Marine veteran working security praised as a hero after stopping a gunman at a Florida Citibank campus
A Florida Marine veteran was praised Thursday for stopping a gunman who drove onto a Citibank campus and attacked employees. Investigators said the suspect was angry over a delinquent $2,500 credit card debt. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister identified the security officer as John Fraley. He confronted 35-year-old Jacob Pearson after Pearson shot and killed […]
Timeline of the private jet crash that killed an Austin family follows its last minutes from takeoff to its fall in Florida
Air traffic control recordings and flight-tracking data outline the Learjet’s final minutes, from its departure in Austin, Texas, to its crash in Greenacres, Florida. All nine people aboard died. The records show the crew encountering turbulence and icing before requesting to climb. The aircraft then began a sudden, steep descent. An overspeed warning was also […]
Body camera video shows the chaotic response to a deadly Citibank shooting in Florida
Newly released body-camera footage shows Hillsborough County deputies rushing into a Citibank campus in Tampa during Wednesday’s deadly shooting. They search for the gunman, and later an officer announces, “Shooter is down.” The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office also released edited 911 calls documenting the response at the Sabal Center. A woman was killed, and an […]
Florida governor-elect Donalds believes frustration with Republicans erupted on Election Day.
Florida Governor-elect Byron Donalds said Wednesday that frustration over gas and diesel prices may have hurt Republicans at the polls on Election Day. Asked on “Fox & Friends” why voters were unhappy with the first two years of President Trump’s second term, Donalds pointed to fuel costs and what he described as missed opportunities in […]
DeSantis calls Republican midterm losses catastrophic and explains why Florida came through unscathed
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that Republicans had suffered losses so severe they were nearing an “extinction-level event” nationally. He pointed to Florida as the only one of the country’s 10 most populous states still governed by a Republican, as attention turns to his possible plans for 2028. The election brought setbacks for Republicans […]
Host suggests Byron Donalds isn’t truly “kinfolk” after historic Florida gubernatorial victory
MS NOW host Symone Sanders Townsend acknowledged Tuesday that Byron Donalds had made history by winning Florida’s governor’s race, but questioned how much his election would change the state’s politics. She said he was likely to continue the course set by outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis. “As they say in my community, all kinfolk ain’t skinfolk,” […]
Pilots’ attempt to level the jet may have torn off a key part that was found miles from the Florida crash site
Federal investigators have found that a key flight-control part from the private jet that crashed in Florida on Sunday broke apart and landed miles from the wreckage. The Learjet 60 left Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at about 10:37 a.m., bound for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. It crashed in Palm Beach County shortly before 1 […]
Hundreds arrested in major Florida sex-crime operation, including a former Mickey Mouse performer, 13 Disney workers, and a school deputy
A seven-day undercover operation in Florida led to 281 arrests, including 17 theme park employees, authorities said. The investigation focused on people accused of targeting children for sexual abuse, prostitution-related offenses, and human trafficking. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office coordinated the operation, called “Polk Around and Find Out II.” Sheriff Grady Judd described it as […]
No evidence links Mar-a-Lago to Florida jet crash that killed nine people, investigators find
Investigators recovered a major piece of the private jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood several miles from the impact site, as crews prepared to drain the crater where the aircraft came down. Nine people were killed. At a briefing Tuesday, National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said the crash’s location, less than 10 […]
Retired New York City police officer arrested after posting “off with his head” over Florida mosque expansion
A retired New York City police sergeant living in Florida was arrested Monday after allegedly posting a threat to behead a county commissioner who backed an expansion of a local mosque. Rodolfo Mienert, 68, of St. Petersburg, is accused of commenting on a Facebook post criticizing Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott for supporting a land-use […]