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FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) – A boy has been arrested on animal cruelty charges for throwing two kittens on the roof of a clubhouse, according to the Fort Myers Police Department. At about 8pm on Sunday, officers received anonymous tips about a boy who saw him throw a kitten on the roof of the Royal Palm Gardens Clubhouse. “Stone Cold Sociopath”: A man convicted of child sexual abuse attempts to hire a family hitman to escape imprisonment When officers and the Fort Myers Fire Department arrived, they found one kitten dead. Video evidence was shown Monday that the officer obtained…

By AP Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach BANGKOK (AP) — The Trump administration is taking the following steps to impose tariffs on major imports and launch an investigation into computer chip imports, chip manufacturing equipment and medicines: The Commerce Department posted a notification about the probe to the federal register late Monday, seeking public comment within three weeks. It had not been officially announced before. President Donald Trump suspended most of his biggest tariff hikes for 90 days last week, except for imports from China, but he says he is still planning tariffs on drug drugs, wood, copper and computer chips.…

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man named Edward Cocaine has been accused of attacking workers in a subway restaurant. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivy said cocaine and her friends visited the restaurant earlier this month to discuss with employees. “Not a spring break town anymore”: Popular Florida Beach town tells “idiot” to “go somewhere else” “If I were a bettor, I think they didn’t like the fact that their legs weren’t five more dollars,” Ivy wrote in a Facebook post. Cocaine was accused of going behind the counter and pushing the employee to pull out the knife. His…

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) – Lee County officials are looking for a trio who said they posed as a religious group to gain the trust of local homeowners. The three suspects are believed to have gone to the victim’s home on Carolina Street in Bonita Springs on the evening of April 10th. Woman arrested for stabbing a Largo Smoke Shop worker multiple times, police say Deputies said two suspects asked to pray with the homeowner and a third suspect entered and began running around the home while the homeowner was distracted. Authorities say she eventually stole $3,500 in gem and…

DUNEDEN – Marks the area where ocean oat plants grow along the dune restoration area at Honeymoon Island State Park on Monday. Last year, Hurricane Helen caused major damage to several dunes, retreating over 10 feet. The other dunes have been completely destroyed.The sign marks an area where sea oat plants grow in sand dune restoration areas along the beach in Honeymoon Island State Park on Monday. (Douglas R. Clifford | Times)Jason Dorrier, assistant park manager at Honeymoon Island State Park, said the Dunes Restoration Project was quickly expanded after the Stormcaused Seecury Erosion.Shortly after Helen, Florida Park Services signed…

“Disinflation should now dominate the headlines,” says Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group.Import prices to the US fell in March, helping to reduce energy costs ahead of new US tariffs.Import prices fell 0.1% last month, down from a 0.2% decline in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was the first monthly decline since September.On a 12-month basis, import prices rose 0.9%.Imported fuel prices fell 2.3%, falling to the largest month of the month since a 7.2% decline in September. The decline in oil and natural gas prices has driven this trend significantly.Non-fuel imports rose 0.1%…

Josh Funk, Associated Press Business Writer OMAHA, Nevada (AP) — Rancher Brett Kenzie hopes President Donald Trump’s tariffs make imported beef expensive enough. It could raise prices enough to give Kenzie and others the incentives they need to expand their flock for the first time in decades. But it takes at least two years to do that. It is not clear whether Trump’s tariffs in most of the world outside of China are high enough to be invested. “If we can fix some important things, we can reinvigorate rural America,” said the South Dakota rancher. “Let these imports be controlled,…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) – A semi-truck crashes into a Jacksonville building, locking the driver inside. Jacksonville Firefighters responded to a crash on the city’s East Side Tuesday morning. “Not a spring break town anymore”: Popular Florida Beach town tells “idiot” to “go somewhere else” JFRD officials told NBC affiliate WTLV that drivers must be extracted from the semi-finals after colliding with a building that was almost 100 years ago. The crew were worried that the roof would collapse for the seriously injured driver. Surveillance camera video appeared to show cicadas that had hit a pickup truck before they hit the…

Carl Vinson Strike Group is the fifth US airline to take part in an attack on Yemen’s Houthi region since January 2024.Aircraft carrier USS Carlvinson and his escort warships reached the Arabian Sea amid a US strike campaign against Yemen and a threat of conflict with Iran.Earlier this month, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced that the Vinson Career Strike Group had made an announcement to launch from the Indo-Pacific region to support the US Central Command in the Middle East.Carl Vinson quickly made its presence known by working with aircraft airline USS Harry S. Truman to launch airstrikes in Yemen’s…

Talahassee – Governor Ron DeSantis and the First Lady branded Hope Florida as an innovative program to help people help government aid.But almost four years later, the goals and effectiveness of the initiative remain a mystery. State officials have not released relevant data on its performance or its costs. Lawmakers and others familiar with the program say they are replicating existing services.This week, state officials said Florida’s key features are “graduating” Medicaid people.As DeSantis hopes lawmakers will create a Florida Hope Office under the governor of state law, Hope Florida’s charity arm is surrounded by more than $10 million scandal…