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Florida Registered Nurse Arrested For Multiple Sexual Violations Against A Minor
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. - In July 2021, a registered nurse working at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg was arrested and charged with two counts [...]
Jury Deadlocked On 3 Counts In Trial Of Alleged Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes
Ailan Evans
The jury in the trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes remains deadlocked on 3 out of eleven counts as deliberations stretch i [...]
Search Warrant Seeks Cell Phone Evidence In Alleged Murder Of St. Pete Transient
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. - In October, news reports disclosed charges of “Second-Degree Murder” against Robert Deladurantaye, 49, a resident in the area [...]
Legal Challenge To CDC’s Transportation Mask Mandate Enters Final Phase In Florida Court
A frequent flyer grounded because he medically can’t tolerate wearing a face mask lodged a new complaint Sunday attacking the legality of the Federal [...]
Details Behind Overboard Death Of Clearwater Man Unfold In Search Warrant
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. - On December 4, The Free Press reported news of a man was found dead floating in the Gulf of Mexico near Sand Key Park.
A p [...]
Fish Poisoning On The Rise As The World Turns, Lawsuit Slams Whiskey Joe’s Tampa
TAMPA, FL. - An Ocala woman allegedly poisoned by a “white” fish and chips dinner consumed at Whiskey Joe’s Bar and Grill in Tampa has led to a lawsu [...]
Pasco County Jail Inmate Sues Public Defenders In Alleged Molestation Defense
PASCO COUNTY, FL. - An indigent local man arrested and charged with lewd or lascivious molestation against a 15-year-old female juvenile has filed a [...]
Florida’s Big Cat Rescue Carole Baskin Dismisses Lawsuit Against Netflix, Tiger King 2
In November, Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin and her husband Howard Baskin filed a lawsuit against Netflix to block the release of "Tiger King 2".
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2018 Murder-Suicide Case Results In Lawsuit Blaming Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. - A widely reported murder-suicide that occurred over three years ago is coming back to life through a lawsuit filed against [...]
Deputy Discovers Hundreds Of Identity Theft Victims’ Information Inside Stolen Vehicle
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – On September 11, 33-year-old William Edward Sturtevant was stopped by a Pinellas County deputy who had discovered his 2019 silv [...]