Dhakira Talbot is shocked that her 6th grade son was arrested in school after he refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
“I’m upset, I’m angry. I’m hurt,” the Florida mother said, according to BayNews9. “More so for my son. My son has never been through anything like this.”
The incident happened on Feb. 4, according to The Washington Post, and reports began to surface over the weekend.
Police say the... [...]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ relatively green platform and his promises to prioritize the environment have received bipartisan applause since he was sworn in.
In a state where former Gov. Rick Scott banned regulators from using the phrase “climate change,” DeSantis has gotten credit for making resiliency a priority and even hiring someone to oversee efforts in the state.
But the words “climate change” appear nowhere in his... [...]
A federal appeals court has ruled against former Golden Beach police officers who sued after claiming they were falsely arrested for an off-duty billing scam.
The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals this month ruled that public-corruption investigators indeed had “probable cause” to arrest ex-Golden Beach officers Lyndean Peters, Omar Paez and Yovany Diaz. A fourth officer, Jon Anterio, was not arrested but resigned after the... [...]
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - A chaotic scene unfolded Tuesday at Homestead Senior High School when several students got into a fight.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools spokesman John Schuster said two girls started fighting at lunchtime, which caused more girls to jump in and a large crowd to gather at the school in the 2300 block of Southeast 12th Avenue.
He said a total of five female students were given civil... [...]
In theory, Florida's Constitutional Revision Commission is a useful body: The group convenes every 20 years and considers amendments to the state constitution. But in practice, the CRC lately has been gamed by lawmakers. It has bundled disparate concepts to produce absolutely weird results: a 2018 amendment put up for public vote, for instance, banned both indoor vaping and offshore oil drilling.At least one other... [...]
