After a freak accident left him paralyzed, a Florida officer walked into retirement — literally one step at a time. Over two years ago, Master Deputy Harold “Hal” Davis of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) fell from a ladder while doing yard work at his home, leaving him unable to walk, officials with the...
A Florida woman was arrested for a hit-and-run after she struck a motorcyclist in West Melbourne, Florida, according to police. Rebekah Mackenzie Tate, 23, allegedly hit a 34-year-old motorcyclist so hard early Sunday morning that his helmet flew off, and he was left in the middle of the roadway. Tate, who says she’s a professional...
Naples, Florida, police arrested Mayor Teresa Heitmann on Aug. 28 for allegedly driving under the influence, and body-worn camera footage shows the mayor taking a sobriety field test prior to her arrest. Police initially responded to a residence in the 500 block of 16th Avenue South after receiving a call from a man and his...
The mother of a 14-year-old girl who was killed by a school shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2018, is addressing the need for nationwide bipartisan legislation mandating silent panic alarms for educators in the wake of the Georgia school shooting. Lori Alhadeff, founder of the nonprofit organization...
A Polk County, Florida, attorney was arrested for stealing nearly $2 million from a trust set up for a Pennsylvania brother and sister by their now-deceased father. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press conference on Thursday afternoon that 47-year-old Jason Penrod of Family Elder Law has been arrested and charged with first-degree...
A drunken Florida teen struck and killed a 2-year-old boy riding a tricycle outside his home as the child’s parents screamed at the driver to slow down on Monday, authorities said. Joshua Montero, 19, was speeding down a road in Tavares in a Toyota Tacoma around 7:15 p.m. as children rode their bikes in the...
Passengers who paid upward of $99,000 for a three-year cruise have been stranded in Northern Ireland for three months, living out of hotels as they wait for their ship to be repaired. The Villa Vie Residences Odyssey made its way to the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast of its own accord, but once it...
Naples, Florida, police arrested Mayor Teresa Heitmann on Aug. 28 for allegedly driving under the influence. Police initially responded to a residence in the 500 block of 16th Avenue South after receiving a call from a man and his wife saying an unknown woman in a silver vehicle had followed them from 12th Avenue South...
A transit agency in Florida installed new Narcan kits at its four bus terminals and its employees are being trained on how to use the nasal spray to reverse opioid overdoses. The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority told Fox 13 it is the first transit agency in the Sunshine State to offer such a Narcan training...
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was released from the hospital on Monday, a month after he was shot in an “ambush” attack that killed one deputy and left him and another deputy wounded, according to reports. Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano, 28, and Master Deputy Sheriff Harold Howell, 41, were both shot when they attempted to...
