Hey, did you hear Rush Limbaugh died? Not that you need another post about this. You can already choose between endless right-wing hagiographies and a host of far-less fawning fare-thee-wells, but this kind of tectonic shift in the conservative radio-sphere doesn’t happen every day, so I’ll toss in my...
Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing talk show host who gleefully stoked division in America, helped polarize our national politics and made a career trafficking in bigotry and cruelty, died Wednesday at the age of 70. The cause of death was lung cancer. His wife, Kathryn, confirmed the host’s death on...
Ariel Madden Reed, a high school teacher, was arrested after she was accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student on multiple occasions. Reed, a critical thinking teacher at Sebring High School, was charged with 10 counts of sexual battery. Following the shocking revelation, the School Board of Highlands County...
Manhattan prosecutors conducting a criminal investigation into possible bank, tax and insurance fraud by former President Donald Trump and his company recently subpoenaed documents from an engineer who worked on an expansive property owned by the Trump family in Westchester County, north of New York City. The engineer, Ralph Mastromonaco,...
Demolition crews were spotted Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago removing the helipad constructed during Donald Trump's presidency. The 40- to 50-foot-wide helipad was built in 2017 and only used sparingly during Trump's four-year term in office. WPTV's cameras saw an excavator being used to remove the helipad Tuesday. Trump's exemption from Palm Beach's helicopter-free...
Three people were killed, ten injured, and multiple homes were damaged or destroyed after a tornado struck southern Brunswick County late Monday night. Preliminary data from the National Weather Service indicates the tornado was a “high-end” EF-3 with estimated wind speeds of 160 miles per hour, making it one of...
A 12-year-old girl whose story touched people around the world has died from traumatic brain injuries, 16 days after her bike accident. Molly Steinsapir, was critically injured on January 31 and had been undergoing treatment in LA. Her mother Kaye Steinsapir had been updating her condition with thousands of people...
A 12-year-old North Carolina boy fatally shot an intruder early Saturday after his grandmother was also shot during the home invasion, authorities said. At around 1 a.m., officers responded to a shooting report in Goldsboro, according to a news release from the Goldsboro Police Department. Officers found Linda Ellis, 73, suffering...
Winning numbers were selected Tuesday night for a Mega Millions jackpot of $96 million. The numbers are 1-36-44-54-66 Mega Ball 10 Megaplier 3x. The Powerball jackpot is $66 million for the drawing on Wednesday, Feb. 17, while the Classic Lotto jackpot is $4.6 million. Tuesday’s winning Ohio Lottery numbers are: Pick 3 evening:...
Two days after the U.S. Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, devotees of the Palm Beach resident held a rally to show their support for him. In what was billed as a "peaceful and patriotic" pro-Trump rally, the Presidents Day event took place just across...