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Middle School Dad Banned For Facebook Post On Burning School
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — The father of a Florida middle schooler is banned from school property after posting on Facebook that he was ready to burn down the school.
Man Arrested After Wife’s Autopsy Revealed Malnourishment
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 75-year-old Florida man after an autopsy revealed his bedridden wife died from severe dehydration and malnourishment.
Stunt Driver Dies While Filming ‘Deadpool 2’ In Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — “Deadpool 2” star Ryan Reynolds is mourning the death of a motorcycle stunt driver killed during production Monday.
Lawyer: Woman Who Caused Fatal Crash Was Having Seizures
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The lawyer for a 29-year-old Florida woman who police say caused a crash that killed a couple and their 8-year-old daughter had several seizures that day and was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Clash Coming Over White Supremacist Appearance At UF
Hundreds of University of Florida students and professors say they will take part in a march later this month, aimed at pressuring administrators not to allow a white supremacist to speak on campus in September.
Conchs Mostly Gone From Florida. Can The Bahamas Save Them?
MIAMI (AP) — The queen of the sea, a monster mollusk that inspired its own republic in Florida but now is as likely to be found in a frying pan or a gift shop as the ocean floor, is in trouble.
Plane Returns To Airport After 3 Flight Attendants Get Sick
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a flight heading toward Barbados has returned to a Florida airport because three flight attendants were sick.
Piano Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Girl
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former piano teacher at a Florida charter school is charged with sexual assaulting a student between the ages of 5 and 9.
Witnesses Say Gunman Killed Man Who Protested Anti-Gay Slurs
LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — Investigators say a Florida gunman fatally shot a man who had defended his friends against the gunman’s homophobic slurs.
Florida Man Grabs Purse, Stabs Woman And Good Samaritans
SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) — A man is accused of stabbing a woman who was sitting in her car outside a Florida grocery store, and then stabbing two good Samaritans who came to her defense.