For motorcycle enthusiasts in the state of Florida and around the world, it’s time to start your bikes and rev those engines because Daytona Beach’s 79th annual Bike Week is coming to town. The 10-day event will take place from March 6 to March 15 and will be packed with…
The Jungle Cruise ride at Walt Disney World had a mishap last Thursday, which resulted in several passengers sinking with the boat. According to reports, around midday on Thursday, one of the boats used in the classic Jungle Cruise ride at the Orlando theme park started sinking while filled with…
A South Florida appeals court has made a decision regarding arguments that the state improperly revoked the license of a Broward County nursing home where residents died after Hurricane Irma in 2017. A panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal last week rejected the appeal by The Rehabilitation Center…
The Pinellas County School Board is in talks of joining a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, one of the most popular e-cigarette brands. The decision comes as a way to prevent youth vaping. Vaping has become a big issue with teens across the country and in Pinellas County alone, school leaders…
Florida has been ranked as one of the nation’s worst states for safety laws and enforcement, according to a new report from a watchdog group. Florida is one of 12 states that fall “dangerously behind” laws recommended by Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety. Among the problems the group found…
Officials are searching for a driver who they believe fled the scene of a crash involving a stolen truck, a vehicle and a Lynx bus. The Florida Highway Patrol Orlando said it is investigating a crash involving a Lynx bus. Troopers said the accident happened Sunday afternoon near Texas Avenue…
A Florida prison guard was charged Saturday with pouring bleach in an inmate’s cup after the two argued. The 28-year-old prison guard was taken into custody at Lowell Correctional Institution where she worked and charged with poisoning food or water. She has been released from jail. It’s unclear if she…
Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said that Juul, a vaping company that has the largest market share of e-cigarettes, “should be pulled off the market entirely.” The Trump administration has stalled talks to ban flavored tobacco products as millions of teens within the past few years have become addicted…
Joaquin Garcia, 50, the leader of the Guadalajara-based La Luz del Mundo — The Light of the World — was arrested Monday at Los Angeles International Airport and was being held in lieu of $25 million bail after being accused of human trafficking and much more. California Attorney General Xavier…
Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank Ortis was first elected to the City Commission in 1996, became mayor in 2004 and has been reelected three times, twice unopposed. Now, as Ortis campaigns for what he says could be his final term at age 76, he faces not only his biggest political challenge…