West Orange High School has been placed on lockdown as the victim was transported to a nearby hospital. A student was reportedly shot Wednesday afternoon at West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Fla., according to a school spokesperson. The shooting occurred near a soccer field as school was letting out, WESH reported. […]
If Attorneys Mark O’Mara and Don West have anything to say about it, getting away with the murder of Trayvon Martin is going to cost George Zimmerman $2.5 million dollars. And to paraphrase a JG Wentworth commercial: It’s their blood money and they want it now. MUST READ: Home For The Holidays: Marissa Alexander Released […]
On Monday, 12-year-old Vanessa VanDyke (pictured), who attends Faith Christian Academy in Central Florida, was faced with quite a dilemma. School officials allegedly mandated that she restyle her natural hair or be expelled for a week. But, just one day after the bizarre request got national media attention, the edict was suddenly rescinded and […]
Marissa Alexander was sent to prison for 20 years for firing a gun in the air and on Wednesday she finally had a chance to go home. Alexander will be under house arrest until her new trial starts, but hopefully this is the beginning of the end of this outrageous case. Many nationwide spoke out […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida congressman Henry “Trey” Radel has been charged with cocaine possession and faces arraignment Wednesday in Washington. In a statement expressing regret, the 37-year-old Republican freshman lawmaker said Tuesday he struggles with alcoholism and intends to seek treatment and counseling. Authorities allege that Radel possessed cocaine on Oct. 29. The circumstances of […]
People will do the most for a little. A man in Vero Beach, Florida decided he was going to teach his wife a lesson about making him angry by leaving a fake bomb on the kitchen counter for her to discover when she came back in the home from running errands. 51-year-old Randolph Smith recently […]
Lawmakers in Opa-Locka, Fla., have an ordinance in place for its male residents who sag their pants. Now they have decided to include females in their law too, according to the Miami Herald. SEE ALSO: 7-Year-Old Dresses As Klansman For Halloween, Mother Defends Choice The ordinance, which went in to effect in 2007 and was […]
*Halloween is just a few days away and leading up to it, people are having parties and making really dumb, racist decisions about costumes Such is the case with two Florida men decided to celebrate the event this year by dressing up as George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, complete with blackface and blood-stained hoodie. […]
Marissa Alexander (pictured), a young lady who invoked Stand Your Ground in her case but was denied, is set to get a new trial. Alexander was convicted and sentenced to 20 years for shooting a bullet in to the ceiling of her home when her husband allegedly attacked her. Even though there were no […]
This milestone comes after four earlier attempts ended in injuries and dehydration (CNN) – Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad completed a 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, arriving in Key West more than 48 hours after leaving. Nyad made history Monday on her fifth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. At age 64, […]
*The Florida property O.J. Simpson called home for almost a decade prior to being sent to prison in Nevada is going up for auction. Two years after JP Morgan Chase filed to foreclose on the house, a Miami-Dade County judge has signed off on a motion for summary judgment, reports Gossip Extra. The bank […]
Republicans in Florida appeared to make a major concession to protestors last week when House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) ordered hearings on the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law. But less thrilling to the law’s critics was Weatherford’s pick to chair the meetings: staunch “Stand Your Ground” fan Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton […]