Jury selection underway in trial of woman accused of fatally shooting mother of 4
Read full article: Jury selection underway in trial of woman accused of fatally shooting mother of 4Jury selection has begun in the trial of Susan Lorincz, who was arrested in June 2023 and is accused of fatally shooting her 25-year-old neighbor, Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four.
Families need help after Florida workersโ bus crash with DUI driver kills 8, injures 37
Read full article: Families need help after Florida workersโ bus crash with DUI driver kills 8, injures 37Families in need are grieving on Thursday after seven men and a woman from Mexico โ who were in central Florida on a temporary work visa for Cannon Farms workers โ died in a crash.
What to know about a bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers in Florida
Read full article: What to know about a bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers in FloridaA bus carrying people to work in a watermelon field in central Florida was sideswiped by a suspected drunk driver and overturned in a field, killing eight of them and injuring up to 40 others.
Broward court: Probation officers give up on man and recommend โmaximum prison sentenceโ
Read full article: Broward court: Probation officers give up on man and recommend โmaximum prison sentenceโAdam Joseph Stone, who was at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday, has a history of violence, according to court records. Broward County judges gave him a chance for years, but the Florida Department of Corrections recently had enough.
VIDEO: Road rage incident leads to shooting between two truckers on Florida highway, deputies say
Read full article: VIDEO: Road rage incident leads to shooting between two truckers on Florida highway, deputies sayA truck driver is facing charges after deputies said he shot at another truck driver on I-75 in Marion County and it was all caught on camera.
Most of Floridaโs registered sex predators on the run were last seen in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Most of Floridaโs registered sex predators on the run were last seen in Miami-DadeThe Florida Department of Law Enforcementโs public list of registered sex offenders on the run included seven predators as of Saturday.
White Florida woman charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black neighbor
Read full article: White Florida woman charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black neighborA white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida has been formally charged with manslaughter and assault.
US seeks help to find out who shot 4 bald eagles in Arkansas
Read full article: US seeks help to find out who shot 4 bald eagles in ArkansasFederal and state wildlife authorities are asking for the publicโs help in catching whoever might be responsible for the deaths of four bald eagles in Arkansasโ Marion County earlier this year.
Florida man accused of poisoning neighborhood dogs, cats with antifreeze
Read full article: Florida man accused of poisoning neighborhood dogs, cats with antifreezeA man was arrested Wednesday after being accused of using antifreeze to poison neighborhood cats and dogs in Central Florida, according to the Marion County Sheriffโs Office.
Florida man accused of stealing Toys for Tots donation box full of cash
Read full article: Florida man accused of stealing Toys for Tots donation box full of cashDeputies in north central Florida arrested a man on Monday after accusing him of stealing a Toys for Tots donation box from a Dollar General.
US vaccination drive is bottoming out as omicron subsides
Read full article: US vaccination drive is bottoming out as omicron subsidesThe vaccination drive against COVID-19 in the U.S. is grinding to a halt, and lagging demand is especially stark in conservative corners of the country where many people weren't interested in the shots in the first place.
Feds seek home confinement for Florida doctor who took part in Capitol riot
Read full article: Feds seek home confinement for Florida doctor who took part in Capitol riotKenneth Kelly, whom prosecutors describe as an emergency room doctor, was arrested in April after investigators said a relative contacted them to report Kelly.
Man arrested after crash kills 2 South Florida women, troopers say
Read full article: Man arrested after crash kills 2 South Florida women, troopers sayAccording to the Florida Highway Patrol, a van carrying six people from Homestead was traveling north on U.S. 441. Troopers said a pickup truck driven by a 32-year-old man from Boca Raton was also traveling north, speeding toward the van.
Florida retiree scores top prize on new holiday scratch-off
Read full article: Florida retiree scores top prize on new holiday scratch-offA recent retiree from Dunnellon claimed the first $1 million top prize from the $1,000,000 Holiday Winnings game that launched Nov. 1, Florida Lottery announced Monday.
Penske reverses course, closes Indianapolis 500 to fans
Read full article: Penske reverses course, closes Indianapolis 500 to fansFILE - In this May 26, 2019, file photo, Simon Pagenaud, of France, leads the field through the first turn on the start of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. Penske had initially said he wouldn't run the 500 without fans. The situation was compounded last week when IU Health, the states largest health care system and a partner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, said it opposed fans attending the 500.
Florida man suspected of killing his wife and 4 kids denied bond
Read full article: Florida man suspected of killing his wife and 4 kids denied bond(CNN) - Michael Jones, the Florida man suspected of killing his wife and four children and driving with their bodies in his van for weeks, was denied bond in court in Marion County on Thursday. He faces a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, authorities said. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said it's believed that Jones killed them in Florida weeks ago, and then stored their bodies and drove them into southern Georgia. When police arrived at the crash scene Sunday night, deputies "smelled a foul odor" coming from Michael Jones' van, according to a Brantley County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office press release. Michael Jones also admitted to concealing the death of other bodies just prior to the traffic accident, the Brantley County Sheriff's Office said.
Marion County murder suspect arrested in Florida Keys
Read full article: Marion County murder suspect arrested in Florida KeysDeangelo Clark, 30, is accused of killing a 20-year-old woman in Marion County. MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A murder suspect from Marion County was arrested Wednesday in the Florida Keys, authorities confirmed. According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the agency received a call Wednesday morning from a relative of Kiara Alleyne, 20, who was concerned for her well-being. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Clark was arrested following a home burglary on Long Key, just north of Layton, and a car and house fire on Grassy Key. In addition to the murder charge in Marion County, Clark also faces charges in connection with the burglary on Long Key.
Marion County murder suspect arrested in South Florida
Read full article: Marion County murder suspect arrested in South FloridaDeangelo Clark, 30, is accused of killing a 20-year-old woman in Marion County. MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A murder suspect from Marion County was arrested Wednesday in the Florida Keys, authorities confirmed. According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the agency received a call Wednesday morning from a relative of Kiara Alleyne, 20, who was concerned for her well-being. Detectives later received information that the suspect, Deangelo Clark, 30, had threatened to kill Alleyne and then take his own life. Authorities did not immediately say where in Monroe County Clark was found.
With hemp now legal, Ohio farmers consider alternative crop
Read full article: With hemp now legal, Ohio farmers consider alternative cropAs a board member for the Ohio Hemp Association, he's looking at hemp and hoping he can get a license to grow it. Farmers may not need much to transition from growing soybeans or corn to growing hemp. The concern, though, is where Ohio farmers could sell that hemp seed. It's not clear where there's a market for hemp seed, since other states have beaten Ohio to the punch in legalizing hemp. Last week, the Ohio Department of Agriculture planted the state's first legal hemp crop at the department's campus.