Florida police are advising Orange City town residents to avoid monkeys sighted this week to be roaming in the community. The Daytona Beach News Journal reported on Tuesday that multiple monkeys were observed in Volusia County, near Orange City. Police emphasized the importance of not feeding or approaching the animals for safety reasons. The advisory […]
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla.—Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby construction, according to a new study. The 35 buildings surveyed along an almost 12-mile stretch from Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach have sunk or […]
A former prison guard trainee who executed five women inside a Florida bank almost six years ago was sentenced to death on Monday as his judge called the slayings calculated, heinous, and cruel. Zephen Xaver, 27, appeared to gulp but otherwise showed no emotion as Circuit Judge Angela Cowden pronounced the sentence at the Highlands […]
A Florida resident faces serious charges after allegedly making threats against a health insurance company, echoing language used in a recent high-profile murder case in New York City. Briana Boston, 42, of Lakeland, Florida, was arrested and charged with threatening to conduct an act of terrorism, according to local police. The mother of three allegedly […]
ATLANTA—The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios died Friday night when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The studio confirmed on Saturday that Steve Mensch, its 62-year-old president and general manager, had died. “We are incredibly saddened by the passing of our dear friend Steve Mensch,” the studio said in […]
The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners approved on Tuesday a resolution in collaboration with the City of Hialeah to rename Palm Avenue as “President Donald J. Trump Avenue”, during their regular meeting. The name change recognizes Trump’s presidency and his accomplishments during his first term in office, as well as his historic reelection to a […]
BRADENTON, Fla.—A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally shooting her estranged husband in 2020. Manatee County court records show Circuit Judge Matt Whyte imposed the sentence Tuesday on Ashley Benefield, 32, after rejecting her request for a new trial based on allegations of juror […]
A Florida woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die of suffocation amid a history of domestic and alcohol abuse. Circuit Judge Michael Kraynick imposed the sentence in Orlando on Sarah Boone, 47, for the 2020 killing of 42-year-old Jorge Torres. A jury […]
A Florida woman who fatally shot a black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor’s boisterous children was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for her manslaughter conviction. Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted in August of killing Ajike “A.J.” Owens, 35, by firing a single shot from her .380-caliber […]
The Federal Communications Commission is mulling a $700,000 fine on a Chinese doorbell maker. What does an investigation reveal about how easily the devices can be controlled? Google says it has blocked over 1,000 fake news websites promoting pro-Beijing content. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Wall Street veteran Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury. What’s […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s attorneys have about ten days to convince a New York judge to throw out his conviction in the so-called hush money case. In the meantime, the pending sentencing has been delayed again. Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, who resigned from Congress to be Trump’s attorney general before withdrawing from consideration, said he will […]
Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz on Friday responded to speculation that he could return to the U.S. House after he withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general. Gaetz on Thursday said in a social media post that he would be withdrawing his name because he does not want to […]
A man from Coral Springs, Florida, was arrested on Nov. 20 for an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, was charged with attempting to use an improvised explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate or foreign commerce, according to court documents filed […]
As taxpayers and businesses make decisions about where to live and where to set up shop, state tax codes are often a major consideration. But given the complexity of state laws, comparing those differences isn’t always so easy. A new ranking of states’ tax competitiveness by the Tax Foundation, a think tank, aims to simplify […]
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.—Homicide detectives were investigating how a bodyless head washed ashore on a South Florida beach. The man’s head was found Tuesday by a beach worker in Key Biscayne, the barrier island just off Miami. “There was no body attached to the head,” Miami-Dade Police Department Detective Andre Martin said in an email Thursday. […]
TAMPA, Fla.—A California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals, federal prosecutors said. Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, entered the plea to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle […]
BELLEAIR, Fla.—Caitlin Clark brought her golf game and a big buzz to the LPGA Tour on Wednesday when the basketball star played in a pro-am that attracted a bigger crowd than the tour often gets for its tournament rounds. Clark played nine holes with Nelly Korda, the No. 1 player in women’s golf who is […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he has ordered an investigation into reports indicating that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relief workers neglected storm-affected supporters of former President Donald Trump while assessing damage from Hurricane Milton. According to screenshots of internal messages published by The Daily Wire, a FEMA official instructed relief workers who […]
In a close race that Democrats saw as a potential opportunity in their fight to retain their U.S. Senate majority going into 2025, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) prevailed over his Democratic challenger, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, winning reelection for a second term on Nov. 5. The race was called shortly after 8 p.m. ET by […]
Former President Donald Trump cast his ballot on Tuesday at a polling site in Palm Beach, Florida, and encouraged supporters to stay in line to vote on Election Day. Speaking beside his wife, former First Lady Melania Trump, he told reporters that “many more Republicans” appear to be voting than Democrats. “I’m hearing that we’re […]
