A man died after he was struck by the stolen van he was pursuing Thursday in Hudson, Pasco County sheriff’s deputies said. About 5 p.m. Thursday, the man and owner of a 1999 Ford van and his brother-in-law were in a car following the stolen vehicle from Hernando County into…
An Ocala man continues to wait in custody for a judge to decide whether he deserves a new trial. It has been more than six months since his conviction. The 29-year-old maintains his innocence of the two charges for which a jury found him guilty in an early September 2015…
Donald Trump is defending his campaign manager to the very end, despite the fact that he is facing criminal charges. On Tuesday morning, Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was charged with misdemeanor battery for forcibly grabbing reporter Michelle Fields at an event in Jupiter on March 8. A video released…
Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen invested more than $20 million with a financial adviser he says had come highly recommended by the team who has just been sentenced to three years behind bars for fraud. The 66-year-old former money advisor was convicted of a variety of fraud schemes that included…
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a Florida man who showed up drunk for jury selection should not have been sent to jail for his actions. The Florida Supreme Court found that the Tallahassee man should not have been found guilty of direct criminal contempt by a judge…
Nearly 300 people attended a meeting Monday held by a Lake Placid principal to discuss the dangers of sexting among minors. According to reports, the principal found one cell phone with a pornographic video on it, and that one video then turned into a “video that was passed among other…
A high school student who is accused of going through his teacher’s cell phone, finding a nude picture of her and posting it online has been charged with a computer crime and voyeurism. According to authorities, the student, who is being charged as a juvenile, was taken into custody at…
A 29-year-old woman was arrested last month after the Baker County Sheriff’s Office investigated a report that she was found in a shower with a 15-year-old boy. The Baker County woman was charged with lewd and lascivious act on a child and booked into the Baker County jail. According to…
Fifteen people have been arrested as part of a drug-trafficking investigation in Manatee County. The multi-agency investigation started due to the high number of recent heroin overdoses and deaths in the area. During the 18-month undercover investigation, authorities allegedly confiscated $262,500 worth of heroin, $111,000 worth of cocaine, 200 grams…
A 17-year-old student is accused of luring an 11-year-old boy out of in-school suspension at Pinellas Secondary School, an alternative school for grades six through 12, and attempting to rape the boy. The 17-year-old apparently told the 11-year-old they were going to go to McDonald’s, but instead they wound up…