"Beyond difficult:" Hundreds reflect on anniversary of Pulse shooting that killed 49
ORLANDO, Florida — Church bells tolled 49 times, a giant rainbow flag hung from a county government building and the names of the victims of the Pulse nightclub attack were read aloud at various ceremonies Monday as people in Orlando and beyond remembered the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.At 2:02 a.m., survivors, victims' families, club employees and local officials were gathered for a private service at the gay club at the exact time Omar Mateen opened fire a year ago and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
Police seize plethora of drugs, paraphernalia at Okeechobee Music Festival in Florida
OKEECHOBEE, FL -- Police collected roughly six pounds of pot, 30 LSD-dipped cigarettes, 150 hits of LSD, and a smorgasbord of other drugs and paraphernalia items from people attending the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2017 in Florida.The music festival took place March 2nd through the 6th.According to the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, people attending the festival were warned prior to entering the event that police K-9s would be used to search vehicles for illegal drugs.
Dog named "Scarface" mauls woman after attempting to put sweater on him
TAMPA, FL -- When owners attempted to put a sweater on a pit bull mix in Florida, it attacked three family members, one seriously, police say.According to WTSP, the dog's 52-year-old owner tried to put a sweater on the pit bull mix named Scarface, but the dog attacked her.The woman's husband, a 46-year-old, attempted to pull the dog off his wife but the dog then started to attack him.
Christmas nightmare: Muskego man injured in fatal crash caused by wrong-way driver in Florida
FLORIDA -- A fatal crash on Christmas Day in Florida left a Muskego man hurt.
5-year-old boy calls 911 to invite Florida deputies over for Thanksgiving dinner
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. — While his mother was preparing food in the kitchen, a 5-year-old Florida boy called 911 to invite law enforcement officers over for Thanksgiving dinner.Monica Webster of the Walton County Sheriff's Office tells the News Herald that with all the bad calls they receive every day, this was a happy call.
Deputies: George Zimmerman kicked out of bar after using racial slur, claiming black man hit him
SANFORD, Florida – George Zimmerman was removed from a Florida bar Wednesday night, November 9th after berating a waitress, using racial slurs and accusing another patron of assaulting him, according to WKMG.The incident happened at the Corona Cigar Company after a 911 report of an incident of battery involving a woman there with Zimmerman and his friends.A deputy from the Seminole County Sheriff's Office responded, and while he was reviewing surveillance footage in the back of the business, Zimmerman allegedly got into a shouting match with a waitress by the bar.The woman told the deputy Zimmerman snatched a credit card from her while she tried to settle the bill and began yelling at her.
How much?! Florida family charged nearly $10,000 at gas pump
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida couple couldn’t believe their eyes after seeing their credit card statement.They ended up being charged nearly $10,000 for a simple $20 fill up at a gas station.According to Susan Gower, her husband stopped at the gas station on May 5 and filled up, using his credit card to pay for the transaction.
Missing Florida dog comes home with mysterious surgical incisions
STUART, Fla. – A Florida man was delighted when his dog returned five days after running away during a thunderstorm – but then he noticed that someone had sliced open the border collie's back.Dr.
George Zimmerman punched for restaurant 'brag' about killing Trayvon Martin, police say
SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida restaurant diner punched George Zimmerman in the face after accusing him of bragging about killing Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman told police in a 911 call over the weekend.Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder after fatally shooting the unarmed teen in February, 2012, told the operator, “He recognized me.
Break-in at Pulse nightclub, hours after it was released back to owner after mass shooting
ORLANDO, Florida — Orlando police say there was a break-in at the Pulse nightclub just hours after law enforcement released the Orlando nightclub to its owner.Orlando police officials said on the agency's Twitter account Thursday that the break-in occurred the previous night.They promised to release further details later in the day.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Orlando police ended their control of the property on Wednesday and turned it back over to the club's owners.The investigation into the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history at the club is continuing.Gunman Omar Mateen opened fire at Pulse during "Latin Night" on June 12 in a rampage that left 49 victims dead and injured 53 people.
"This isn't weird:" Grand prize in raffle for Orlando mass shooting victims -- is a gun
MCHENRY, Illinois -- An Illinois gun shop is holding a raffle for victims of the Orlando massacre, and the grand prize is an assault rifle.It's similar to the gun that killed 49 and wounded dozens more in the nightclub attack on June 12th.Second Amendment Sports is a new business in McHenry.
"Crackhead ghetto piece of..." Investigation underway after WI lawmaker receives threatening letter
MADISON -- A letter sent to Wisconsin Representative Mandela Barnes (D-Milwaukee) is being investigated for threatening language.
"See Something, Say Something:" After Orlando, new campaign will target Milwaukee's entertainment district
MILWAUKEE -- A new campaign targeting Milwaukee's downtown entertainment district is encouraging business owners and patrons to be on the lookout for suspicious activity.
"Orlando is hurt and broken:" Amar Kaleka, whose father died in Sikh Temple shooting, works to help
ORLANDO -- All of the roads surrounding the Pulse nightclub -- the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history were opened to traffic for the first time in a week-and-a-half on Tuesday, June 21st.
Questions arise after man claims he was inside Pulse nightclub during shooting
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- On Saturday, hundreds of people in Alabama were captivated by an impromptu speech by Clint Lampkin, a man who claimed to be a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.“I was in the bar when it all happened," Lampkin told the crowd at the Rocket City Pride Memorial Service in Huntsville. "It's been hard on me...
Video shows Disney worker fighting off gator at Splash Mountain
ORLANDO, Florida – With the fatal alligator attack on two-year-old Lane Graves at a Disney resort Tuesday, June 14th, many are wondering just how common alligators are in the park.A quick YouTube search brings up multiple videos of gators seen in the park, including this 2009 video of a Disney employee using a pole to keep an alligator away from park-goers right near the popular Splash Mountain Ride:The employee pokes the gator with a pole in an attempt to force it back into the water.
After Orlando shooting, doctors call gun violence a public health issue, ask for federal dollars
MILWAUKEE -- In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando that left 49 people dead and 53 others hurt, the largest medical association in the United States wants Congress to support research on gun violence.The American Medical Association says gun violence is a serious public health issue.
"We have to support each other:" Milwaukee holds 'We Are Orlando' vigil to honor mass shooting victims
MILWAUKEE -- It's been one week since the tragic Orlando mass shooting.
Gun debate: Democrats push for new controls; Sen. Johnson says, "We need to proceed cautiously"
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is urging Congress to be cautious before voting on laws to keep guns away from people on terror watch lists.
Northwestern Mutual lights up to show support for Orlando
MILWAUKEE -- A sign of support from Milwaukee to the victims and their families in Orlando.