12-year-old accused of chasing, shooting at man in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Orlando Police say a 12-year-old boy faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly chasing a man and shooting at him multiple times. Authorities say the 25-year-old man wasn’t hurt in the shooting late Thursday. Officers found the 12-year-old after setting up a perimeter where the man reported he had been chased. […]

Confederate monument in Florida’s Panhandle vandalized

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – A Confederate monument in Florida’s Panhandle has been vandalized. Pensacola Police say the words “Confed lives don’t matter” were found painted early Friday on one side of the memorial. The granite monument was installed in 1891 with an inscription honoring “the Uncrowned Heroes of the Southern Confederacy, whose joy was to […]

102 cats seized from Florida woman’s home; 60 euthanized

SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say 102 cats were seized from a north Florida woman’s home, and 60 had to be euthanized. Diana Lorraine Darnaby of Summerfield was arrested Wednesday on a charge of felony animal cruelty. The 62-year-old woman was released from the Marion County jail on $2,000 bond. Authorities visited the home last […]

Woman gets probation for drowning puppy in airport toilet

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – A Florida woman has been given two years of probation for drowning a 3-week-old puppy in a Nebraska airport toilet. Cynthia Anderson, of Edgewater, Florida, was sentenced Thursday in Hall County District Court in Grand Island. She pleaded no contest in May to cruelly neglecting an animal, resulting in its […]

Deaths of 2 toddlers pulled from pool prompt investigation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after the deaths of two toddlers pulled from a backyard swimming pool in Daytona Beach. Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the home Thursday morning after the children were found in the pool. Sgt. Pat Thoman tells The Daytona Beach News-Journal that 1-year-old Ashton Jenkins […]

Boy, 14, arrested in shooting death of friend

COOPER CITY, Fla. (AP) – A South Florida 14-year-old boy faces a manslaughter charge after authorities say his friend, also 14, died while they were playing with a gun. The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at the suspect’s Cooper City home. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to a call about shots fired found the victim’s body […]

Lawsuit accuses CVS of overcharging for generic drugs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – CVS Health Corp. deliberately overcharged some pharmacy customers for generic drugs by submitting claims to their insurance companies at inflated prices, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in San Francisco. The suit says those inflated prices led to higher co-pays for customers that exceeded what they would have […]

Space center gets World Trade Center beam for 9/11 memorial

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A beam from the World Trade Center will be added to a 9/11 memorial at the Kennedy Space Center. Space center firefighters will fly to New York City Aug. 11 to pick up the steel beam. It will be placed atop scaled replicas of the twin towers outside the space […]

Man attempts to rob Lehigh Acres gas station

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- Authorities are looking for a man who tried to rob a gas station at gunpoint Wednesday night. Around 9:30 p.m., a man driving a white extended dually truck pulled up to the Citgo located on Joel Boulevard. Officials say the suspect was wearing a mask, black gloves and had a black firearm. The store’s employee locked the […]

PBR action bucks into Germain Arena

ESTERO, Fla. – For two nights Southwest Florida will be home to some of the best bull riders in the world, as they compete at Germain Arena. PBR action gets underway both Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. as bull riders will try to stay on some of the top bucking bulls in the country. […]