Author: Tamara Lush
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Singer Chris Brown arrested for felony battery in Florida
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Singer Chris Brown walked off stage after his concert in Florida and into the hands of waiting deputies, who arrested him on a felony battery charge involving a nightclub photographer last year. Tampa Police released more details about the battery warrant…
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Florida panhandle braces for impact as Alberto approaches
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Beaches in Florida were largely empty ahead of Memorial Day as the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Subtropical Storm Alberto, approached the northern Gulf Coast carrying brisk winds and heavy rain. The storm disrupted long holiday weekend plans from Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle to Miami Beach on Florida’s…
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Federal trial begins for widow of Orlando nightclub shooter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ORLANDO, Fla. — Opening statements at her federal trial Wednesday outlined contrasting portraits of the widow of the man who shot and killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida. Noor Salman, a 31-year-old…
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Florida survivors, lawmakers on collision course over guns
PARKLAND, Fla. — Students who survived the Florida school shooting began a journey Tuesday to the state Capitol to urge lawmakers to prevent another massacre, but within hours the gun-friendly Legislature had effectively halted any possibility of banning assault-style rifles like the one used in the attack. The legislative action further energized the teens as…
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‘Run’: A 6-minute fatal rampage for shocked Florida school
PARKLAND, Fla. — Nikolas Cruz jumped out of an Uber car and walked toward building 12 of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, carrying a black duffel bag and a black backpack. A man inside the school spotted Cruz and knew he was a former student, a troubled kid. He radioed a co-worker, and within…
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Suspected Florida gunman had extra ammo at school, fired for 3 minutes
PARKLAND, Fla. — The teenager accused of using a semi-automatic rifle to kill 17 people at a Florida high school confessed to carrying out one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings and carried extra ammunition in his backpack, according to a sheriff’s department report released Thursday. Nikolas Cruz told investigators that he shot students in…
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Shooting renews questions about preventing school carnage
PARKLAND, Fla. — Families in a South Florida suburb grieved for their slain children Thursday after one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings, while students, Florida’s governor and President Donald Trump asked: How can Americans prevent more carnage in classrooms? A day after 17 people were massacred at one of the state’s largest high schools,…
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Has #MeToo gone too far? Ansari story sparks debate
The #MeToo movement has been embraced by legions of women as a vital step toward countering widespread sexual abuse and misconduct. This week, more so than at any point in the movement’s brief history, there’s visceral discussion about its potential for causing harm. The catalyst was the publication by Babe.net of an account by a…
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Police hunt killer after 4th slaying in Tampa neighborhood
TAMPA, Fla. — Police and federal agents with rifles checked car trunks, banged on doors and gathered forensic evidence in a Tampa neighborhood Tuesday as they hunted for the killer believed responsible for gunning down four people for no apparent reason in just over a month. The normally quiet, working-class Seminole Heights section of bungalows…
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Monkey troupe vexes Florida park, goes viral on social media
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There’s an upswing in monkey business in and around a state park in Florida, where bands of non-native rhesus macaques live along a river that’s popular with kayakers and tourists. Officials have closed two walking areas at Silver Springs State Park because of unwanted monkey interactions with park guests. An observation…