Tag: Florida news

Girl, 9, dies after cousin, who weighs 325 lbs, sat on her as punishment

A Pensacola, Florida woman was arrested after she suffocated her nine-year-old niece by sitting on her as punishment. Veronica Green Posey, 64, pictured above,...

Florida teen raped neighbor, asked her if he could do yard work: ‘You really should deadbolt your door’

A Florida teenager was arrested and charged with raping a neighbor at knifepoint. According to the New York Daily News, a woman told police...

6 confirmed dead at Florida nursing home after Irma knocked out power to A/C

Police confirm six fatalities at a Hollywood, Florida nursing home Wednesday morning, days after Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility's air conditioning. The deaths were...

Pizza Hut Threatens to Fire Employees Who Evacuated Hurricane Irma

A Pizza Hut franchise owner is threatening to punish low-wage fast food workers who evacuated Hurricane Irma for longer than 72 hours. An internal...

Judge denies bond for former escort who hired hit man to kill her new husband

A former Florida sex worker who married one of her Johns -- then plotted to have him killed -- was...

Florida Girl, 8, Dies Months After Drinking Boiling Water Through Straw

An 8-year-old Boynton Beach girl died months after she drank boiling water through a straw on a dare. Ki’ari Pope died from respiratory complications...