Several shootings occurred over the weekend in Miami Gardens, with another coming Monday night. One claimed the life of a 13-year-old, who was reportedly shot in the back of the head Saturday night. Earlier that same day, the chilling sight of …
Legislation giving Florida a widely applying definition for antisemitism is headed to the House floor Wednesday after clearing its final committee stop. The House Judiciary Committee voted 19-1 for a measure (HB 187) filed by Rep. Mike Gottlieb, D-Davie, that …
Authorities confirmed the arrest of a Miami-Dade public school student Friday evening after they said another student was shot multiple times at Miami Northwestern Senior High. A video surfaced on social media showing students fighting before one pulled out a gun and …
A South Florida Marriott Hotel canceled a Muslim group’s conference at the last minute after a protest group claimed the coalition was promoting Hamas, terrorism and antisemitism. The South Florida Muslim Federation, a coalition of about 30 mosques and Islamic groups, …
Police arrested an elderly man Tuesday after they said he touched the genitals of a 15-year-old boy who he allegedly lured inside his southwest Miami-Dade home to see his dirt bike collection. The victim met Roberto Medrano, 70, of Miami, …
A Volusia County man traveling on a Votran bus was stabbed and robbed in broad daylight Tuesday as the vehicle traveled east on International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach police said. The condition of the victim was not immediately known Wednesday but police …
Less than a year after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortions in Florida after six weeks, a House Republican in the Legislature has filed a bill that essentially calls for the banning of all abortions in Florida. The …
Florida lawmakers are considering new laws that aim to keep children away from sexually explicit websites and harmful social media posts, joining a movement gaining momentum in state capitals across the country. One proposal (HB 1) would restrict access to …
A 24-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after a series of bizarre acts at a Weston synagogue that ended in her shouting “politically-based rhetoric regarding the ongoing events in Israel and also the border issues,” her arrest report stated. Broward Sheriff’s …
31-year-old Thomas Ebersole drove roughly 14 hours and nearly 1,000 miles across several states to pick up a 16-year-old girl in Lima, Ohio who he met online through the video game World of Warcraft. Luckily, police stepped in before it …
In May 2023, the FBI raided the home of a Florida journalist who published an unedited Fox News interview of the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. The journalist in question, Timothy Burke, obtained and helped news outlets publish the unedited …
According to PCSO, detectives with the Special Victims Unit arrested Brandon Adams, 33, of Lakeland, a teacher at Kathleen High School, and charged him with sex offense on a student by an authority figure. The victim disclosed that she had …
A Lakeland nurse is facing three counts of animal cruelty after deputies say she purposely poisoned a neighbor’s two pet cats and their pregnant Chihuahua, which also killed the 8 puppies in the dog’s womb. The victims told deputies that their neighbor, …
The 65th anniversary of Cuban communism on Jan. 1 took place amid an unprecedented stampede of Cubans from the island. A record number of Cubans have arrived in the United States over the past two years, most of them without …
Miami police arrested an 18-year-old man on multiple felony charges after they accused him of sexually battering a 12-year-old girl. Investigators, in an arrest report, described her as his “girlfriend.” Jerome Antwain Milbry Jr. was charged with two counts each …
Jalen Kitna, who was dismissed by Florida after an arrest on felony child porn charges has committed to join the football team at UAB after serving six months of probation. Gainesville Police arrested Kitna last November on two counts of distribution of child …
On Wednesday, two statues that were part of the “Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy” monument at Jacksonville’s Springfield Park were removed, loaded onto a flatbed truck, and transported to a nearby warehouse on the order of Mayor …
A teacher at Greco Middle School was arrested for committing numerous sexual offenses against a juvenile and for possession of child porn, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested 56-year-old James Goff on Friday for acts that took …
A teacher at a South Florida middle school who was arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old student more than two years ago pleaded guilty to multiple charges Wednesday. Brittiny Lopez-Murray entered a guilty plea to six charges, including lewd and lascivious …
An after-school counselor at Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary FSU Campus named Douglas Jing Chin was arrested after police searched his residence, Wednesday. Authorities said they discovered numerous explicit images and videos depicting children aged 3 to 14. Chin now faces …
A sand-sculpted menorah by the Juno Beach Pier has been destroyed and replaced with a swastika, according to Rabbi Leib Ezagui with the Jewish Community Synagogue. The menorah was built last week and the lighting took place Thursday on the …
Daijion Jones was initially arrested in December after police said surveillance video showed him slapping a girl’s buttocks as she walked down a hallway at Miami Northwestern Senior High School. He was also accused of asking another student if he could perform …
A large group of blacks brutally attacked a White student near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Tuesday, leaving the victim hospitalized. The assault reportedly occurred after school hours at North Community Park, adjacent to the school, in a side parking …
Some outed teachers, as well as people in other prominent fields such as law, have lost their jobs, raising questions about personal freedoms and how far employers can go to avoid stigma related to their employees’ after-hour activities. The porn …
Florida’s state athletic board fined the high school $16,500, put it on probation for 11 months, and ordered the principal and athletic director to attend rules seminars Tuesday after a transgender student played on the girls volleyball team, a violation …
Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler is expected to face a political reckoning on Tuesday when her fellow board members consider calling for her resignation amid an ongoing sex scandal that has rattled Florida’s conservative education movement. The revelation …
A teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Miami was arrested last week on a charge of offenses against a student by an authority figure. According to the arrest report, Ruiz friend requested the victim, 13, on Instagram in 2021 …
A cruise ship youth counselor admitted to sexually abusing multiple children aboard Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette after a 6-year-old came forward and reported him for inappropriately touching her while she played a video game at the ship’s youth center in late November, …
About 100 people rallied in front of the Miami Beach Convention Center waving Palestinian flags and holding signs that read “Divest from death” to call for a permanent ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. The artists who …
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged Phillip Person, 33, with felony assault and weapons charges. Workers told police that the situation started with Person arguing over the quality of the free food he was served and wanting …
According to a new report from the American Land Title Association, about two dozen states specifically forbid or limit foreign ownership of farmland within their borders. But laws passed in six so far this year — Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, North …
Former President Trump on Saturday appeared to double down on remarks he made about whether he would abuse power or serve as a “dictator” if he was reelected to the White House, reiterating that he only wants to be a …