Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs

Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country’s oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it. Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, the United States, and the 27-nation European Union agreed Friday to cap what they would pay for Russian oil at $60-per-barrel. The limit is set to take effect […]

Christopher Keeley, wanted for killing Marshfield couple, arrested in Florida

The suspect of a brutal double murder in Marshfield has been arrested in Florida. Christopher Keeley was taken into custody in Miami Beach on Saturday night. It’s unclear when he will return to Massachusetts. Police had been looking for 27-year-old Keeley, considered “armed and dangerous,” since Wednesday. On Nov. 29, officers were called to the […]

Florida formally dismisses QB Kitna amid child porn charges

Florida has formally dismissed quarterback Jalen Kitna from the team following his arrest on five child pornography charges that police said included an image of a man having sex with a young girl. The Gators scrubbed Kitna’s name from their roster and his biography from their website late Thursday, just hours after Kitna’s first court […]

Gov. DeSantis not backing down on Disney

A spokeswoman for Gov. Ron DeSantis called “fake news” on reports that Republican lawmakers are working on legislation to scale back a law rushed through earlier this year stripping Walt Disney of its unique self-governing power in Central Florida. “Fake news. @GovRonDeSantis doesn’t make ‘u-turns,’” DeSantis’ spokeswoman Taryn Fenske tweeted on Friday. Fenske’s post came […]

Florida boy hangs photo on bedroom wall; doesn’t know it’s his mother’s killer

September 4, 1981, was the day these men say their childhood ended. Jeff Slaten and his younger brother, Tim, had been awakened by Lakeland police officers and told their mother had been murdered. Police hustled the boys outside, but Tim, still in his pajamas, caught a glimpse of his mother. She had been raped and […]

UF quarterback Kitna leaves jail as child porn details emerge

University of Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna was released from jail on $80,000 bond on Thursday, a day after he was arrested on five child pornography charges that police said included images of a man having sex with a young girl. Judge Meshon Rawls set the bond and as conditions for Kitna’s release ordered him […]

Gaetz friend gets 11 years for sex crime, other counts

A former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal probe into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor and other offenses. Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector for Seminole County, was accused of stalking a political opponent, public corruption, making fake licenses […]

Florida Python Challenge

Florida wildlife officials seek more funding to battle invasive Burmese pythons

Florida wildlife officials want more money to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons and increased penalties for people who illegally import and release venomous reptiles. The proposals were part of $150.2 million in legislative funding requests backed Wednesday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservative Commission. Also, agency staff members were directed to consider boosting people called […]

3 teens arrested for racist, antisemitic graffiti in Florida

Three teenagers accused of spraying-painting racist and antisemitic graffiti messages multiple times over several weeks in South Florida have been arrested on felony charges. The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests Wednesday of three 16-year-old boys connected to vandalism in Weston, which is west of Fort Lauderdale near the edge of the Florida Everglades. The […]

Florida QB Kitna arrested on child pornography charges

Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna, the son of retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was arrested Wednesday on two charges of distribution of child exploitation material and three charges of possession of child pornography. Gainesville police said the 19-year-old Kitna shared the images via a social media platform. Kitna was booked in the Alachua County Jail, […]