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Police: 'Random' shootings leave woman, child, reporter dead
Read full article: Police: 'Random' shootings leave woman, child, reporter deadA man riding in a car with his cousin shot and killed another passenger then returned to the same neighborhood near Orlando hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old girl.
2 deputies disciplined after Bob Saget death investigation
Read full article: 2 deputies disciplined after Bob Saget death investigationOfficials say two Florida deputies have each been suspended for about two weeks for leaking news about actor and comedian Bob Sagetโs death before his family was alerted.
Nearly half of deputies across Central Florida say theyโd turn down COVID-19 vaccine
Read full article: Nearly half of deputies across Central Florida say theyโd turn down COVID-19 vaccineI kind of thought we probably would have been around 75%,โ Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. The sheriffโs office said there was a first round of vaccinations offered to first responders in Volusia county a few weeks ago. Thatโs 180 deputies out of the 420 deputies sworn in. Orange County Sheriffโs Office also sent the survey and just over 1,000 sworn in and civilian employees said theyโd take it. AdโI think you will see those numbers increase especially for officers over the age of 50,โ Orange County Sheriff John Mina said.
From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely path
Read full article: From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely pathFILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., gives her opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. Demings is among the women Joe Biden is considering for his vice presidential running mate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely path
Read full article: From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely path(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)ORLANDO, Fla. Val Demings has already been vice president. We created an environment of inclusion, Hartley said, recalling how she and Demings invited white students to join. In sixth grade, she was part of a group of black students bused to a predominantly white school 15 miles from home as part of desegregation. Being the first Blacks to integrate Loretta Elementary School wasnt always the best, most fun experience, Demings said. One lady called my district office and said, Well, why is she trying to dress like a white woman?" Demings said.