Florida
4 inmates at a juvenile justice facility in Florida staged a fight, overpowered staff and escaped, officials say
The inmates then fought off staff in a control room and pushed a button to release the front door, a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page says. The boys stole a staff member’s car keys, cell phone and purse and took off with the car, a bronze, 4-door Infiniti Q50 with Florida tag LANE19, …
Florida public schools will be required to provide mental health education for students
The Florida State Board of Education voted this week to require public schools to provide students with mental health education. Under the new directive, the department said in an announcement that schools will be required to “provide students in grades 6-12 at least five hours of mental health instruction” on an annual basis. The instruction will …
Jeffrey Epstein Abused Victims While Serving Time in Florida, Lawyer Brad Edwards Says
An attorney representing Jeffrey Epstein accusers said Tuesday that at least one woman has come forward to say she was abused while the financier was on work release as part of his lenient 2007 plea deal. Lawyer Brad Edwards said Epstein was allowed to have visitors while he was supposed to be working during the …
Florida woman says dad died of flesh-eating bacteria less than 48 hours after entering water
A Tennessee man died just 48 hours after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria from waters in Florida after his daughter says the hospital he was treated at ignored her warnings that he had contracted necrotizing fasciitis. Cheryl Bennett Wiygul, a resident of Okaloosa County, said her parents had come down from Memphis to spend several days with …
Flesh-eating bacteria kills a Memphis man who visited Florida waterways
“Flesh Eating Bacteria sounds like an urban legend. Let me assure you that it is not. It took my Dad’s life,” Cheryl Bennett Wiygul wrote Wednesday in a Facebook post confirmed by CNN affiliate WCYB. Vibrio causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths in the United States every year, according to the US Centers …
Acosta Stands His Ground on Epstein Case, Offers Explanation for 2008 Plea Deal
Speaking from the Labor Department in Washington D.C. Wednesday afternoon, Secretary Alex Acosta defended the handling of a case against pedophile Jeffery Epstein back in 2008. At the time, Acosta was the U.S. Attorney in Florida and his handling of the case is under scrutiny after Epstein was arrested by federal authorities over the weekend. …
‘Floribama Shore’ star arrested for flashing breasts, breaking car window in Florida
Posted: Jul 8, 2019 / 06:45 AM CDT / Updated: Jul 8, 2019 / 06:45 AM CDT Nilsa Anderson (Courtesy: WFLA) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – “Floribama Shore” star Nilsa Anderson, also known as Nilsa Prowant, was arrested Friday night in St. Pete after she flashed her breasts to a crowd and then kicked a …
Florida Police Say New Technology Helps Render Unidentified Woman – CBS Miami
FORT MYERS (CBSMiami/AP) — Technological advances aren’t exclusive to cell phones, televisions and computers. New technology could help Florida investigators identify a woman whose body was found nearly 24 years ago. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, part of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, reports an examination of her remains, along with technological advances, has allowed a …
Explosion at Plantation, Florida, shopping center leaves 21 people injured: ‘It just looks like an apocalypse’
Police and fire crews are looking for answers after an explosion at a shopping center in Florida, officials said Saturday. Twenty-one people were injured, including two seriously, in the blast in Plantation, just outside of Fort Lauderdale, said Joel Gordon, Battalion Chief for Plantation Fire. Video shows windows blown out of an LA Fitness while …
Police respond to gas explosion at Florida shopping center
Plantation Fire Rescue confirmed on Twitter that there are “multiple patients” from the incident. News footage and social media video showed firefighters arriving at the mall. Windows were blown out of an LA Fitness. A section of the complex appeared to sustain significant damage, with shattered windows and scattered debris. Plantation police tweeted: “All stores …