Man who flew plane over Mississippi faces criminal charges

Authorities say a man who stole a plane and flew it over Mississippi after threatening to crash it into a Walmart store faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats. Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka said at a press conference that Cory Wayne Patterson didn’t have a pilot’s license but had some flight instruction and […]

DeSantis seeks dismissal of suit by suspended prosecutor

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a federal judge to throw out a free speech lawsuit filed by a Democratic prosecutor he suspended from office over statements about not pursuing criminal charges in abortion, transgender rights and certain low-level cases. The Republican governor told U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of Tallahassee in a filing late Friday […]

Fuel leak ruins NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit with test dummies. The first attempt earlier in the week was also marred by escaping hydrogen, but those leaks were elsewhere on the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket, the most […]

Apartment developer evaluating Gladiolus corner in south Fort Myers

In this Gulfshore Business report, a big-box store wants to expand but with more housing developments going up it’s making it harder for some businesses to grow. A Costco is not moving from the corner of U.S. 41 and Cypress Lake Drive to the farmland on the southeast corner of Gladiolus Road and Winkler Road. […]

Miami abortion clinic fights fine over waiting period

In the second similar case to emerge in recent weeks, a Miami abortion clinic is fighting an attempt by state regulators to impose a fine over allegations that it did not properly comply with a law requiring 24-hour waiting periods before abortions can be performed. Doctor’s Office for Women, Inc., which does business as Today’s […]

Judge: Jury can see swastikas Parkland school shooter Cruz drew in class

In a failed attempt to bar the admission into evidence of several swastikas Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz drew on assignments, his attorneys made an unusual argument Thursday at his penalty trial: he was an equal opportunity killer who shot his victims without regard to race or religion. The attorneys told Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer […]

US agents search Florida, NY properties linked to Russian oligarch

U.S. federal agents on Thursday simultaneously searched properties in Manhattan, a posh Hamptons beach community, and an exclusive Miami island, all of which have been linked to billionaire Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, whose $120 million yacht was seized in April. The FBI confirmed it was at a Park Avenue high-rise, an estate in Southampton, New […]

Michigan man arrested in Florida on murder, sexual assault charges

A Michigan man is facing serious charges after he allegedly killed two people and sexually assaulted another at an RV campground in Florida. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, troopers received a tip from a woman who claimed Justin Lamar Jones, 41, of Howell Township, Michigan, murdered his stepson inside a travel trailer at […]

Once in the doldrums, Florida’s Space Coast hums with launches

A decade ago, Florida’s Space Coast was in the doldrums. The space shuttle program had ended, and with it the steady stream of space enthusiasts who filled the area’s restaurants and hotel and motel rooms during regular astronaut launches. The Kennedy Space Center’s 7,400 laid-off shuttle workers struggled to find jobs in their fields, and […]

2022 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40

In this Gulfshore Business report, doctors, lawyers, and founders of non-profits are just some of the people on this year’s 40-under-40 list. Welcome to Sept. which means for the 20th time, Gulfshore Business is celebrating youth, relatively speaking, innovation, and the drive to make Southwest Florida a better place to live. The 40-under-40 magazine issue […]