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Florida sheriff describes visiting teen's last known moments before disappearance, death

WANE - Indiana · August 19, 2025

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) – Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said no foul play was involved in the death of Giovanni Pelletier, the North Carolina 18-year-old who went missing a week before his body was found in a Florida retention pond. Pelletier...

Florida man arrested for aiming sprinklers at students with disabilities

New York Daily News · August 19, 2025

A Florida man has been arrested for repeatedly aiming his sprinklers at students with disabilities going to and from a bus stop near his house. Antonio Roman, 61, was first accused of harassing his next door neighbors in Ocala nearly four months...

Florida man Kayle Bates to be executed by receiving lethal injection. Here's what is happening on Tuesday evening?

The Economic Times · August 19, 2025

A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening. 67-year-old Kayle Bates is set to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke...

Florida Fisherman Bitten by Shark While Posing for Photo

The Inertia - California · August 20, 2025

Photo: Wink News // YouTube It only takes a few seconds for a situation to go from triumphant to devastating. A Florida shark fisherman found that out the hard way, when he posed for a picture with a shark and received a nasty bite in the process....

Florida autism therapy providers warn of crisis amid Medicaid changes

Fox 4 - Florida · August 20, 2025

TAMPA, Fla. — Companies that provide therapy to children with autism are speaking out, saying they may have to stop serving some of Florida’s most vulnerable children if problems with a new Medicaid reimbursement system aren’t resolved. Watch full...

Florida man executed for the 1982 killing of a woman abducted from office

9News · August 19, 2025

A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her has received a lethal injection in the state's 10th execution this year. Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6.17pm (8.17am AEST) today evening...

Florida Officials Need Help Finding Secretive, Rare Rainbow Snake Last Spotted in the State Years Ago By Moná Thomas

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report rainbow snake sightings in the state The species is secretive, aquatic, and often mistaken for dangerous reptiles, but it is harmless. Declines in...

Florida Hometown Heroes applications now open

WJXX First Coast News - Florida · August 20, 2025

The program provides up to 35,000 to eligible first time homebuyers for their down payment and closing costs. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Funding is now available for the Florida Hometown Heroes program. 50 million dollars are now available to provide...

Florida executes man for 1982 murder of insurance office worker abducted from office

Fox News ·

Fox News contributor Donna Rotunno on President Trump's plea to Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's judge and a father being charged in the murder of his nine-year-old daughter. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida on Tuesday put...

Florida executes man for 1982 murder of insurance office worker abducted from office

Fox News ·

Fox News contributor Donna Rotunno on President Trump's plea to Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's judge and a father being charged in the murder of his nine-year-old daughter. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida on Tuesday put...

Florida woman says moving company held belongings hostage for months

WJXX First Coast News - Florida · August 20, 2025

The BBB says you need to know two things when hiring a company to help ensure your move goes smoothly. CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — You did it — you made the life-changing decision to move somewhere new. But what happens when the moving company...

Florida woman’s lawsuit blames raw milk for miscarriage, toddler’s illness

Straight Arrow News · August 19, 2025

Bacteria in raw milk made a Florida woman lose her unborn child, she claims in a new lawsuit. The woman’s toddler also became sick, the complaint said. “I would never have allowed my son to drink it, and my second son, Ezekiel, would still be...

Florida executes man for 1982 killing of abducted woman, state's 10th execution in 2025

CBS News ·

A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her was executed Tuesday evening. Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke...

Florida widower witnesses killer's execution after waiting 43 years

USA Today ·

Forty-three years after Randy White's wife was murdered just minutes after he kissed her goodbye for the last time, he has witnessed the execution of her killer. Kayle Barrington Bates, 67, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, Aug. 19, for...

Florida’s Fight Over 7-Hydroxy: A New Front in the Drug Policy Debate

Miami New Times - Florida ·

The following content is sponsored by Proven Theory. Florida is the new battleground for 7-Hydroxy, also known as 7-OH, a natural remedy that gives individuals with chronic pain a botanical alternative to opioids. James Uthmeier, Florida’s...

Undocumented truck driver arrested after crash kills 3 in South Florida

Caribbean National Weekly · August 20, 2025

An undocumented immigrant driving a semi-truck has been arrested after a crash on Florida’s Turnpike that killed three South Florida residents, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). - Advertisement -...

Florida man executed for the 1982 killing of a woman abducted from an insurance office

Elora Fergus Today · August 19, 2025

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her was executed Tuesday evening. Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State...

BREAKING: One Dead in House Fire in Palm Bay on Furth Road NW, State Fire Marshal’s Office Investigating

SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida · August 19, 2025

Palm Bay Fire Rescue assisted By Palm Bay Police Department and Brevard County Fire Rescue Palm Bay Fire Rescue received multiple calls reporting a house fire on Furth Road NW on Tuesday afternoon at about 2 p.m., in which one person died in the...

Cocoa Woman Arrested for Drug Dealing Cocaine, Various Illegal Drugs and Possessing Firearm as Convicted Felon

Space Coast Daily - Florida · August 20, 2025

Message from Sheriff Wayne Ivey Victoria Sinclair of Cocoa is charged with 4 counts of Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Oxycodone, Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possession of Alprazolam without a...

Stepbrothers dispute over clothing leads to Miami shooting, police say

CBS 4 Miami - Florida ·

By Mauricio Maldonado Mauricio Maldonado Digital Editor, CBS Miami Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997. Mauricio started at the Miami Herald in 1990 and...