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Florida police decline to make arrests after neighbor shoots at grocery delivery car
Read full article: Florida police decline to make arrests after neighbor shoots at grocery delivery carPolice in South Florida said they will not charge a neighbor for shooting at a car being used by a grocery delivery worker who ended up at the wrong address.
Former NFL player, 2nd rock climber found dead in California
Read full article: Former NFL player, 2nd rock climber found dead in CaliforniaAuthorities say two rock climbers, including a former NFL player, were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to reports of injuries.
HHS leaders: No evidence of child abuse surge amid pandemic
Read full article: HHS leaders: No evidence of child abuse surge amid pandemic(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)NEW YORK โ Top officials overseeing child welfare at the Department of Health and Human Services say theyโve seen no solid evidence to bear out warnings that serious forms of child abuse would surge during the coronavirus pandemic. Back in March, when COVID-19 forced schools to close and many children to be locked down in households buffeted by job losses, many child-welfare experts warned of a likely surge of child abuse perpetrated by harried parents and other caretakers. Johnson and Milner said many parents indeed have faced pandemic-related stresses, but questioned whether that fueled abuse. โWe canโt just assume because parents have to spend 24/7 with their kids, that thereโs going to be more abuse,โ she said. Among the notable findings in the new report for 2019: The number of child fatalities due to child abuse and neglect increased to 1,840, up from 1,780 in 2018.
Eta regains hurricane strength as Florida prepares for hit
Read full article: Eta regains hurricane strength as Florida prepares for hitResidents clear debris from a flooded street in the Driftwood Acres Mobile Home Park, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Davie, Fla. Tropical Storm Eta was squatting off western Cuba on Tuesday after drifting away from South Florida, where it unleashed a deluge that flooded entire neighborhoods and covered the floors of some homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Eta remains a tropical storm as Florida prepares for 2nd hit
Read full article: Eta remains a tropical storm as Florida prepares for 2nd hitResidents clear debris from a flooded street in the Driftwood Acres Mobile Home Park, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Davie, Fla. Tropical Storm Eta was squatting off western Cuba on Tuesday after drifting away from South Florida, where it unleashed a deluge that flooded entire neighborhoods and covered the floors of some homes and businesses. Subsequently, a tropical storm warning was issued for the same general area. The storm has been in the Gulf of Mexico since crossing over South Florida on Sunday. Ron DeSantis issued an expanded emergency declaration to include 13 counties along or near the Gulf coast, adding them to South Florida counties.