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Neptune Beach Police Dept (NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla.) — An 18-year-old was arrested outside a Florida polling location Tuesday after police said he wielded a machete in order to intimidate voters. Caleb James Williams faces charges of aggravated assaulted on a person 65 years of age or older and improper exhibition of a firearm or dangerous […]
Robert Brook/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man was arrested Wednesday for threatening utility workers who were restoring power in Hillsborough County, Florida, following mass outages caused by Hurricane Milton, according to officials. Crews were working on a road repair when the man allegedly verbally threatened them and drove his vehicle toward them in an […]
ABC News (MARCO ISLAND, Fla.) — Marco Island, a barrier island off southwest Florida, is under a mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Milton’s anticipated landfall late Wednesday. Though not everyone has evacuated. Michael Sean Comerford, 65, told ABC News he decided to stay and watch his parents’ condo on the 23rd floor of a building […]
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital/Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — Dozens of health care facilities in Florida are suspending services and/or preparing to evacuate as Hurricane Milton approaches. On Sunday, Pinellas County – located on the west central Florida coast and including Clearwater and St. Petersburg – issued mandatory evacuation orders for long-term care […]
RobinOlimb/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats have long said that they remain competitive in Florida and Texas, two erstwhile swing states that have jolted right in recent election cycles. Now, they’re putting their money where their mouth is. The Democratic National Committee on Friday announced a six-figure investment of over $400,000 for get out the vote […]
Marion County Sheriff’s Office (OCALA, FL) — A jury began deliberating Friday in the case of Susan Lorincz – the Florida woman who is charged with first-degree felony manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, through a closed door on June 2, 2023, in Ocala, Florida. The six-person panel was seated […]
Video released by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office shows detectives interrogating Susan Lorincz on June 6, 2023, moments before she is arrested for the fatal shooting of her neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens. (Marion County Sheriff’s Office) (NEW YORK) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A former top law enforcement official in Florida is accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis and his top aides of forcing him to retire after he refused to carry out orders he says were illegal or inappropriate, according to a lawsuit filed overnight. Shane Desguin, a career employee of the Florida […]
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (LAKELAND, Fla.) — Police officials in Lakeland, Florida are reviewing an incident in which officers punched and tased a teenager after he allegedly trespassed at an apartment complex pool and refused to leave when police ordered him to do so. Lakeland police charged the 16-year-old boy with misdemeanor trespassing and two felony […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As Florida’s six-week abortion ban took effect Wednesday, Dr. Robyn Schickler, CMO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, discussed counseling patients who may be seeking abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy. Schickler recently had to inform her patients that Florida does not offer abortion services, and had to […]
