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A woman made off with a $15,000 diamond ring after causing a scene at a jewelry store about a previous purchase. According to authorities, the unidentified thief went to Gold Silver Creations in Key West on Feb. 10 and was apparently “complaining a lot.” Store manager Bigya Niroula said the …

A 12-year-old girl is accused of bringing stun guns to school and selling them to classmates, officials said. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Coleman Middle School student, who was not identified, was arrested Friday. The pre-teen was charged with possession of a weapon on school property. An investigation began earlier …

For Apple users, life would be much easier with more Apple stores and shorter lines. Guess what? Apple and Target are teaming up to bring us a new “enhanced shopping experience” — mini Apple stores. There will be 17 new Apple mini-stores popping up in the coming months. The stores …

Florida officials are cracking down on spring-breakers planning to head to the Sunshine State to party during the pandemic. According to The New York Post, the state is implementing new restrictions to help slow the spread of COVID-19 as vacationers touch down in South Florida’s popular tourist locations like South …

Jennifer Susan Wright is known around her South Florida neighborhood for her extremist support of Donald Trump, from constantly posting on Facebook to setting up Halloween displays that falsely accused the Biden family of running a crime empire. Police say that the doctor took her anger out on a Hispanic …

Authorities believe Vincent Jackson could have died days before he was found dead in a Tampa-area hotel room. According to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s report, the hotel staff went to Jackson’s room on Saturday and Sunday and saw him slouched over the couch but thought he was asleep. ‘They …

Florida police say a convicted pimp and his suspected accomplice are in jail after being accused of grooming an 18-year-old girl for prostitution. The arrest report states that 32-year-old Saint Matthew Hopson and 19-year-old Atilia Cleto Thomas face charges of human trafficking and pressuring someone to become a prostitute while …

A Florida man is accused of shooting and killing three of his family members. On Wednesday, authorities arrested Cornelius Whitfield in the deaths of his uncle Antonio Maurice Graham, 45, his grandmother, Patricia Ann Whitfeld Sharpe, 66, and his great-grandmother, Sallie Hobbs Whitfeld, 83. According to PEOPLE, he also injured …

In Florida, health officials say that two women disguised themselves as “grannies” in an attempt to get a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. During a press briefing yesterday, Dr. Raul Pino, the Florida Department of Health director in Orange County, said, “yesterday, we realized a couple of young ladies …

Trifling is one word to describe a Florida man who stole his girlfriend’s rings so that he could propose to his other girlfriend. According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s office, Joseph Davis, 48, is wanted by authorities for grand theft after he betrayed both women he met on the dating …

A Jacksonville couple has been arrested in connection with the 2018 death of their 7-year-old daughter. According to court records obtained by The Florida Times-Union, Aremo and Anna Akinloba, 44 and 46 years old, are facing charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and are both being held on $150,000 …

Just days before the Super Bowl LV game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson performed at a pre-game party featuring dozens of guests in a hangar at Albert Whitted Airport. The following day, the “Candy Shop” rapper received criticism from Florida Mayor …

Sources identified the Florida man who shot two FBI agents fatally and wounded three more in a deadly raid on Tuesday. The New York Post identifies the suspect as David Lee Huber, 55, who was the subject of a child-porn search warrant being carried out by the agents. When he saw the agents …

A Florida teenager is now the prime suspect in a mother’s murder. Fonda Gandy, 41, just celebrated her birthday, and this past Sunday evening, Gandy was fatally shot by a teen boy she was trying to help. According to investigators, the 16-year-old boy allegedly shot Gandy and tried to kill …

A Florida man with a unique love for his home state was arrested after calling 911 multiple times to get a ride home. Matthew Leatham, a 22-year-old man from Port Richey with a Florida-shaped tattoo in the middle of his forehead, allegedly called emergency dispatchers on two separate occasions requesting …