29-year-old Gainesville woman accused in murder-for-hire scheme

A Gainesville woman was arrested after police investigators recorded a phone call on Friday night during which she discussed hiring a man to kill someone, authorities said. Victoria Leigh Sargento-Graham, 29, was charged with attempted murder and attempted solicitation, Gainesville police said in an arrest report. The relationship between the woman and the alleged victim […]

Woman shot while driving along I-95 in Miami area

CBS Miami reports a woman was shot by an unknown gunman while driving southbound along I-95 in Miami Friday night. According to CBS Miami, a man in the passenger seat was able to pull the car over and get help, and the woman was rushed to the hospital. It’s also not known if this is […]

Deion ‘Prime Time’ Sanders continues championing SWFL youth football

Some of us know him as “Prime Time” or “Neon Deion,” and, soon, some athletes in our area will know him as coach. We learned about how former pro athlete Deion Sanders is creating new opportunities for football players to reach the next level. “I’m right back where it all started in the 239,” Sanders […]

Meet the scientist trying to travel back in time

The past, it has been said, is a foreign country. And sometimes it’s another country we yearn to visit. We can’t, of course. Whereas actual travel is limited only by how much cash we can spare, visa requirements and flight cancellations, journeying to times gone by is limited by the cold, hard laws of physics. […]

Stocks close out best year since 2013; S&P 500 soars 28.9%

Stocks are closing out their best year since 2013 led by huge gains in technology stocks. The benchmark S&P 500 index soared 28.9% for the year. Major indexes ended slightly higher Tuesday after spending most of the day wavering between small gains and losses. Technology and health care stocks led the gainers. The S&P 500 […]

Mexican wrestlers thrill public at historic Metro station

Tinieblas, one of the grandmasters of Mexican wrestling, looked on from a stage over the weekend as lucha libre wrestlers put on a free show for spectators at the open air plaza of Metro Insurgentes. The young men donned studded collars, devil horns, masks and —of course— tight pants as they hurled insults, kicked one […]

Investigations launched over cadet’s possible use of white power gesture

The United States Naval Academy and United States Military Academy are investigating whether a hand gesture flashed by a midshipman and several cadets during a TV broadcast Saturday was meant to be a sign for “white power.” The incident occurred during ESPN’s telecast of “College GameDay,” the sports network’s pregame show for college football, before […]

Democrats to lay out articles of impeachment Tuesday following contentious hearing

BREAKING: According to the Associated Press, House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. That’s according to two sources familiar with the discussions but unauthorized to discuss the proceedings and granted anonymity. Democrats are expected to put forward one charge against the president of abuse of power and another […]

Caroll Spinney, beloved “Sesame Street” puppeteer, has died

Caroll Spinney, the “Sesame Street” puppeteer behind legendary characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died, Sesame Workshop said Sunday. He was 85. Spinney had been living with dystonia, which causes involuntary muscle contractions, for some time, Sesame Workshop said. He died at his home in Connecticut. “Since 1969, Caroll’s kind and loving view […]