Mark Young
The Miami Herald
Bradenton, FL, United States
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Army veteran, 77, dies in hit-and-run crash. He was in a wheelchair, FHP says
Florida Highway Patrol have a suspect in the fatal hit-and0run accident involving a 77-year-old Army veteran killed in his wheelchair. → Read More
After he was arrested, Florida man hid heroin in his rectum, cops say. That’s where it stayed
Florida man arrested on drug charges in Pasco County after trying to hide heroin in his rectum. → Read More
‘I could not believe that this had happened to me.’ Flesh-eating bacteria strikes again
Florida woman infected with flesh-eating bacteria at Manasota Beach in Englewood. → Read More
Deputy was just trying to help. She thanked him by punching him, cops say
Palmetto Florida woman assaults Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy after he tried to help her. → Read More
A Florida driver was pulled over by a deputy. An alligator was in the passenger seat
Florida man in Hardee County is arrested after law enforcement found a baby alligator inside his vehicle. → Read More
New video surfaces in shark dragging case. It could mean trouble for suspect awaiting trial
New video surfaces in the case of three Manatee County Florida men who dragged a shark from behind their boat. It shows one of the three men shooting the shark. → Read More
DCF worker stole identities of those seeking help, cops say. There were at least 2,000 victims
Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office charges seven in statewide “data breach” case. DCF worker provided stolen information used to oopen fake credit accounts. → Read More
Flesh-eating bacteria is not just in the water. It can also ‘colonize’ in the sand.
After cases of flesh-eating bacteria, or necrotizing fasciitis, at Florida beaches, the Department of Health has offered tips on how to avoid getting infected. Vibrio vulnificus naturally occurs in salt water. → Read More
Flesh-eating bacteria claims the life of another person in Florida, according to a report
Manatee County Florida resident Lynn Fleming dies after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria — or necoritizing fasciitis — at Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island, according to a Fox 13 report. She cut her leg in the Gulf of Mexico. → Read More
Human remains located inside massive alligator after man found dead in Florida canal
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Polk County Sheriff’s deputies capture a gator hovering near a dead body. → Read More
Flesh-eating bacteria attacks 12-year-old girl while at this Florida beach, family says
Indiana family claims their daughter contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while at the beach in Destin, Florida. → Read More
Photo of mama bird feeding chick a cigarette butt reignites idea for beach smoking ban
ManaSota-88, an environmental group, wants the Florida Legislature to take action to ban cigarette smoking on Florida beaches. → Read More
Monster gator struck on I-10 by semi truck. It only made him mad
Florida alligator wanders onto I-10, Florida Highway Patrol says, blocking traffic until trapped. → Read More
Florida county completes ‘largest drug seizure’ in its history
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office seizes over $1 million in drugs, setting record for their Florida law enforcement department. → Read More
Florida man was ‘catching Pokemon.’ He also had a lot of drugs on him, cops say
Tampa Florida man playing Pokemon had cocaine and marijuana in plain view as Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies approachedm deputies said. → Read More
Florida man refuses to pay for the chicken wings he just ate, then exposes himself, cops say
Florida man refused to pay for his chicken wings in Pasco County and then exposed himself, according Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. → Read More
Someone lost a prosthetic ear on a Florida beach. Police are trying to find the owner
Someone loses a prosthetic ear during the World’s Strongest Man competition at Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island. → Read More
Woman threatened to kill her dogs and ‘bury them in the backyard,’ cops say
Manatee County woman pulls a gun and threatens to kill her roommate’s dogs, law enforcement says. → Read More
No one knows red tide’s long-term health effects. U.S. House just OK’d $6.25 million for a study
Red tide: U.S> House of Representatives approves spending $6.25 million for a study on the long-term health effects of red tide. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, whose disitrict on the Gulf of Mexico coast was ravaged by red tide last year, sponsored the spending proposal. → Read More
Cops say Florida man hid meth inside his ‘hot, fresh’ potato wedges
Florida man hides methamphetamine inside a container of potato wedges in Hillsborough County. → Read More