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The FBI raided the Orlando Museum of Art on Friday and seized 25 paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity. The New York Times reports investigators obtained a search warrant to access Basquiat’s “Heroes and Monsters” exhibit, which opened in February and had been set to close on June 30. The feds claim […]
A Florida dog breeder who was held hostage at gunpoint in his own car was able to attract police attention by driving over the speed limit. Per a statement from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the dog breeder had “boasted” about his wealth online. After making such claims about having lots of cash on hand, three […]
Police are searching for two men suspected of stealing nearly 1,100 gallons of fuel from a gas station in Florida. Fox 35 reports the St. Cloud Police Department responded to a Central Florida gas station on June 1 after 1,093 gallons of diesel fuel was reported stolen from the establishment. According to police, the two suspects, […]
A teacher at a private Christian school was arrested this week after she allegedly sent sexually explicit text messages to one of her students. According to WCTV, 38-year-old Julie Hoover—an educator at Point of Grace Christian School in Perry, Florida—was taken into custody Wednesday and hit with one count of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in […]
A Florida 10-year-old who’s alleged to have shot and killed a woman who was in an argument with her mother was arrested on Tuesday. As previously reported, the Orlando shooting on May 30 was preceded by an altercation involving two women, 41-year-old Lashun Rodgers and 31-year-old Lakrisha Isaac. In initial reports at the time, including […]
A Florida woman has now been charged after her two-year-old son accidentally shot and killed his father. Per a report from the Associated Press, 26-year-old Reggie Mabry was fatally shot in May after the two-year-old in question got a hold of a gun authorities have said was not properly stored. The shooting occurred at the residence […]
In what they’re calling a “faith-based decision,” at least five players on the Tampa Bay Rays declined to wear an LGBTQ+ logo on their jerseys to celebrate pride month. The MLB players decided they would not participate in wearing the logo patch along with their teammates during the organization’s 16th annual Pride Night celebration, instead choosing to wear […]
South Florida experienced heavy rains this weekend, as Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, left widespread flooding across the state. According to the National Weather Service, downtown Miami saw 11 inches of rain as of Saturday morning, with some parts of the state experiencing over a foot of rain. […]
A Florida woman is facing a number of charges after her 10-year-old daughter shot and killed their neighbor with a gun she got from inside a purse given to her by her mother, per Click Orlando. Lakrisha Isaac, 31, appeared in court Wednesday where she was charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence, aggravated assault with a gun, negligent storage […]
A man in Florida was found dead after he decided to search for Frisbees in a lake with surrounding signs warning people to beware of alligators, CBS News reports. Largo Police Department confirmed via email Tuesday that “a gator was involved” in the death of an unidentified 47-year-old man in John S. Taylor Park. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission […]
