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Clearwater, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater Police Sergeant was confirmed Wednesday for helping to find an 8-year-old Clearwater girl who was subject to an Amber Alert after his mother was murdered in 2024. Clearwater Police Sergeant Kevin Klein was awarded the 48th Annual Joseph F. Cornelius Family Foundation’s Unpaid Police Officer Award. Watch: Dog was rescued from hot car after the window of the assistant station broke the window Klein immediately took action after an amber alert was issued for a young girl whom police said they had been lured by their father after police said they had brutally murdered their…
Her statement said the group will also work in cooperation with the government’s efficiency department.National Intelligence Director Tarshi Gabbard said she has set up a task force to cut costs and eradicate what she said as a “weaponization” of the government.In a statement Tuesday, Gabbard said the creation of the task force was designed to “rebuild trust in the intelligence reporting community” and to work with President Donald Trump’s executive order.”We are already identifying wasteful spending in real time, streamlining outdated processes, reviewing declassification documents, and leading ongoing efforts to eradicate abuse of power and politicized,” she said in a…
Associated Press, by Josh Boak WASHINGTON (AP) – Faced with a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump suddenly backed most countries’ tariffs for 90 days on Wednesday, even if he raises the tax rate on China’s imports to another 125%. It appears to have been trying to narrow what was an unprecedented trade war between the United States and most of the world into a showdown between the United States and China. The S&P 500 stock index rose 9.5% after its release, but Trump’s drama over tariffs is far from the end as the administration prepares to engage in national…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) – US Coast Guard crews returned to Florida Wednesday, where crews loaded more than 48,400 pounds of illegal drugs seized at sea for four months. Coast Guard officials said the seized drugs contain 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana. Officials estimated the drug was worth more than $509 million in total. Trump limits tariffs in most countries for 90 days except China US Cutter James spent four months in the Eastern Pacific as part of a counter-drug operation. Authorities say crews used surveillance systems, drones, aircraft and ships to stop several ships and…
The new positions were outlined in the April 8th filing.Department of Justice (DOJ) officials said in a new court filing that some people faced with charges related to January 6, 2021 should refund the money they paid in compensation for violations at the Capitol.Prosecutors at the District of Columbia’s U.S. Lawyer’s Office in a filing on April 8 said that Stacey Hager, who was pardoned, is entitled to a refund of $570 paid under a court order.Hager was about 1,500 of the January 6 defendants that President Donald Trump allowed as he considered four conviction charges, including disorderly conduct. In…
Matt Ott WASHINGTON (AP) – Oil prices shook violently on Wednesday, sinking for the first time in four years, predicting that they would slow economic growth due to a burgeoning trade war. US benchmark crude rose 2% ($1.20) to $60.79 after the latest reversal by the Trump administration, up 2% in the afternoon ($1.20) to $1.20. That fell 4.3% per barrel to $56.98 at noon on the Mercantile Exchange in New York. Prices fell further earlier in the day, falling to levels not seen since February 2021. Energy prices have been falling primarily since Trump took office in January, with…
Former Orange Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain has been appointed as an Orange County judge by Gov. Ron DeSantis.The appointment announced Tuesday by the governor’s office comes just five months after Bain was expelled as state attorney by his predecessor, Monique Worrell. DeSantis stopped Worrell in August 2023 and appointed Bane to replace her.Worrell won the November re-elect bid by over 57% of the vote. After the election, Bane won a position at the law firm Bird Campbell.Bain’s appointment filled the vacant seats when the state legislature created several new judges, including three in Orange County.This is DeSantis’ third job…
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A Broward County detention deputy was arrested Monday after being charged with domestic batteries. According to NBC affiliate WTVJ, the agent responded to a report of a domestic uproar in Dania Beach earlier this week. On the scene, BCSO contacted David Powell and told them he and the woman were caught up in a verbal discussion. A BCSO lawmaker told reporters that she told the victim that Powell told her that she had physically abused her. BCSO says Powell slapped the victim in the face and ears, losing his hearing and hearing. Broward County Councilman…
Plantation, Fla. (WFLA) – Human remains found in a submerged car in a Florida pond over the weekend may be linked to the disappearance of a woman who disappeared 25 years ago. NBC affiliate WTVJ reported that the vehicle was found to be submerged in about 13 feet of water in a pond near West Sunrise Boulevard and Flamingo Road on Sunday. Sunshine State Sonor told the news station that he believes the car belongs to Libby Ann Dibenenedetto, the mother of three who disappeared in 2000 after spending the night with friends in Davy. The body of a Florida…
Several Republicans are hesitant to congratulate the blueprint that has already passed the Senate.President Donald Trump urged Republicans to support the Senate budget proposal amid signs of opposition to the House resolution.”Close your eyes and get there. That’s an incredible bill. Stop the grand standing,” Trump said on April 8th.This comment comes as several Republicans are hesitant to give their blessings to the budget blueprint that has already passed the Senate. They raised concerns about federal budget impact, debt caps, and potential steam introductions through the upper chamber.House Budget Committee Chairman Geordie Arrington (R-Texas) condemned the Senate resolution in a…