Ex-Palmetto High teacher sentenced to prison in student rape case
A popular former teacher at Palmetto Senior High School teacher who was convicted in January of having sex with an underage student was ordered to prison Monday
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A popular former teacher at Palmetto Senior High School teacher who was convicted in January of having sex with an underage student was ordered to prison Monday
He's facing several charges including child abuse and battery
Alan Rapoport is facing several charges including battery.
James T. Beighlie, 72, had 6,000 pictures of child sexual abuse material on a computer, officials said.
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A Florida man, already accused of child sexual abuse, now faces new charges after victims came forward from as far back as 1972.
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A central Florida woman accused of keeping a severely autistic child in a cage has been arrested.
Bryunna Joyce appeared before a judge Monday.
A Pompano Beach woman is under arrest for allegedly abusing her 13-year-old child, who is intellectually disabled.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and we all play a role in promoting healthy child development, supporting families, and helping prevent child abuse and neglect.
A woman is facing a child abuse charge with great bodily harm after she brought in her 3-year-old child to Baptist Hospital with broken bones.
A Florida couple is accused of handcuffing a young boy and locking him in a closet for hours each day as a form of punishment, authorities said.
South Florida mother is facing some extremely disturbing charges involving her baby.
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An Orlando waitress is being hailed a hero after helping a boy escape from a possibly abusive home.
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Relatives are questioning the use of deadly force after deputies responded to a mental health crisis call, as state officials launch an investigation.
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Juan Guanipa, one of the closest allies of opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado, had been held at a detention facility since May 2025.
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Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, Zelenskyy told reporters.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
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The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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