A man, mistaken for a murder suspect, was bum-rushed by a group of Fort Lauderdale officers after he got off a county bus nearly a year ago. He’s now suing the officers involved — two of whom were also named in another lawsuit accusing them of excessive use of force during a Black Lives Matter […]
X | Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Austin Maddox, a former MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, was arrested in Florida as part of a child predator sting. The 33-year-old has allegedly been talking with an undercover agent pretending to be an underage girl as part of Jacksonville’s anti-child predator sting called “Operation Valiant Knights.” Austin […]
A large alligator was wrangled by animal control and relocated to a “more suitable environment off base” after turning up on the tarmac of MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa. Footage from the airbase shows Florida Wildlife Control officers maneuvering the thrashing reptile, reported to be around 10 foot long. “Our newest toothy Airman has […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man accused of exposing himself to women at a Florida Walmart was caught on camera getting tackled by deputies at the entrance to the store after leading them on a brief foot chase. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Fort Myers Walmart, located at 14821 Six Mile Cypress […]
Feb. 19—A science fair is an opportunity for young learners to dip their toes into the scientific process through a fun experiment. The baking soda volcano is probably the most classic example. The 60th annual Howard County Science Fair saw elementary students have fun with science Saturday by making slime, building simple robots, and in […]
A man at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade described the harrowing moment when he tackled a man suspected in the deadly shooting that broke out Wednesday amid the celebration. Paul Contreras told media outlets that he was at the parade with his daughter near Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, when he heard […]
DENVER (AP) — Members of a mental health response team sent to help a man who was having a “psychotic breakdown” instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the man’s family. The lawsuit over the 2022 death of Kevin Dizmang in Colorado Springs was […]
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night was interviewing the founder of a New York City-based vigilante group known for its targeting of migrants when a disturbance suddenly broke out behind the live shot. As the camera panned around at Times Square, a group of men in red jackets were seen physically engaging with […]
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who “blind-side tackled” a U.S. Capitol Police officer from behind on Jan. 6 and flipped him over a ledge is set to be sentenced on Tuesday. Ralph Celentano, a New York man who thought Donald Trump was the greatest president in American history, was arrested in 2022 and convicted […]
The huge cargo ships that criss-cross the world’s oceans sometimes leave “tracks” in their wake — long, wispy clouds that trail through the sky, lasting for a handful of days at most before disappearing. These ghost clouds look beautiful, but they are a visible sign of deadly air pollution. They form when tiny sulfur dioxide […]