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While previously classified as "endangered" by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manatees were downgraded to a “threatened” species in 2017; however, with the huge uptick in deaths recently, it’s likely that decision will be revisited.…

The data showed seniors in Florida saw a 28% increase in frequent physical distress in the three years before the pandemic. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Even before the pandemic, seniors were experiencing…

Judith Ann Black of Pine Ridge, 77, was booked on a charge of battery, but since she had used racial slurs against the victim the charge was upgraded from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony under Florida’s “hate crime…

According to the indictment,34-year-old Larry Ramos Mendoza, the owner of a Miami-based financial services company, with defrauding investors out of more than $21 million. Mendoza is the husband of singer and actress Ninel Conde. …

DELAND, FL - With another anniversary of the April 1994 murder of DeLand teenager Laralee Spear approaching, Sheriff Mike Chitwood today announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or…

On March 30, Broward Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives arrested Augustin on charges of sexual battery on a minor 16 or 17 years of age and sex offense of a victim over 12 and up to 15 years of age. Broward Sheriff’s…

Jarvis Wayne Madison, 62, of New Albany, Indiana, faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison for stalking and eventually killing his estranged wife 44-year-old Rachael Madison. Photos Source: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. …

Aliex Santiesteban, 43, of Miami has been identified, located, arrested and charged with sexual battery, kidnapping a child under 13 and attempted felony murder from an incident that happened last week in the Brownsville section of Miami…

Volusia sheriff’s detectives have identified two suspects wanted since Saturday when the pair tried to break into a room at the Motel 6 in Daytona Beach, resulting in the male suspect suffering a gunshot wound. Warrants have been issued…

Members of the Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block hold banners outlining the City Council’s plan to dismantle the police department. Minneapolis, MN, June 7, 2020. Photo credit: Ben Hovland / Shutterstock.com, licensed. …

The University of Missouri's historic columns, with Jesse Hall in the background, on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. Editorial credit: Kristopher Kettner / Shutterstock.com, licensed. COLUMBIA, MO — The University…

BROOKLYN, NY - According to reports, a Brooklyn man allegedly shot his roommate and then two responding New York Police Department officers found themselves in a shocking shootout on Sunday which was captured on both surveillance…

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - At an Arizona Bath and Bodyworks department store, an argument lead to blows and even body-slams as multiple customers and employees went at it in a WWE-style brawl all caught on camera, according to reports. …

Michael Joseph Wasko, 46, was arrested in Georgia for Second Degree Murder. As of Wednesday, March 3, Wasko was at the Chatham County Jail awaiting extradition to Lee County. FORT MYERS, FL - On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Lee County…

DENVER, CO - A Denver mother was shot in the head and left to die in an apparent motiveless drive-by shooting allegedly carried out by two suspects – ages 14 and 18 – who are both now in police custody and facing first-degree Murder…

OLDSMAR, FL - According to reports, the FBI and U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday joined in on the manhunt for a hacker suspect that attempted to poison the water supply of a Florida city last week by utilizing remote access…

Business magnate, industrial designer and engineer, Elon Musk, said conventional finance people are on the verge of broadly accepting cryptocurrency, and said he wished he had invested in it sooner. Editorial credit: John Smith Williams /…

Hadleigh Tweedall of Tennessee lost her daughter at 18 and a half weeks due to fetal anomalies. A similar law forced her to go out of state to get an abortion after her doctors warned her of the risks of carrying to term. File photo,…

LUZERNE COUNTY, PA - According to reports, a Plains Township, Pennsylvania man shot and killed two of his neighbors – and then turned his gun on himself – in a bizarre murder-suicide that erupted out of an argument over snow shoveling…

Daniel Ulysse is an ordained Baptist minister, Chairman of Caribbean American Republican Assembly, President, Haitian American Republican Assembly, and Organizer for Black Voices for Trump. NEW YORK, NY - He didn’t of course know at the…

To date, approximately 16 million people have relocated from urban areas to other places of the country, with New York City considered the number one place to get away from in terms of high cost of living and taxes. Photo credit…

Despite My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s insistence that the reasoning driving stores to drop his products is politically motivated, several have released statements that allege the decisions were instead driven by lack of consumer demand.…

David D. Burns, M.D., Clinical Psychiatrist, Author of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy which has sold six million copies, and his co-host, Doctor Rhonda Barovsky Clinical Social Worker, Therapist, LCSW, PsyD, on a recent Feeling Good…

The suspect, Reginald Harris of Orlando, 47, also died in the crash while Harris was driving the wrong way on Interstate 95. Harris, whose license had been revoked, had an extensive criminal history including eight prison sentences, 18…

Deputies and Daytona Beach police responded to the Motel 6 around noon Monday after motel staff reported that Murphy had been standing over the railing, threatening to jump off, and attacked one of the maids. When deputies arrived, Murphy…

Three witnesses helped to hold Jesse James Paiva, 38, until additional deputies arrived on scene and secured Paiva in handcuffs. He is being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility with no bond allowed. PALM COAST, FL -…

Some local elections officials, including in Broward County, said they had to rely on an "honor system" that anyone restored to vote was eligible. Despite the confusion, Neil Volz - deputy director of the Florida Rights Restoration…

Murphy and his family were seen in the video seated in an outdoor section of the restaurant while eating without masks, as permitted by both state and CDC health guidelines. Murphy initially attempted to ignore the two women, but…

New Habitat Homeowners Gerald and Kathiana Charles with sons Gianni and Giovanni; the Gerald's mother, Marvelia Charles (top left). MIRAMAR, FL – Three Broward families attended the dedication of their forever home on…