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BURLINGTON, VERMONT- The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that a federal grand jury returned a Third Superseding Indictment on September 15, 2020, which charged Sean Fiore, 36, of Burlington, Vermont, with murder for hire, conspiracy to kidnap and…
Read More Breaking News: Former Nurse Indicted for Murder for Hire, Conspiracy to Kidnap, Child Sexual Offenses
BOSTON, MA. –Two alleged computer hackers were indicted in the District of Massachusetts on charges of damaging multiple websites across the United States as retaliation for the United States military action in January 2020 that killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: 2-Alleged Hackers Charged with Defacing Websites Following Killing of Qasem Soleimani
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an interview with Nancy Pelosi, Jim Cramer belted out ‘Crazy Nancy’, and then blamed Trump. In a tweet today, Cramer apologized and said it was taken out of context, “I challenge anyone to listen to the interview and think I wasn’t…
Read More Jim Cramer Calls Nancy Pelosi ‘Crazy Nancy’ On the Air
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – On September 14th, 2020, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was contacted in reference to the alleged sexual assault of a patient at a local hospital by a staff member. The victim told the responding deputy that on September 11th, 2020,…
Read More Citrus County Nurse Arrested on Sexual Assault
MOBILE, ALABAMA – Historic life-threatening flash flooding due to rainfall is likely through Wednesday along and just inland of the coast from the Florida Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River to far southeastern Mississippi. Widespread moderate to major river flooding is forecast along and just…
Read More Happening Now: Historic Life-Threatening Flash Flooding LIVE CAM FEED Hurricane Sally
by: Thomas R. Cuba, Ph.D., Special To The Free Press PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – It is a human habit to connect things that are the same. It doesn’t matter if the sameness is superficial or substantive, we do it. Perhaps it stems from our hunter-gatherer…
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CLEVELAND, OH. – U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott, Cuyahoga County Sheriff, David Shilling, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley announce the arrest of Julio Rentas, 67, who has been on the run since the 1980s. Late in the afternoon on Wednesday,…
Read More 67-Year-Old Cleveland Man Captured In 1981 Juvenile Rape Case
TAMPA, Fla. -‘Creatures of the Night’ event returns this October to ZooTampa with even more eerie frights for ghouls and goblins of all ages. Spooky campfire tales, new characters, returning favorites, creepy culinary treats, and brand-new outdoor experiences transform the entire Zoo when the sun goes down.…
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SARASOTA, Fla. – You are invited to join members of the Sarasota Police Department on their next “virtual ride-along” this week through their Tweet from the Beat social media program. On Thursday, September 17, 2020, beginning at 6 p.m., Twitter users can virtually “ride along”…
Read More Sarasota Police Hosting Tweet from the Beat Virtual Ride-Along This Week
TAMPA, Fla. – Ivette Colon, a mother who lost her son to a September 18, 2018 shooting incident which is murky in truth and details, has filed a legal Complaint in the Hillsborough County courts. Aaron Peralta was only 18 when he died—sitting on a…
Read More A Murder Between Friends? Mother Seeks Answers Through The Wrongful Death Act