Curtis Wilkie Beasley is scheduled to be executed Tuesday
77-year-old Curtis Wilkie Beasley is scheduled to be Florida’s 16th execution this year. Floridians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty stated that state leaders are increasing their pace of death sentneces. It comes at the same time that juries have been limiting the number of death sentences.
A rare type of coral reef off the Atlantic coast of Florida could soon be at risk
A proposal to open up more water to rock Shrimpers can put ivory corals at risk. The proposal would allow shrimpers to use a net that would be drag along the coral, creating catastrophic harm to these rare corals, which provide a multitude of benefits to ocean life including habitats and nursing.
Four Largo Police Officers are treated for narcotic exposure
Yesterday evening, four Largo Police officers and one medic were treated for symptoms of exposure to an unknown narcotic exposure. It came during a welfare check of a man who officers said was experiencing a narcotic hallucinogenic episode.
Late Friday morning Largo Police sent us the following update:
All the first responders who were transported for exposure have been released from the hospital and are recovering.
The subject, Richard Charles [born in 1996], has been charged with Battery on Health Service Personnel. Additional charges could be forthcoming.
This remains under investigation to include determining the narcotic that was involved.
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