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WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Two Texas parents are facing child abuse charges after they allegedly left their 6-month-old child in a tent on the beach. According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, Oct. 10, deputies responded to the 4000 block of Sandestin Boulevard for a report of an infant left on the beach. Upon arrival, authorities said the child was left alone for nearly an hour as the parents were walking along the beach with three other children. According to WCSO, the parents returned to the scene and admitted they had put the child under the tent…
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – It was a picture-perfect night on the water Sunday. Sunset cruise through the mountain passes near Panama City Beach’s East Pier. But that peace was shattered when someone yelled, “I fell overboard.” “We were coming out of the pass and the captain called to say there was a person on board. It wasn’t one of us. It was someone who had been torn apart while snorkeling. So we went through the steps to get people overboard and jumped into the water and did a rescue operation. When I pulled her aboard, she was relieved.…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Office of Parental Rights will file a civil enforcement action against Roku Inc. and its Florida subsidiary, Attorney General James Usmayer announced. The civil enforcement suit alleges that Roku Inc. and its Florida subsidiary violated the Florida Digital Bill of Rights and the Florida Deception and Unfair Trade Practices Act. “Florida families have a right to know what is happening to their children’s personal information,” said Attorney General James Usmayer. “Parents, not technology companies, direct the upbringing of their children, and we will hold companies accountable that hide or misuse that information.” Roku is the…
STARK, Fla. (AP) – A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a Plant City pond is scheduled to be executed Tuesday night. Samuel Lee Smithers, 72, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the Florida State Penitentiary near Starke starting at 6 p.m. under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. This will be the 14th death sentence to be executed in Florida in 2025, extending the state’s single-year execution record. Since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, Florida’s highest annual number of executions was eight in…
President Trump’s White House has confirmed that civil servants at the Department of Education (DOE) have been laid off as promised, following further cuts at the department. Liberal groups and teachers’ unions say they are outraged that many of the fired staff were in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. “Once again, the Trump administration is acting as if it has impunity to reduce the workforce of an already lean and efficient government agency. Dismantling the government through mass layoffs, especially in the ED, is not the answer to our national problems,” said Rachel Gittleman, president of American…
Florida Democrats are on a losing streak and looking for ways to bounce back. One could be opening up democratic primaries to non-party voters. Some Democrats are reporting that Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried is behind the scenes discussing the idea of opening up the primary for the state’s 2026 election. Because Florida is a closed primary state, there are 3.4 million NPA members who are not allowed to vote. Now, a new poll from the Florida Department of Police and the Democratic Party finds not only overwhelming support for such a move, but also broad support for basic…
After a brief 4-on-4 action, the Panthers faced their fifth penalty kill of the game late in the third period, but managed to survive, allowing only two shots on goal. Unfortunately, just after that, Couturier scored at 15:50 to give Philadelphia a 3-2 lead. From there, Bobby Brink and Christian Dvorak added empty-net goals to seal the Flyers’ 5-2 victory. “Looking back at the game, I don’t think we had any major breakdowns defensively,” Morris said. “That’s what we did with the puck and why. When we moved the puck, we stood still with the puck. We had a slow…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Eyebrows continue to be raised against Hope Florida and its funding arm as reports surface about subpoenas and grand jury proceedings. Details remain private as the state Legislature considers what to do next.Hope Florida, a program aimed at helping people escape government aid, has come under intense scrutiny last year over a mysterious money trail that began with a Medicaid settlement and ended with a political action committee. Florida woman found dead in her home after being attacked by four dogs “This is the type of mudslinging that people hate, and it’s the kind of things…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – The Daytona Beach Police Department says a woman tragically died after being violently attacked by a dog in her home last week. Police responded to the victim’s home around 7pm on Friday, October 11, after becoming concerned after being unable to contact her boyfriend. She didn’t answer the phone, so when he arrived at her house, he found her unresponsive on the floor. ‘Every family’s worst nightmare’: Odessa resident forced out of car at gunpoint in driveway He called the police, who arrived to find the victim, Monica Emerson, 38, seriously injured and four dogs…
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — For more than 40 years, the man found dead by two campers in Volusia County was known only as “John Doe.” His identity continues to be elusive for law enforcement, who are now hoping that AI may be able to solve the mystery. Sarasota man shoots at paramedics in an attempt to subdue a boy, jailed for 40 years The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released an AI-enhanced photo showing what the unidentified man looked like. Officials say the images come from his clay sculptures created decades ago. (Credit: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office) Investigators…