MIAMI (AP) — A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday, crushing at least eight vehicles under massive slabs of concrete and steel and killing multiple people, authorities said. Search-and-rescue crews drilled holes into the debris and used dogs to look for survivors. They had to work carefully because […]
A Florida teenager has been sentenced to three years after pleading guilty to falsely impersonating a doctor on multiple occasions. The Miami Herald reports: Malachi Love-Robinson, now 20, was sentenced to three-and-a half years in prison. He will get credit for already serving 483 days. Also part of the punishment: He will owe $80,000 when […]
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Eight patients at a sweltering nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida’s 4 million senior citizens amid power outages that could last for days. Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at […]
Henry Segura is no longer a criminal defendant – for now. A Florida judge declared a mistrial this week in a sensational case against Segura who was charged with murdering his girlfriend and her three children to avoid paying back child support. After two days of deliberations, the trial ended in a hung jury: the […]
A Florida principal has been transferred after she admitted to asking teachers to keep white students together in a predominantly Black elementary school. Principal Christine Hoffman said that the request would keep the white students ‘more comfortable.” Her school, Campbell Park Elementary in St. Petersburg Florida, has 49 white students out of 66 students overall. […]
A pastor and his wife are being accused of using their organization as a front to lure teen girls into sexual abuse. In 1999, pastor James Jackson and his wife, Valerie founded P.H.A.T. Positive Habitat Aspiring Teens in Palm Beach, Florida. The nonprofit organization was said to have a goal which would enable teens to […]
Forget a fairy tale in Florida. There are only crazy, true tales in the sunshine state. Listen to the audio player to hear the latest edition of True Tales From Florida, to hear Steve Wilson‘s dramatized version of Conrad Hopper, a Florida teen who attempted to rob a house, naked! RELATED: Florida’s State Attorney Has Filed A Motion To Revoke […]
