This week we learned the Broward Sheriffs Deputies assigned to guard the baggage claim area of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Jan. 6, 2017 when a shooting occured that killed five people and injured another six, were not actually at their assigned posts. Instead, they were in a nearby…
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Investigation Finds Daytona Beach Roller Coaster Derailed Due to Excessive Speed, Operator Error
An investigation from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found that the derailment of a Daytona Beach roller coaster in June that injured six people was caused by excessive speed and operator error. The investigation said operator error was the reason the Sand Blaster Roller Coaster derailed June…
Bounce House Injuries: What Parents Need To Know
A three-year-old girl died on July 1 in a bouncy castle incident in Norfolk, U.K.She was bouncing on the inflatable equipment — a bouncy castle with a trampoline — when the trampoline exploded launching her “30 feet” in the air and causing her to land on the sand.This tragedy comes…
Orlando Couple Suing Wal-Mart for Negligence
An Orlando couple is suing Wal-Mart, alleging loss of consortium and negligence in the injury of the wife. The pair filed a complaint June 20 in Orange County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., alleging failure to maintain its premises in a safe condition. According to the complaint, on June…
Florida Agency Investigating Roller Coaster Derailment in Daytona Beach
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has opened an investigation into why a roller coaster derailed at an amusement park Thursday night in Daytona Beach. The accident on the Sand Blaster ride at the Daytona Beach Boardwalk sent two riders plunging 34 feet to the ground and left two…
Woman Sues Clearwater Costco for Trip & Fall Injury
A Dunedin woman alleges she was injured when an unmarked curb at Costco caused her to trip and fall. The woman filed a complaint on April 10 in the 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Pinellas County against Costco Wholesale Corp. alleging negligence. According to the complaint, the woman alleges that…
Ocala Police Chief Violated First Amendment with Anti-crime Prayer Vigil
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Ocala Division, recently found that the city of Ocala and Police Chief Kenneth Gregory Graham violated the First Amendment by sponsoring or endorsing a prayer vigil. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan wrote the May 24 order granting summary judgment…
Fort Lauderdale Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Turnpike
Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a crash that killed a motorcycle rider on Florida’s Turnpike Sunday afternoon. Troopers were notified of the crash around 4pm that happened on the turnpike southbound exit ramp to Sunrise Boulevard. Arriving troopers found a 2007 Harley Davidson in a retention…
Box Truck Accident Kills One, Injures Another in Deerfield Beach
A box truck’s tire came loose Tuesday evening and struck an SUV along Interstate 95 in Oakland Park, killing the SUV driver and injuring a passenger. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the box truck was heading south along the highway when it lost its left front tire near Commercial…
Clergy Sex Abuse Survivors Awarded $210 Million from Catholic Minneapolis Archdiocese
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has reached a $210 million settlement to be shared amongst 450 survivors of clergy sexual abuse as part of its bankruptcy reorganization, according to reports. The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2015, two years after the Minnesota Legislature opened a three-year window that…