Open in NewsBreak

Greensboro

See all locations
Customize your news
74°F
publisher avatar

Trending

People

publisher · 600.8K followers

Firefighter Arrested in Case Involving Twin Brothers, 19, Who Were Found Dead on Georgia Mountain

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of volunteer firefight Scott Kerlin, 42, on a misdemeanor obstruction charge

Towns County, GA · 2025-03-18
article img

Tallahassee Democrat

partner publisher · 40.7K followers
article img

Fishermen describe rescue of teens who spent 16 hours adrift overnight off Gulf coast

Cutting through the waters and chilly temperatures off Florida's Gulf coast just after sunrise early Tuesday, a trio of fishermen aboard a small boat experienced the catch of a lifetime: They spotted two 16-year-old friends who had spent the night adrift on a paddleboard waving down their rescuers from atop an oyster bar miles from shore. The teens, identified by family and friends on social media as Eva Aponte and Avery Bryan, survived 16 hours on the water in temperatures that dipped into the low 40s. Rescuers described them as shivering cold with cuts to their hands and feet...

Florida · 2025-03-18

Palm Beach Daily News

partner publisher · 52.8K followers
article img

DeSantis shipping out Ladapo may be a false positive – unless Trump guts the CDC | Opinion

I’d like to thank Gov. Ron DeSantis for proposing a way to remove Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo from the state. It takes a big man, although not literally big, to admit one’s mistakes and take decisive action to correct them. So, I read with great relief that DeSantis has been hatching a premature exit plan for the state’s chief medical officer, a doctor the governor so carelessly inflicted on the people of Florida four years ago. Maybe DeSantis has one of his trademark secret flights in the works, an opportunity to whisk Ladapo out of state on a...

Florida · 2025-03-19

pickawaycultivator.com

website

Under a new bill, the federal government will compensate New Jersey police and fire districts for Trump’s security costs

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would allow the Secret Service to reimburse state and local law enforcement and fire departments for their assistance in protecting President Trump at his Florida, New Jersey, and New York residences. Kean reintroduced the Presidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act a week...

New Jersey · 2025-03-18
article img

Tallahassee Democrat

partner publisher · 40.7K followers

Leon County School resource officer, son facing felony charges in drug bust; deputy fired

A Leon County School resource deputy and his son were arrested Tuesday after detectives linked the duo to what court records suggest was a large-scale drug operation out of the son's Tallahassee home. Bill Culpepper Jr., 56, was arrested on multiple charges of public order crimes ranging from first, second and third-degree felonies. He also was arrested on multiple charges in Gadsden County for possession of a short barrel rifle and possession of a machine gun. He is a resource deputy at Woodville Pre-K through eighth grade. Wednesday morning, Leon County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Shonda Knight said internal affairs...

Leon County, FL · 2025-03-19

allthatsinteresting.com

website

A New Jersey Paleontologist’s Priceless Fossil Collection Was Dumped In A Landfill By UPS Because His University Wasn’t Paying Their Bills

Professor Martin Becker of New Jersey's William Paterson University shipped 19 boxes of fossils to a colleague in Florida — then they were dumped in a Tennessee landfill by UPS because the university failed to make their payments. New Jersey’s William Paterson University is being sued by one of...

Florida · 2025-03-19

People

publisher · 600.8K followers

Photo of Mystery Animal that 'Looks a Little Bit Wrong and a Little Bit Right' Baffles Florida Wildlife Group

The South Florida Wildlands Association posted a photo of a strange creature that has inspired hundreds of comments

Florida · 2025-03-19

tampafp.com

website

Florida Pool Company Owner Convicted Of $1.5 Million Fraud, Faces 20-Year Minimum Sentence

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution announced that James Ivan Staten, Jr., the owner and operator of Olympus Pools, has been found guilty of defrauding Floridians out of more than $1.5 million. Staten was convicted on 35 counts, including aggravated white-collar crime, organized scheme to defraud,...

Florida · 2025-03-19

WashingtonExaminer

partner publisher · 941.8K followers

Fani Willis must pay $54,000 for ‘intentionally’ violating Georgia’s open records rules

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was ordered to pay $54,264 for “intentionally” violating Georgia rules regarding her prosecution of President Donald Trump. Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause ruled on Friday that Willis knowingly failed to provide records relating to the employment of special prosecutor Nathan Wade and related matters, as requested by attorney Ashleigh […]

Fulton County, GA · 2025-03-17

atlantanewsfirst.com

website

‘Breaks my heart’: First openly trans woman to compete in Miss Georgia steps away from competition, gives up title

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A transgender woman from metro Atlanta will no longer run in the Miss Georgia USA competition, she announced on Monday. In a social media statement, 22-year-old Bella Bautista said she has relinquished her Miss Buckhead USA 2025 title and will not take the stage at the statewide event, which will be held in McDonough in June.

Atlanta, GA · 2025-03-18

WCTV

website

More than 100 illegal gambling machines seized at three businesses in Tallahassee

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - More than 100 illegal gambling machines have been removed from three Tallahassee businesses after an investigation by the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC), Leon County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol. A spokeswoman with FGCC confirmed the three agencies worked together on this raid Tuesday...

Tallahassee, FL · 2025-03-18