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Orlando teen arrested for online post threatening public official; Secret Service involved
An Orlando teenager was arrested Friday by the Orlando Police Department for a social media post threatening deadly violence against a public official, according to a press release from the agency. The unidentified suspect is a 16-year-old female student at Lake Nona High School, according to the release. She was arrested on charges of written/electronic threat to kill or cause...
FDLE: Georgia man arrested for fraud related to Florida marijuana petitions
The agency accused the man of submitting 71 invalid forms.
Federal review of Uvalde shooting finds Border Patrol missteps but does not recommend discipline
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in...
Officers who beat Tyre Nichols didn’t follow police training, lieutenant testifies
By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former officers charged in the beating death...
Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been...
Lake Brantley High student arrested for bringing stolen gun on campus, sparking lockdown
Lake Brantley High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after a student brought a...
Worrell, Bain trade barbs in Orange-Osceola state attorney debate as lawsuit looms
The lawsuit accuses State Attorney Bain of taking part in a scheme to influence the...
Before rotting body found, state ripped Florida nursing home for nasty conditions
Conditions were considered so poor a year earlier that the state Agency for Health Care...