Mega Millions jackpot hits $540 million for Friday drawing DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $540 million, as brisk ticket sales fuel the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing. Paula Otto is executive director of the Virginia Lottery and lead director for Mega Millions. She says sales leading up to Friday’s drawing have exceeded expectations resulting in the jackpot […]
Judge: Cosby’s accuser doesn’t have to testify before trial NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A judge on Thursday denied Bill Cosby’s effort to compel the accuser in his criminal sex assault case to testify before trial, ruling the comedian shouldn’t get a new preliminary hearing. Earlier, Cosby’s lawyers told the judge they needed to cross-examine accuser Andrea Constand before trial because her statement to police […]
Traffic Tip Thursday – Edgewater Drive reopening PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — This week’s Traffic Tip Thursday has good news for drivers who use Edgewater Drive in Charlotte County.
Grueling Navy SEAL training defended, questioned after death SAN DIEGO (AP) – Basic training for Navy SEALs is designed to be a grueling process to find the U.S. military’s strongest fighters and turn them into an elite force able to dive into the world’s deadliest places. Seaman James Derek Lovelace, 21, was in his first week of the six-month program in Coronado, near […]
A look at the grueling Navy SEALs training program LOS ANGELES (AP) – The death of an aspiring Navy SEAL during his first week of training has been ruled a homicide in a highly unusual move. Seaman James Derek Lovelace, 21, was struggling to tread water in a giant pool when an instructor pushed him underwater at least twice, the San Diego County medical […]
Mr. Food: Citrus Berry Dump Cake What You’ll Need: 5 cups fresh or frozen blueberries 1/2 cup sugar Zest from 1/2 lemon Juice from 1/2 lemon 1 (16.5-ounce) package lemon cake mix 1 stick butter, cut into thin slices What To Do: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Evenly place blueberries […]
Scott, Rubio pushing for federal state of emergency over water woes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Marco Rubio are pushing President Obama to declare a federal state of emergency over water discharges from Lake Okeechobee. The lake releases have led to blue-green algae in east coast waterways and murky brown water near the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County. Lee is […]
Woman bound by zip ties during Lehigh Acres home invasion robbery LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- Authorities are searching for two men in a violent home invasion robbery on Gardner Avenue Tuesday morning. The victim was in bed just before 7 a.m. when she heard a loud banging at the front door of her home and two men yelling “police.” As she was walking out of her bedroom, the victim was […]
Doctor gets 3-plus years in prison for Medicare fraud FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A South Florida doctor will spend more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to falsely diagnosing hundreds of patients in a Medicare fraud scheme. Court records show 57-year-old Isaac Thompson of Delray Beach also was ordered Wednesday by a federal judge to pay more than $2.1 million […]
Police seeking 4 Miami women who took human hair extensions MIAMI (AP) – Police say a woman sprayed pepper spray in the eyes of a beauty supply store employee who was showing her pricey human hair extensions. The woman grabbed the $450 package of hair extensions while three other women grabbed more extensions before running from J & C Beauty Supply store in Miami’s Wynwood […]