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Florida elementary school teacher arrested on child porn charges

LAND O' LAKES, Florida — A Pasco County elementary school teacher and summer bible school teacher is facing several criminal charges related to child sexual abuse material, according to state prosecutors. FDLE Special Agent…

John McCarthy May 13, 2025

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Driver shot in chest plows into home, then cyclist found under car

TAMPA (Miami Herald) — Investigators arriving at a bizarre scene where a car plowed through a house found a 19-year-old driver with a gunshot wound to the chest and a…

John McCarthy May 13, 2025

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Evacuations ordered at Clearwater high-rise after structural crack discovered

CLEARWATER, Florida (FOX) — Dozens of residents were urgently evacuated from a 12-story condominium building on Tuesday after construction workers discovered a growing crack in a support column in the building’s parking…

John McCarthy May 11, 2025

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Girlfriend kills boyfriend and his brother, then kidnaps their mom

JACKSONVILLE — A Florida woman shot and killed her boyfriend and his brother, then she kidnapped their mom at gunpoint and forced the woman to put her fingerprints on the…

John McCarthy May 10, 2025

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Alligator kills Florida woman after tipping over her canoe

ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Luxury Lamborghini yacht ‘flipped over’ off Miami Beach with dozens of influencers onboard

MIAMI — A luxury yacht carrying dozens of influencers began taking on water and eventually "flipped over," forcing the Coast Guard to evacuate the vessel near Miami Beach in Florida.…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Safety device in Honda ended up MAIMING driver after crash…and he’s now won $3 million

MIAMI (Daily Mail) — A Florida man won a $3 million lawsuit after his Honda's airbag inflator exploded in a crash - launching shards of metal that sliced through his arm. Jose…

John McCarthy May 6, 2025

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Miami federal detention center confirms case of tuberculosis

MIAMI — Days after a case of active tuberculosis was found in a Florida high school, the federal detention center in Miami has confirmed its own single case, authorities said.…

John McCarthy May 4, 2025

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Florida congresswomen demand answers after Haitian woman dies in ICE custody

MIAMI —Two Florida congresswomen who visited the Broward Transitional Center on Friday after a 44 year-old Haitian woman died in the custody of immigration authorities expressed concern over the lack…

John McCarthy May 3, 2025

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Florida is the cruise capital of the world. See ships based in Miami

MIAMI — Florida is home to two of the busiest cruise passenger ports in the world, PortMiami and Port Everglades. PortMiami had a record 8.2 million visitors in fiscal year…

John McCarthy May 3, 2025