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Police: Woman was looking at cellphone while 4-year-old daughter drowned
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (284+ words) BRADENTON, Fla. " A west-central Florida woman is accused of child neglect after her 4-year-old daughter drowned in a pool during an after-hours birthday party, authorities said. According to Manatee County Sheriff's Office online booking records, Rosette Pierrecius, 32, of Bradenton, was…...
Florida deputies rescue bald eagle from alligator-infested canal
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (117+ words) MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. " Florida deputies rescued a bald eagle after it crashed and became stranded in an alligator-inhabited canal. The rescue took place in Martin County after the eagle failed to return to flight from a residential yard. Deputies waded…...
Man with suspended license struck, killed Melbourne pedestrian in 2023, police say
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (143+ words) MELBOURNE, Fla. " A suspect has been arrested two and a half years after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Melbourne. The wreck happened on March 6, 2023 in the area of Babcock Street and Seminole Avenue. Melbourne police say…...
Two winning lottery tickets were sold on the same street in Central Florida
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (123+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " Central Florida Fantasy 5 players " check your tickets! The Florida Lottery announced that two lucky players in Orlando have won the evening drawing with their winning tickets. The winning tickets matched the numbers in Monday evening's Fantasy 5 draw: 12-13-14-24-36. Lottery…...