FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Two brothers and another man are facing federal charges following a kidnapping that took some bizarre twists, including an attempted waterboarding when they tried to make the victim help them lure the intended target, federal officials said Tuesday. The suspects kidnapped the man at gunpoint outside his apartment …
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Each October, Teresa Scalf’s relatives prepare for the painful anniversary of her murder in 1986. This year, for the first time, the family members will at least know who committed the vicious killing 37 years ago. Through an investigation based on retained blood from the killer and public …
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A ruling prohibiting the enforcement of a new Florida law targeting drag shows will stay in place for the time being, according to a federal appeals court decision. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s granting of a preliminary injunction stopping the law from being …
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The University of Florida (UF) has launched the country’s first open-heart surgery program for dogs to repair a poorly functioning mitral valve. Mitral valve degeneration is the most common heart disease seen by veterinary cardiologists, according to a report by program director Darcy Adin, DVM. So, veterinarians at the UF …
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OKEECHOBEE, Fla.—Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Florida man accused of murdering a Lyft driver whose car he allegedly stole in an attempt to escape another killing. Okeechobee County prosecutors recently filed a court notice saying they will seek a death sentence against Mathew Flores, who …
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