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BOSTON (AP) — Sheriff in one of Massachusetts’ largest counties was charged Friday with allegedly pressured a Boston-based cannabis company to sell stocks in the company. Sheriff Stephen Tompkins, 67, who oversees about 1,000 employees of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, faces two terrors. He was taken into custody in Florida and made his first appearance there. He will later appear in Boston Federal Court. Mom finds sexual texts among Florida EMT, daughter: Sheriff “Elected officials, especially law enforcement officials, are expected to be ethical, honest and law-abiding. “His alleged actions are a humiliation to voters and taxpayers who chose…
TALLAHASSY, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Health has identified Keely Farms Dairy, the source of raw milk that has made 21 people sick with E. coli or Campylobacter since January. A farm in News Myrna Beach, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Orlando, did not respond to calls and email messages from the Associated Press. Six children under the age of 10 have been infected since January 24th, with seven people hospitalized, according to state officials. At least two cases developed severe complications. The department says that either one of the six children is one of the…
Damian J. Troise, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks rose in Friday’s afternoon trading on Wall Street, bringing the market back on track for its third week’s profits in the last four. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and was hovering around that record. The benchmark index is on track to wipe out losses from last week’s slide. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 223 points (0.5%) as of 1:24pm Eastern. Nasdaq added 0.8% to its all-time high set a day ago. Technology companies had high stock prices and did a lot of heavy stuff for the market. Nvidia…
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) – A Fort Myers man has been charged with child abuse after police said he “hardly” rocked his baby outside a bar. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said 24-year-old Israeli Ribas was in Naughty Orat Oasis with some friends but was outside with his two-month-old baby. A Lakeland nurse was declared after stole fentanyl from a patient and injected into the bathroom The next morning, when the child began to throw, the mother asked for a doctor’s appointment and took the baby to the hospital. Staff confirmed that the child was suffering from swinging baby syndrome,…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida men are doing their best to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Aaron Mann won 87 Pythons in July as part of the Python program for the South Florida Water Management District. This year marks the fifth person to die of carnivorous bacteria in Florida. South Florida’s Water Management District (SFWMD) said Mann captured the most python of the hunters in July, winning a $1,000 award. Christina Kraus was with Mann for all the captures of the field. Aaron Mann and Christina Kraus (credit: SFWMD) Hunters can try tracking large reptiles through a…
Associated Press Business Writer Michelle Chapman Intel CEO Rip Bou Tan said after President Donald Trump should resign, he says he “always operate within the highest legal and ethical standards.” On Thursday, Trump said on a true social platform that he said, “Intel CEO is very contradictory and must resign immediately. There is no other solution to this issue. Thank you for paying attention to this issue!” After Sen. Tom Cotton sent Intel Chairman Frank Yearly a letter to Chairman Frank Inai, who has expressed concern about the relationship between China’s Communist Party and the semiconductor company reportedly linked to…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed rules to lower the sugar content required for pasteurized orange juice. The change is expected to help Florida citrus growers struggling with reduced yields due to illness or extreme weather. The proposed rule reduces the minimum brix level (a measure of soluble sugar content) from unconcentrated orange juice from 10.5% to 10%. Advocates of change, including US Senator Ashley Moody, have argued that the adjustment does not affect the taste or nutritional value of the juice, but gives growers the flexibility to face industry challenges. The FDA’s move coincides with Senator…
Amazon has expanded its Brevard County footprint with the recent acquisition of around 90 acres in Melbourne, and is planning to plan a new operational facility in central Florida. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant purchased eight lands near Interstate 95 and US 192 on July 28 for $59 million. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the company’s intention to open a new operating facility on its site, but plans are in early stages and details have not been released yet. Amazon already maintains a strong presence in the region, employing nearly 6,900 people in Central Florida, including around 1,800 workers in…
A broken section of Royal Caribbean Icon of the Sea, where water slipped off, injured passengers on Thursday, according to the cruise line. According to a spokesperson for the Royal Caribbean Group, “Our team provided medical care to adult guests when the acrylic glass smashed the water slide as it passed through the slide.” “Guests are being treated for injuries. Waterslides are closed for the rest of the voyage until we wait for an investigation.” The ship became the world’s largest cruise ship when it sailed on a seven-night Caribbean itinerary from Miami in 2024. A sister ship named Star…
(Nexstar) – Guests of Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas are in stable condition after it appeared to have a hole in one of the ship’s waters on Thursday. Footage of the broken water slides then took place on social media, showing water flowing through a hole near the top of the slide to the ship’s deck. A Cruise Line spokesperson said the injured guest, identified as an adult by the Royal Caribbean, did not fall out of the hole. $25k Reward: Last seen in a Manatee a week ago after texting “Our team provided medical care to adult guests…