark. As a result, he had to be hospitalized, according to … Read more
Nikolas Cruz, the gunman from Parkland, Florida, at a hearing last October – Photo: Amy Beth Bennett-Pool/Getty Images A potential juror to determine the sentence against Nikolas Cruz for the massacre in a Parkland school was excused from the trial after she argued before the judge that she did not have time to be a … Read more
Polk, Florida — Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies disarmed two suspects who were allegedly wielding a knife during two separate encounters on Monday night and Tuesday morning. “These are two more examples of how dangerous this profession can be. In each of these situations, the responding officers or the suspect could have been seriously injured or … Read more
Manatee, Florida — After nearly a year and a half of investigation, detectives arrested Chike Opene and charged him with six armed robberies. The crimes occurred on November 8, 2020, when shortly after midnight, officers were dispatched to 2803 38th Ave E, Bradenton for an armed robbery. A victim was walking home from Walmart on 27th … Read more
Orlando, Florida. — Renowned civil rights attorney and legal counsel for the Tyre Sampson family, Ben Crump, arrived in Orlando Tuesday to conduct an independent investigation into the teenager’s death on the Orlando Free Fall ride. Crump is one of two attorneys representing the family of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson. Crump’s private team of investigators will … Read more
Orlando, Florida — SeaWorld Orlando on Tuesday announced additional concerts to the Seven Seas Food Festival lineup, including Boyz II Men, Luis Fonsi and Chase Bryant. The festival added 5 additional weekends of concerts to the Seven Seas Food Festival music lineup. The Seven Seas Food Festival features more than 200 chef- and mixologist-curated flavors … Read more
The judge in the case, which is seen in Tampa, will impose a sentence on June 15, 2022 – Photo: CARLOS JULIO MARTINEZ / AFP / Getty Images A Miami federal jury found an Ecuadorian citizen and two Colombians guilty of smuggling more than 400 kilograms of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Florida … Read more
Authorities have arrested 108 people, included alleged child sexual predators and people looking for prostitutes during an undercover operation against human trafficking which took place for over six days in Florida. Those arrested included four Disney employees and a retired judge, Polk County authorities said. “Just the arrests of one human trafficker and four child predators … Read more
Hispanic woman will spend four months in jail for forgetting a minor inside a school bus – Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS/Getty Images A woman who drove a van with a group of children to a daycare center in Miami, Florida, in 2016, causing to one of them, a 2-year-old boy that was left inside the … Read more
The CDC has said that coronavirus vaccines provide children over the age of 5 with strong protection against hospitalization and death – Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images Florida to become the first state in the nation to formally advise against COVID-19 vaccines for well childrena local official said Monday. Florida Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, announced … Read more
Larry Scirotto will find a way to get his job back. Photo: Fort Lauderdale Police Dept/Courtesy The municipal authorities announced that Larry Scirotto had been removed from his position less than six months after leading the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. for prioritizing minority candidates during the hiring process. According to CNN, Larry Scirotto was accused … Read more