I will admit to often starting my week by googling the search term, “Florida Man.” The consistent flow of bizarre headlines baffles me every time. Will there ever be a day without a wild “Florida Man” headline? Well, this story includes a Florida man, but we’re going to focus on the Florida woman. That’s all…
A few weeks ago, St. Petersburg (Florida) City Council voted to ban single use plastic straws as well as styrofoam. In Phase One for 2019, straws will only be available by request. The styrofoam begins this month. In Phase Two, on Jan. 1, 2020, the total ban kicks in. The suspect in this viral video…
Peter Hasson Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin didn’t wait for all the facts about the mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday before politicizing the tragedy and using it to attack the National Rifle Association (NRA). Three people including the shooter died in Sunday’s mass shooting, which took place at a qualifying event for the…
Over the weekend, two members of the Florida Air National Guard, deployed to Orlando, chose not to postpone their wedding, but rather to move it from the beach to a warehouse. The couple, Senior Airmen Lauren Durham and Michael Davis, had intended on an idyllic beach wedding in their home state. Hurricane Irma had other…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Authorities in Florida say they are not charging teens who taunted and filmed a man while he drowned to death, according to a CNN report published Friday. Five boys, who are all reportedly between the ages of 14 and 16, can be seen in their video not only waiting idly…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Sheriff Grady Judd (Polk County, Florida) left no room to the imagination when it came to discussing how to deal with active shooters: WINTER HAVEN (FOX 13) – Polk County’s sheriff is sending out a call to arms. He says people should be armed and prepared just in case they…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr A Florida circuit court judge ruled Tuesday that a Hollywood man must serve 180 days in jail for refusing to give up his iPhone password to police. Christopher Wheeler was arrested and charged with child abuse in March, and detectives believe his phone contains images of the child’s injuries,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Florida prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against an Orlando police officer accused of forcing a woman to give him oral sex. The prosecutors announced Tuesday that despite strong evidence suggesting the sexual act took place, they did not have enough evidence to prove the officer forced…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Curtis Reeves, the retired police captain who shot and killed a man for texting in a movie theater back in 2014, will stand trial for second degree murder, according to a recent Florida judge ruling. The anticipation was that the “Stand Your Ground” law, which was at…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Earlier this week a Florida man says his dog shot his girlfriend. See more about this bizarre story in the video below: From Action News Jacksonville: “A man on Jacksonville’s Westside told the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office his dog, Diesel, shot his girlfriend. It might sound like an extreme version of “my dog ate…