In today’s “Stories From Florida,” we meet a man who stabbed his nephew over a pork chop and officials who are ready to separate North and South Florida. Yep, South Florida wants to be the 51st state in America. Karate (Pork) Chop Billy Ray Wall, 62 was arrested on Monday night after stabbing his nephew […]
So this is happening. Ebola toys are a thing. And believe it or not, they’re a huge mistake hit. Giant Microbes, a company that specializes in educational toys, created the stuffed animal-virus-strain-poop-look-alike item that people seem to love. The description on the toy? “Since its discovery in 1976, Ebola has become the T. Rex of […]
Today in “Stories From Florida,” we have a hormonal teenager who decided to have sex with a stuffed animal in Walmart and another dude who, after running from police, ran straight into a jail. By accident. We can’t make this stuff up. His Favorite Toy: Florida teen Sean Johnson was arrested after he took a […]
A total of 15 people were shot at a Miami club late Saturday evening, including victims aging from 11 to 17-years-old. According to the Huffington Post, the shooting took place at a Miami nightclub called The Spot. Dispatchers responded to several calls from the venue with people reporting multiple shootings. When Miami police and rescue […]
Day two of the Michael Dunn retrial is underway, but prosecutors hit the ground running on Thursday, calling 10 witnesses to the stand to testify about their experience before and after the shooting of Florida teen Jordan Davis. Davis, if you recall, was shot and killed by Dunn in November 2012, after the two got into […]
In news we’re not sure we really even care about, the woman who claims she got plastic surgery to implant a third breast on her chest may be a fake. And no, we’re not surprised. If you recall, the 21-year-old who is currently going by the name Jasmine Tridevil, says she got the boob job because […]
UPDATE: Thursday 12:15 PM EST Live stream for Michael Dunn’s retrial: ————– On Monday, the retrial of Michael Dunn began with prosecutors and defense attorneys screening individuals for jury selection. Florida teen Jordan Davis was killed on November 23, 2012 after a verbal altercation with Dunn, fueled by the teen’s loud music. Davis was unarmed. Dunn opened […]
After a jury deadlocked in February on whether or not he was guilty of murdering 17-year-old Jordan Davis, Michael Dunn, 47, will stand trial a second time this month. On Monday morning jury selection began for the retrial that will determine if he will spend a minimum of 60 years in prison for murdering Davis. During […]
In the wake of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the nation has watched Missouri with a close eye — taking note of the police brutality, the lack of transparency between residents and law enforcement, and the way Missouri officials have handled unrest in the past weeks. But that surveillance […]
The 2-year-old son of a North Florida deputy accidentally fired his father’s personal handgun inside of a Wendy’s fast food restaurant. While standing in line waiting to order their food, the toddler put his hand in his father’s front right pocket, accidentally firing the .380-caliber Kel-Tec semi-automatic pistol. Bullet fragments hit the boy’s foot, the child’s grandfather, […]
As the summer starts to cool down, leave it up to the fine folks in Florida to keep heating up the web with “Stories From Florida.” This week, we have a man who wanted the police to play designated driver, and another fellow who craved a little more than just his tacos at Taco Bell. Buy […]
Video of a February 2013 incident involving two Florida police officers who aimed their weapons at a car of black men who wouldn’t stop filming them isn’t helping the nation’s police, who have largely defended their use of force in the days after Michael Brown’s shooting death. In the video above, you can see a […]
