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Martin County Commission set to meet Tuesday to discuss future of Brightline station
Read full article: Martin County Commission set to meet Tuesday to discuss future of Brightline stationMartin County Commissioners are set to meet on Tuesday at 9 a.m. to discuss the future of a Brightline station on the Treasure Coast.
Florida Proud Boy facing charges for assaulting cops on Jan. 6, feds say
Read full article: Florida Proud Boy facing charges for assaulting cops on Jan. 6, feds sayA Florida man associated with the far-right Proud Boys group is facing multiple charges for assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities said.
Feds describe how Miami contract pilot got caught trafficking cocaine
Read full article: Feds describe how Miami contract pilot got caught trafficking cocaineA Miami contract pilot known as “Jagger” flew a private jet registered in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where he expected men to load about 1,700 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia.
Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm
Read full article: Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farmMore than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm.
Stranger accused of hitting boy, 9, with cucumber, blueberries outside Davie Trader Joe’s
Read full article: Stranger accused of hitting boy, 9, with cucumber, blueberries outside Davie Trader Joe’sA South Florida family says their trip to Trader Joe’s turned into a nightmare after a complete stranger ambushed their 9-year-old son outside of the store.
DeSantis signs bill to combat retail theft, porch piracy in Florida
Read full article: DeSantis signs bill to combat retail theft, porch piracy in FloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at a press conference in Stuart Tuesday where he signed a bill aimed at tackling the surge in retail theft, porch piracy and social media-driven looting incidents.
U.S. egg producers conspired to fix prices from 2004 to 2008, a federal jury ruled this week
Read full article: U.S. egg producers conspired to fix prices from 2004 to 2008, a federal jury ruled this weekAn Illinois jury has found that several major egg producers in the U.S. conspired to price-fix eggs between 2004 and 2008.
Florida man turns pub-sub stop into $5 million prize after playing Lottery scratch-off game
Read full article: Florida man turns pub-sub stop into $5 million prize after playing Lottery scratch-off gameA man is $5 million richer after playing the Monopoly Doubler scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced Thursday.
Police: Woman living in Fort Lauderdale runs prostitution operations in 2 counties
Read full article: Police: Woman living in Fort Lauderdale runs prostitution operations in 2 countiesDetectives accused a 46-year-old woman who lives in Fort Lauderdale of running prostitution fronts in Broward and Martin counties, deputies announced on Tuesday.
Baby born premature at 17 ounces heads home after spending 5 months at Broward hospital
Read full article: Baby born premature at 17 ounces heads home after spending 5 months at Broward hospitalAfter spending five months of his life at Broward Health Medical Center, Alanie Lettsome was released from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and is going home to the island of St. Thomas, the hospital said in a news release Saturday.
Biden administration announces nearly $11 billion for renewable energy in rural communities
Read full article: Biden administration announces nearly $11 billion for renewable energy in rural communitiesThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country.
Florida grandmother fatally shot while watching TV on Thanksgiving, family says
Read full article: Florida grandmother fatally shot while watching TV on Thanksgiving, family saysA Florida grandmother was killed in a triple shooting on Thanksgiving Day as she was watching TV in her recliner, according to family members.
Florida man gets 4 1/2 years for $2.2M Medicare fraud scheme
Read full article: Florida man gets 4 1/2 years for $2.2M Medicare fraud schemeA federal judge sentenced a Florida medical equipment supply company owner to spend more than four-and-a-half years in prison after prosecutors said he defrauded Medicare out of more than $2.2 million.
Sailfish leaps out of water, injures woman off Florida coast
Read full article: Sailfish leaps out of water, injures woman off Florida coastA 70-year-old woman was stabbed by the bill of a 100-pound sailfish that leapt out of the water and attacked her as her companions were trying to reel it in on a boat near the Florida coast.
Florida cruise line employee accused of sexually exploiting girl he met on ship
Read full article: Florida cruise line employee accused of sexually exploiting girl he met on shipA Florida cruise line employee faces federal charges after prosecutors say he enticed an underage girl he met on a cruise into having sex with him and recording it.
Innovative South Florida teacher incorporates TikTok to her elementary school lessons
Read full article: Innovative South Florida teacher incorporates TikTok to her elementary school lessonsNatalie Stuart, a Cuban-American of Scottish descent who grew up in Hialeah, has been teaching for more than a decade. Her experiment to increase students' engagement has proved successful.
Stuart man airlifted to hospital after alligator attack during bike ride
Read full article: Stuart man airlifted to hospital after alligator attack during bike rideA man in Stuart, Florida has been airlifted to the hospital after he was attacked by an alligator when he fell off of his bicycle during a bike ride in a local park.
Unmanned boat speeds out of control after men doing photo shoot fall overboard
Read full article: Unmanned boat speeds out of control after men doing photo shoot fall overboardSTUART, Fla. – Video footage captured an unmanned boat that was out of control just south of Stuart. Deputies said three men were doing a photo shoot on the boat late Friday afternoon, which was in the St. Lucie River, and somehow fell overboard. Footage captured of the 24-foot boat shows it speeding in circles around the victims, who were forced to dive underwater in order to avoid injury. The vessel then went airborne and came to a stop after hitting two concrete docs. The three men were able to swim to a nearby sailboat and are expected to be okay; one of them suffered minor injuries.
'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021
Read full article: 'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021This image released by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures shows characters, from left, Kevin, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell and Stuart in a scene from "Minions: The Rise of Gru." Universal Pictures said Thursday, March 19, 2020, that the animated film will not be completed by July 3 due to circumstances surrounding the coronavirus. (Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures via AP)LOS ANGELES – “Wicked” fans are going to have to wait even longer to see Stephen Daldry's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Universal Pictures on Wednesday announced that another handful of theatrical release dates are shifting due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has bumped “Wicked” off the calendar entirely for the moment. The studio said that “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” which was unable to be finished for its planned summer 2020 release because of the outbreak, is being pushed back a year to July 2021.
Pilot killed when plane crashes at air show in Florida
Read full article: Pilot killed when plane crashes at air show in FloridaMartin Co. Sheriff's Office(CNN) - One person died after a plane crashed Friday afternoon at the Stuart Air Show in Florida, according to National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk crashed at Witham Field at around 1:15 p.m. The Martin County Sheriff's Office tweeted a photo of the turboprop plane and emergency responders. On the Stuart Air Show Facebook page, officials wrote: "We've had an incident involving one of our aircraft. All local and federal agencies are on site and investigating so that we may ensure the safety of our airshow before we continue."