Nation Apr 11 3 people killed, 1 injured by plane crash near major South Florida highway Boca Raton Fire Rescue assistant chief Michael LaSalle said the plane crash that killed all three people on board emitted a fireball when it hit the ground, injuring a person in a nearby car. LaSalle said several roads near the…
Nation Feb 27 What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers who face trafficking charges A travel ban was lifted on influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate. The dual U.S.-British citizens are charged with human trafficking in Romania, along with two Romanian women.
Nation Feb 18 Native American activist Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his life sentence Peltier planned to return to North Dakota, where a celebration was planned Wednesday with family and friends.
Nation Nov 25 Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting neighbor Susan Lorincz, who is white, was convicted in August of killing 35-year-old Black woman Ajike “A.J.” Owens during an ongoing dispute over the Owens’ boisterous children.
Nation Sep 24 5 things to know about Hurricane Helene Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is intensifying quickly as it crosses from the Caribbean Sea into extremely warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico that are fuel for tropical cyclones.
Nation Aug 23 Prosecutor says ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black airman at his home Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran was charged in connection with the May 3 shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.
Nation May 17 Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy Hundreds joined Roger Fortson's family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff's…
Politics Mar 05 Court rules Florida’s ‘stop woke’ law restricting business diversity training is unconstitutional A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Florida federal judge's August 2022 ruling that the so-called "Stop WOKE" act violates the First Amendment as it applies to businesses.
Nation Feb 29 Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records from underage girl abuse probe to be released under Florida law The measure will take effect July 1. Epstein cut a deal with South Florida federal prosecutors in 2008 to escape more severe federal charges and plead guilty to state crimes that led to a light sentence.
Politics Jan 10 Court sends case of prosecutor suspended by DeSantis back to trial judge over 1st Amendment issues A Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will get another chance to show his political advocacy was protected by the First Amendment and could not be the basis for his removal.