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A settlement has been reached between a Florida city and the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2015. Per a report from the Palm Beach Post, the City of Palm Beach Gardens has reached a $2 million settlement with the family of Corey Jones, who was shot […]
Kodak Black is wanted by authorities in Florida, TMZ reports. An arrest warrant was reportedly issued by a Broward County judge on Thursday, February 23 and filed in court on Friday after the rapper allegedly violated the conditions of his bail by failing to show up for a random drug test on Feb. 3. Authorities claim that […]
A Florida high school student was arrested this week after he viciously attacked a female staffer who took his Nintendo Switch away. According to NBC News, the incident occurred Tuesday at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, about 35 miles north of Daytona Beach. Authorities said the 17-year-old boy, who is 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds, attacked the teacher’s aide after she […]
An American Airlines flight from Florida was forced to divert due to a security issue involving an “unruly” passenger. Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, said in a social media update on Wednesday night that he had been briefed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the diversion, the cause of which he described as a […]
A pregnant woman is seeking to be released from prison for the benefit of her unborn child. According to WTSP, 24-year-old Natalia Harrell was arrested last year in connection to a deadly shooting in Miami. Prosecutors say Harrell was in an Uber with five other people following a night of partying. At one point during […]
A new bill in Florida could lead to a ban on dogs sticking their head out of car windows. According to Fox 13 Tampa Bay, the bill, which was introduced by state Sen. Lauren Book last week, would prohibit a dog from extending “any other body part outside a motor vehicle window while the person is operating the […]
A Florida woman went viral this week after she courageously fought off an attacker at her apartment complex. According to TMZ, the terrifying incident took place last month in Tampa, while 24-year-old Nashali Alma was working out in the complex’s gym. Surveillance cameras showed the nursing school student lifting weights when she heard a knock coming from the […]
A Miami preschool is catching heat after children were photographed in what appeared to be blackface. According to CNN, the incident took place in the first week of Black History Month at Studio Kids Little River, a daycare owned and operated by Patricia Vitale. On Feb. 3, a teacher shared several pictures on the school’s messaging app along with a […]
Robert Allen, one of four men charged in the murder of XXXTentacion, says he was hesitant to carry out the attack and urged his co-defendants to abandon the plan. The 26-year-old made the claim while on the witness stand Wednesday, less than five years after XXXTentacion was fatally shot in Deerfield, Florida. Allen and his co-defendants—Michael Boatwright, 27; Dedrick […]
The opening day of the trial for the three men accused of fatally shooting XXXTentacion began Thursday. In court, one of the South Florida rapper’s friends detailed how he and the artist were ambushed while driving in his BMW. “If I run, I can get shot, but I can live. If I sit…” Leonard Kerr began […]