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July 27, 2021

DeSantis blasts CDC for K-12 mask recommendation: 'It isn't based in science'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office sharply rebuked the CDC's new recommendation that all children, regardless of vaccination status, be required to wear masks when school returns in the fall.

July 27, 2021

Missing Texas teen found after being held in armed felon’s Florida vacation rental home, sheriff says

A missing Texas teen was found in Florida last week after investigators tracked her to a vacation rental home where an armed felon was holding her against her will, authorities said Monday.

July 27, 2021

Florida babysitter charged with murder 37 years after infant shaken so violently he never developed mentally

A former babysitter in Florida, Terry McKirchy, has been charged with murder 37 years after allegedly shaking a baby boy under her care so violently that he never mentally developed past 5 months old.

July 27, 2021

Florida woman arrested for allegedly locking severely autistic girl in cage

Florida police have arrested and charged a woman after she allegedly locked a girl with severe autism in a cage.

July 27, 2021

Carlie Brucia murder: Joseph Smith, man convicted in 2004 rape and killing of 11-year-old, dies in prison

Joseph Smith, the man convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in 2004, has died in prison as he awaited a resentencing hearing that could have saved him from death row.

July 26, 2021

Death from 1985 shaken baby case leads to murder charge

5-month-old Benjamin Dowling suffered permanent brain damage he was shaken by his babysitter, who was given three months of jail time. The babysitter is now facing a possible murder charge after a medical examiner discovered that his death at age 35 was related to those injuries.

July 26, 2021

Miami condo's collapse last victim ID'd: family

Estelle Hedaya, an outgoing 54-year-old with a love of travel, was the last victim identified, ending what her relatives described as a torturous four-week wait.

July 26, 2021

Woman killed in upstate New York skydiving accident after apparent parachute malfunction

A 59-year-old Florida woman was killed in a skydiving accident in upstate New York when her parachute apparently malfunctioned, police said.

July 26, 2021

Florida sheriff's office defends letters to 'prolific offenders' about ‘increased accountability’

The Pasco Sheriff's office in Florida on Monday defended an ongoing initiative that sends letters to certain "prolific offenders" in the community informing them that they have been selected to participate in a program designed to offer them "enhanced support and increased accountability," with the ultimate goal of empowering people with criminal histories to live "lawful, productive and fulfilled lives."

July 26, 2021

Florida leads US in COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations surge

Florida is recording more COVID-19 cases than any other U.S. state, as hospitalizations in some areas increase at the fastest rate since the start of the pandemic.