Florida
Over 2,500 drug convictions in Broward County, Florida, are being overturned following a review of a controversial sting operation conducted by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The operation involved law enforcement manufacturing and selling crack cocaine to target buyers, disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities. State Attorney Harold F. […]
Sheila Keen-Warren, 61, was released from a Florida prison after serving seven years in custody and pleading guilty to the 1990 murder of Marlene Warren, the wife of a man she later married. Keen-Warren, who dressed as a clown during the crime, fatally shot Marlene Warren after handing her balloons. Though she pleaded guilty to […]
A Florida bondsman is in jail after using his position of power against incarcerated women that are street workers or dealing drug addiction for sexual favors. Reports say the man would bond women out of jail and make them do sexual acts on him and if they refused he would threatened to revoked their bond. […]
News 8 WROC is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a telethon aimed at supporting those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The hurricanes caused significant damage in Florida, leaving many residents without power and forcing others to find new living arrangements due to destroyed homes. The telethon will take place on Wednesday, […]
Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly from a Category 5 storm to a Category 4 storm as of Tuesday morning, although forecasters warn the storm will remain “an extremely dangerous hurricane” through landfall in Florida. Milton intensified from a Category 2 hurricane into a Category 5 storm within hours Monday, generating winds of 180 mph, according […]
In the wake of Hurricane Debby, more than $1 million worth of cocaine was discovered washed ashore on Florida beaches. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Miami reported that the storm brought 25 packages, totaling 70 pounds of cocaine, onto a beach in the Florida Keys. A good Samaritan alerted authorities, leading to the confiscation […]
If you have any experience in housekeeping, you could get paid between $120k and $150k a year along with healthcare and 401 (K) working in Palm Beach Florida by wealthy residents or at high end hotels. This salary spike is due to the housekeeping shortage in the sunshine state that is causing bidding wars between […]
On March 25, 2024, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 3, implementing one of the nation’s strictest social media regulations for minors. The new legislation prohibits children under the age of 14 from having social media accounts, and mandates the termination of existing accounts for this age group. Teenagers aged 14 and 15 […]
The U.S. Supreme Court heard pivotal cases on Monday that challenge social media laws enacted by Texas and Florida, in what legal experts deem the most significant First Amendment cases in a generation. These laws, a response to perceived censorship of conservative viewpoints by major social media platforms, particularly after the platforms banned former President […]
Here’s a fair or foul. A Florida mom was banned from dropping off and picking up her 3 kids on school grounds because her SUV is promoting her OnlyFans page. The mom now has to walk her kid across the busy street to drop and pick up her children. Michelle Cline booted from school’s pickup […]
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