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Miami police are catching heat over a newly revealed cruiser design intended to commemorate Black History Month. According to WSVN, the vehicle debuted on Thursday outside the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum in the Overtown neighborhood. Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez and Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales helped unveil the cruiser, which was wrapped in Pan-African colors, […]
A woman is suing a school district in Florida after she says she was barred from participating in volunteer activities, including with her own children, due to her presence on the OnlyFans platform. Victoria Triece, per a local report from WKMG-TV, has two children who are students at an elementary school in the Orange County […]
Following the closure of Disney’s long-running Splash Mountain ride at Magic Kingdom in Florida, some fans are selling “authentic” water from the log flume ride. As reported by Fortune, the attraction officially closed at the Orlando park on Monday, Jan. 23 and many were present to pick up the last remaining merchandise. Some, however, are […]
A Florida woman has been arrested and indicted in connection with the alleged scamming of a Holocaust survivor out of millions of dollars in savings. “Today we allege the defendant callously preyed on a senior citizen simply seeking companionship, defrauding him of his life savings,” FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll said in a news […]
Lil Meech has apparently dodged a criminal case. According to TMZ, the 22-year-old BMF star has been cleared of a gun possession charge stemming from a 2022 incident at a Florida airport. TSA agents say they had found a firearm inside a carry-on bag that allegedly belonged to Meech. The actor, born Demetrius Flenory Jr., reportedly insisted the bag and the […]
The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has rejected a proposed Advanced Placement high school course on African American studies, claiming the class “significantly lacks educational value.” According to CNN, the College Board, a nonprofit organization in charge of AP coursework, received a letter last week from the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Articulation, […]
A mother and son are facing charges for allegedly running a brothel out of their South Florida home. CBS affiliate WPEC reports Amparo Latin Barillas, 52, and her 28-year-old son, Glin Yan Zuniga Latin, were arrested this month following an investigation by the Palm Beach County Human Trafficking Task Force. Investigators came across Barillas and Latin’s Lake […]
A Florida man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in coronavirus relief funds. According to the Department of Justice, Don V. Cisternino, 47, of Chuluota has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegal monetary transaction. The court also ordered Cisternino to […]
A Miami Gardens restaurant where French Montana was reportedly filming a music video on Thursday night turned into the scene of a shooting. Several people—WSVN says the number is 10, though an official count hasn’t been shared—were injured at an establishment called The Licking. “Rapper Ced Mogul told NBC 6 he was at the video shoot behind a […]
A Florida man who was arrested and convicted of impersonating a doctor when he was a teen has received another term in prison for defrauding his employer. NBC Miami reports Malachi Love-Robinson, 25, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to grand theft and organized scheme to defraud less than $20,000. Circuit Judge Howard Coates, […]
