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VuInerable aduIt dies after living in terrible conditions without running water or food and showing indications of malnutrition with other vuInerable aduIts, while their caregiver slept at a hotel; charges

Vulnerable adult dies after living in terrible conditions without running water or food and showing indications of malnutrition with other vulnerable adults, while their caregiver slept at a hotel; charges

Texas – A Texas woman was arrested in Tennessee last week and charged with multiple counts, including aggravated neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult ...

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'The b---- shot me in the back': Woman who fantasized about 'gutting' her ex like a 'deer' is sentenced for killing her current boyfriend after her self-defense claim fails

‘The b—- shot me in the back’: Woman who fantasized about ‘gutting’ her ex like a ‘deer’ is sentenced for killing her current boyfriend after her self-defense claim fails

When deputies arrived to find Tyler Kinnon Nulisch, 30, dead from a bullet wound in his Florida Keys home, his killer and girlfriend, Brittany ...

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"She had gnats on her face": According to investigators, a funeral worker stabbed a family member who recorded bodies kept without air conditioning

“She had gnats on her face”: According to investigators, a funeral worker stabbed a family member who recorded bodies kept without air conditioning

Texas — A Texas funeral home recently went viral for all the wrong reasons, after an enraged family member of a decedent filmed the conditions ...

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Without the consent of the parents, a teacher in Florida addressed a student by their preferred name. Her contract as a teacher was not extended

Without the consent of the parents, a teacher in Florida addressed a student by their preferred name. Her contract as a teacher was not extended

Florida — A Florida high school teacher’s community is rallying behind her after the school district declined to renew her teaching contract because she used ...

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In a historic step to uphold Trump and DeSantis' mission, a Florida city criminalizes undocumented immigration

In a historic step to uphold Trump and DeSantis’ mission, a Florida city criminalizes undocumented immigration

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville made history as the first city in Florida to pass an ordinance criminalizing undocumented immigration. The ordinance, known as the Jacksonville ...

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A doctor from Ohio admits to a $14.5 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved both Florida and Ohio

A doctor from Ohio admits to a $14.5 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved both Florida and Ohio

An Ohio doctor has pleaded guilty after being charged with participating in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that resulted in over $14.5 million in false ...

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They will not be able to find you regardless. A 13-year-old girl was so scared of a TikTok creeper that she plucked out her own hair to leave DNA proof, authorities said

They will not be able to find you regardless. A 13-year-old girl was so scared of a TikTok creeper that she plucked out her own hair to leave DNA proof, authorities said

A Pennsylvania man allegedly used TikTok to lure a 13-year-old girl across the state and imprison her in his apartment, where he sexually assaulted ...

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"Intentionally left in the cold": 97-year-old grandma froze to death after family member left her in a heatless home without her walker or phone, coroner says

“Intentionally left in the cold”: 97-year-old grandma froze to death after family member left her in a heatless home without her walker or phone, coroner says

The death of a Colorado woman whose body was discovered in January was ruled a homicide by the county coroner, and one of her ...

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FEMA cuts $300 million from flood and storm relief initiatives in Florida

FEMA cuts $300 million from flood and storm relief initiatives in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Nearly $300 million in federal aid intended to protect Florida communities from flooding, hurricanes, and other natural disasters has been frozen since ...

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Amidst investigation, DeSantis argues $10 million payment to his wife's Hope Florida initiative is not unlawful, but a 'cherry on top'

Amidst investigation, DeSantis argues $10 million payment to his wife’s Hope Florida initiative is not unlawful, but a ‘cherry on top’

Gov. Ron DeSantis denied Thursday that a $10 million payment to the Hope Florida Foundation as part of a Medicaid payment agreement with health ...

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