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May 17, 2021

Gretchen Whitmer's Florida trip: company that flew governor not authorized for charter flights, FAA says

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing a new round of questions about a much-criticized trip to Florida after revelations that the air travel company she chartered for the flight wasn't actually authorized to perform charter flights.

May 17, 2021

Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to sex-trafficking charges

A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz pleaded guilty Monday to six federal charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors as part of a plea deal.

May 16, 2021

Woman finds out airbnb is located above abandoned mall

This is definitely an unusual feature.

May 16, 2021

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.

May 15, 2021

Tiger King: Family of Carole Baskin's ex-husband hires attorney Alex Spiro to investigate his disappearance

The family of Carole Baskin's ex-husband, Don Lewis, has hired celebrity attorney Alex Spiro to investigate his mysterious 1997 disappearance, which came under new scrutiny following the viral release of “Tiger King” last year.

May 15, 2021

Florida woman blames drunk and disorderly arrest on jealous motel manager

A Florida woman arrested for disorderly intoxication claimed she was targeted by a "jealous" hotel manager, according to reports. 

May 14, 2021

Bucs' Antonio Brown faces civil lawsuit over 2020 incident with truck driver

Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Antonio Brown is facing a civil lawsuit stemming from a January 2020 incident in Florida involving a truck driver.

May 14, 2021

Ex-MLB star Johnny Damon to serve community service in DUI case, lawyer says

Former MLB star Johnny Damon has reached a deal with prosecutors in Florida following his DUI arrest back in February, according to a report.

May 14, 2021

Florida man rescues puppy from alligator’s jaws: ‘He was in a death roll’

Mike McCoy, from Holiday, Florida, was taking his 8-month-old chocolate lab Jake on a walk Tuesday when an alligator jumped out of a pond and pulled the dog underwater.

May 13, 2021

CNN heavily promoted Rebekah Jones' fake conspiracy accusing DeSantis admin of altering COVID data

Rebekah Jones, a former state health official in Florida, became a media darling during the coronavirus pandemic over her explosive claim that she was pressured by the DeSantis administration to alter the state's data in order to push for reopenings. However, a damning new report suggests that she completely made up her allegations