Florida man dives into bay, drowns while fleeing deputies

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – A 40-year-old Florida man drowned after diving into Pensacola Bay to escape sheriff’s deputies who were investigating the theft of a cellphone from a bar. According to a post on the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office official Facebook page, deputies saw their suspect about 5 a.m. on July 2. The man, later […]

Remains of missing Florida man identified 41 years later

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – Some 41 years after 19-year-old Mark Duane Woodard disappeared, Florida authorities have finally identified his remains. Diann Wells tells the Ledger that Polk County Sheriff’s deputies told her last week that remains found in the north Florida woods in 1977 were recently matched to her brother. Woodard went missing on April […]

US gives tentative OK to flights to Cuba from 10 US cities

WASHINGTON (AP) – Scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities won tentative government approval Thursday, advancing President Barack Obama’s effort to normalize relations with Cuba. Eight U.S. airlines will begin a total of 20 round-trip daily flights as early as this fall between the U.S. and the Cuban capital, Transportation Secretary Anthony […]

Boston cabbie who turned in $187,000 offered a free cruise

BOSTON (AP) – The Boston cab driver who got a $100 reward from a man who left a backpack containing more than $187,000 in his taxi has been offered a free cruise. Royal Caribbean on Wednesday offered 72-year-old Raymond “Buzzy” MacCausland and his longtime girlfriend, Sharon King, a seven-day trip to the Caribbean, including airfare […]

Mom recognizes son as drug store robber; he turns himself in

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a 27-year-old man turned himself in to Fort Lauderdale police after his mother recognized him in surveillance video circulated by detectives who were looking for a suspect in a string of drug store robberies. A police report says Keith Fitzgerald Knowles Jr. told investigators his mother showed him […]

Alabama town mulls how to stop gator-feeding at city park

DAPHNE, Ala. (AP) – A city park in south Alabama that features alligator viewing is open with new renovations, but there are concerns about safety after a gator dragged a toddler into a lake a Walt Disney resort in Florida. Daphne Mayor Dane Haygood says Gator Alley Boardwalk is unique in that visitors can walk […]

VIDEO: Kangaroo clings to rescuer

ALICE SPRINGS, Australia — A baby kangaroo adorably clung to its rescuer along a path in rural western Australia. Video shows the joey, named Johanssen, holding tight to keeper Chris Barnes, star of the BBC show “Kangaroo Dundee.”

Healthy Kids: Flu vaccine recommendations

FORT MYERS, Fla.- The flu vaccine has been a hot topic for the past few weeks. We’ve heard the negative news about the FluMist vaccine and the positive effects getting the flu vaccine during pregnancy has on the newborn. Dr. Annette St. Pierre-MacKoul stopped by the studio with some of the newest information. Flu Vaccine Recommendations: All children 6 months of age […]

Man follows woman home, pulls off armed carjacking, neighbors say

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man followed a woman from a grocery store to her home on Lagoon Drive in North Fort Myers, went into her garage, threw her to the ground and stole her Cadillac at gunpoint Wednesday, neighbors said. A blue car followed the stolen white Cadillac out of the neighborhood after […]

No double standard in Clinton probe, FBI director says

WASHINGTON (AP) – Summoned before Congress and aggressively questioned by Republicans, FBI Director James Comey on Thursday strongly defended the government’s decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over her private email setup. He said there was no evidence that she knew that anything she was doing was against the law or had lied to federal […]