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Florida man charged in fatal crash in downtown Paterson
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in northern New Jersey announced charges including aggravated manslaughter against a Florida man on Thursday after he allegedly hit several pedestrians while driving a stolen car in the heart of downtown Paterson. One person was killed and five...
Teen wearing earbuds hit by train while walking on tracks
EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) — A 14-year-old Florida girl was critically injured when a train struck her as she walked along the tracks, police said. The conductor told a 911 dispatcher that the train hit a “juvenile trespasser" on the tracks Monday afternoon, according to Edgewater...
Buffalo shooting latest example of targeted racial violence
Black people going about their daily lives — then dying in a hail of bullets fired by a white man who targeted them because of their skin color. Substitute a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, with a church in South Carolina, and Malcolm Graham knows the pain and grief the families...
Food truck explodes at Florida seafood festival
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A food truck exploded during a seafood festival in Florida on Saturday, sending one person to the hospital with severe burns, according to authorities. The Vero Beach police said state and local fire officials are investigating the cause of the explosion....
Florida man pleads guilty to role in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A central Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge related to storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. Robert Flynt Fairchild Jr., 40, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty to a civil disorder charge in District of Columbia...
Florida school yearbook on hold over student protest photos
LONGWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Yearbooks at a central Florida high school won't be distributed until images of students holding rainbow flags and a “love is love” sign while protesting the state's so-called “Don't Say Gay” law can be covered up. District officials said they don't...
Former NBA, Michigan State star Adreian Payne shot, killed
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting at 1:34 a.m. Monday when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital where...
Tourism and economic agencies join forces to market Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It's an idea that almost seems as compatible as Mickey and Minnie. Take the tens of millions of tourists who are thinking about visiting central Florida's theme parks each year and sell them on the virtues of moving their companies or businesses to the region. In the...
Filmmaker believes childhood abductor also killed Adam Walsh
HUDSON, Fla. (AP) — She knows her childhood abductor was a monster. That’s a given. He snatched her from an Orlando mall, raped and likely would have killed her if she had not escaped. But, for years, Gina Garcia wondered if he was an infamous monster. ...
Orlando's first Hispanic police chief plans to retire
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The first Hispanic police chief in the city of Orlando's history plans to retire after four years on the job and three decades with the law enforcement agency. Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon said Thursday in a letter to the city's mayor that he intends to...
