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…
The father of a 15-year-old boy who is accused of killing three children and a woman in a high-speed crash now faces felony charges for allowing the unlicensed teen take his car, according to reporting from the Miami Herald. Richard Ferguson, 68, was charged Thursday with four counts of vehicular…
A teacher with the Broward County School District is facing felony charges after allegedly soliciting an 11th grader, police say. Lem McKinney, 40, of Broward County, was charged with a second-degree felony Tuesday after police said he solicited a student to engage in sexual conduct via social media. If convicted…
A doctor is facing complaints after a man was left with holes in his chest muscle and later died due to cosmetic procedure, according to the Florida Department of Health. The administrative complaint against the Fort Lauderdale doctor claims that “the patient ultimately died as a result” of the liposuction,…
A pedestrian died after being hit by a man allegedly fleeing police and the officer in pursuit, according to authorities. The incident happened Wednesday evening when an officer with the Orlando Police Department (OPD) was driving an unmarked Ford F-150 was pursuing a blacked-out car with no lights on, according…
A woman died from her injuries after a pack of dogs she was caring for attacked her while the owner was out of town, Alabama officials said. The incident happened on Feb. 6 in Tuscaloosa County when a 46-year-old caretaker went into the property to feed the dogs. Florida Law…