The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has opened an investigation into why a roller coaster derailed at an amusement park Thursday night in Daytona Beach. The accident on the Sand Blaster ride at the Daytona Beach Boardwalk sent two riders plunging 34 feet to the ground and left two…
A Dunedin woman alleges she was injured when an unmarked curb at Costco caused her to trip and fall. The woman filed a complaint on April 10 in the 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Pinellas County against Costco Wholesale Corp. alleging negligence. According to the complaint, the woman alleges that…
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Ocala Division, recently found that the city of Ocala and Police Chief Kenneth Gregory Graham violated the First Amendment by sponsoring or endorsing a prayer vigil. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan wrote the May 24 order granting summary judgment…
Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a crash that killed a motorcycle rider on Florida’s Turnpike Sunday afternoon. Troopers were notified of the crash around 4pm that happened on the turnpike southbound exit ramp to Sunrise Boulevard. Arriving troopers found a 2007 Harley Davidson in a retention…
A box truck’s tire came loose Tuesday evening and struck an SUV along Interstate 95 in Oakland Park, killing the SUV driver and injuring a passenger. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the box truck was heading south along the highway when it lost its left front tire near Commercial…
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has reached a $210 million settlement to be shared amongst 450 survivors of clergy sexual abuse as part of its bankruptcy reorganization, according to reports. The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2015, two years after the Minnesota Legislature opened a three-year window that…
A 22-year-old woman died Saturday night after an ATV crash at Dunns Creek State Park, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The St. Augustine woman was riding with two others on a dirt trail at 8:15 p.m. when the Can-Am ATV overturned. The woman was ejected from the vehicle and pinned…
One person was killed and three others injured after an ATV hit a tree at a park in southern Osceola County, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. The accident happened around 9 p.m. in the Three Lakes Wildlife Management area in Kenansville. Paramedics pronounced a 45-year-old Haines City man dead…
Cooking oil left out on the stove resulted in a fire in a Winter Haven apartment building, leaving several families without a home. Four apartments were evacuated, and power company TECO cut electricity to the building. The blaze was contained to the single apartment that caught fire, but others…
Memorial Day is approaching and that means a long weekend and the start of summer! Whether it is at the pool, on a boat, or at a barbecue, plans are usually made to enjoy this time and relax with good friends and family. We should not forget that this is…