Few years on the Earth
A tragic collision in the Florida Keys has left a young child dead and a community grappling with questions about roadway safety, accountability, and the shared responsibilities of drivers and cyclists. Authorities say a 68-year-old man may face criminal charges after his pickup truck struck and killed a 7-year-old girl who was riding her bicycle … Read more
A former Brightline conductor has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $60 million in damages, alleging that years of repeated exposure to fatal train crashes along South Florida’s high-speed rail corridor left him with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. Darren J. Brown Jr., a West Palm Beach resident, worked as a Brightline conductor from 2018 to 2023 … Read more
A Florida woman is facing the possibility of the death penalty after authorities say she carried out two separate shootings targeting both of her ex-husbands within a single day, leaving one man dead and another seriously wounded. Susan Avalon, 51, a resident of Citrus County, has been charged with first-degree homicide in Manatee County, with … Read more
An 84-year-old Florida man is facing an attempted murder charge after police say he shot his own son in the face during a heated family argument over how often relatives visited his home. The incident, which occurred earlier this week in Palm Bay, has drawn attention to the volatile mix of family conflict, caregiving stress, … Read more
A group of eight Philadelphia teenagers who traveled to Polk County, Florida, for a youth football championship were arrested after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Dick’s Sporting Goods store. The players, all members of the United Thoroughbreds football team and all between the ages of 14 and 15, were taken into … Read more
The recent guilty plea entered by Florida resident Myles McQuade has drawn national attention to the intensifying pattern of violent threats against American public officials. At age 30, McQuade now faces up to five years in federal prison after admitting he posted explicit death threats toward Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar on X, the social media … Read more
The fatal stabbing of UCSF social worker Alberto Rangel inside Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has left the city’s healthcare community shaken and raised renewed alarm over longstanding security concerns in one of San Francisco’s most vital public medical institutions. Rangel, a respected and deeply admired clinician who served some of the city’s most vulnerable … Read more
The arrest of 21-year-old Rollins College senior Constantine Demetriades has raised significant concern across the Winter Park, Florida campus after authorities discovered an AR-15 rifle, a tactical vest and related gear, and 1,500 rounds of ammunition ordered directly to his dorm room. The incident has prompted heightened scrutiny of campus safety protocols, legal boundaries surrounding … Read more
The killing of 14-year-old Danika Jade Troy in Santa Rosa County, Florida, has drawn national attention for both its brutality and the youth of those accused. What began as a missing-child case became a homicide investigation within a day, after a passerby discovered Danika’s burned body in a wooded area near Pace, not far from … Read more
The arrest of Benjamin Johnson in Haines City, Florida, unfolded as an unusual and complex incident involving a routine traffic stop that quickly escalated into a multi-agency emergency response. According to authorities, the discovery of weapons, ammunition, cannabis products, tactical equipment, and a chained yellow container marked with a radioactive warning label led officials to … Read more