This opioid epidemic has been exacerbated by the national reemergence of fentanyl – a synthetic opioid which is much more potent than heroin…
Author: Tampa Herald
Brevard Co. babysitter arrested after drowning death of 5-year-old girl
Palm Bay investigators said Jacqueline Bjorndal was babysitting Aubrey Alcott, age 5, last Friday when the child drowned in a backyard pool.
VIDEO: Doctors visit rare white Florida alligator
A white alligator in Florida is getting checked out by doctors.
Florida’s I-4 corridor is where the election could be won
The Interstate 4 corridor stretching from the Tampa Bay area through Orlando to Daytona Beach is a bellwether of the nation’s largest swing …
Number of US foster kids rises; parents’ drug abuse a factor
After dropping sharply between 2005 and 2012, the number of children in the U.S. foster care system has increased for a third year in a row,…
VIDEO: Eagle 8 captures monster gator on Palmetto golf course
Eagle 8 HD recorded video Wednesday of a large alligator on the Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Palmetto.
MUG SHOTS: Sarasota deputies arrest 7 after finding meth in ‘nuisance’ home
Seven people were arrested on drug charges in Venice. Deputies executed a search warrant at 140 Clemson Road.
Trump, GOP look to ‘Obamacare’ report as comeback lifeline
Even as his path to the presidency narrows, a defiant Donald Trump is insisting he is “winning” and urging his supporters to defy what he is…
Florida Florida man falls out of truck while leaving strip club, truck hits house
Troopers are searching for a Florida man whose truck they said crashed into an Orange County home without anyone behind the wheel.
Police mistake doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando Florida man sues over arrest
A Florida man arrested last year after police mistook doughnut glaze in his car for meth is suing the city of Orlando and a drug-testing kit company…