A man’s viral video where he jokingly claims he fell and will sue for millions of dollars has gained traction online, but the video highlights serious safety concerns that can have long-lasting effects for actual victims. In the video, which has over 115,000 likes and hundreds of comments and shares,…
Thousands of tourists and locals languish on Florida’s white, sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters. It’s a dream many vacationers fantasize about while enduring frigid winters, but for Floridians, it’s just another typical Sunday afternoon. Whether visitors return sunburned to a hotel room or their primary residence, one thing they all…
One of two motorcyclists has died after the two crashed into a concrete wall, causing them to be thrown over a Florida highway overpass. The incident happened just after 9 p.m. Monday near Orlando on Interstate 4. The pair were riding alongside one another on separate motorcycles when taking an…
A Florida man who was accused of crashing into a motorcyclist before plowing into a Good Samaritan in a deadly crash was sentenced Wednesday, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The 41-year-old driver was charged with two counts of driving under the influence manslaughter, vehicular homicide and leaving the…
A substitute teacher is accused of asking multiple students in her elementary school’s classroom to hit another child, then allowing the beating to take place. Geanene Che’rrie White, 57, was charged March 1 with one count of child abuse and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.…
A Detroit medical examiner concluded that two unhoused children found dead in their family’s van died from carbon monoxide and not the cold, as authorities initially believed. The official cause of death for the children, 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. and 2-year-old A’millah Currie, was certified Wednesday. On Feb. 10, the…
A Miami detective shot a man at an apartment complex in West Miami-Dade County Wednesday night while conducting a “proactive detail” with a multi-agency task force, according to reporting from the Miami Herald. The incident happened around 10 p.m. at 9599 Fontainebleau Blvd. Neither the man nor the detective, who…
The three-week-long trial in the case of an American orphanage founder accused of sexually abusing multiple boys in Haiti ended Thursday with a guilty verdict. Michael Geilenfeld, 73, of Colorado, was found guilty on six counts of engaging in illicit sexual contact with minors in a foreign place and one…
A deadly listeria outbreak has been linked to frozen supplement shakes present at long-term care facilities. The outbreak of Listeria, a bacterial infection that can cause nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, has been connected to frozen supplement shakes sold in 4-ounce cartons under the brands Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial. As…
A sixth grader who was it by a car while walking away from her school bus died Thursday from her injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 11-year-old girl was dropped off by her school bus around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon in Brooksville, a city in Hernando County…