Florida State Rep. Joe Casello died after having a heart attack, Florida House Democrats announced. “We are so sorry to say that Representative Joe Casello has passed away surrounded by his loving family and girlfriend, following a heart attack. He was 73. The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to all who have offered their love…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Online firearms seller GrabAGun Digital Holdings, with the stock ticker “PEW,” made its market debut on Wednesday after board member and son of the U.S. president, Donald Trump Jr., rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of GrabAGun spiked, and then plunged 21% in midday trading. GrabAGun, which…
Growing coral to restore the Florida Reef – CBS News Watch CBS News The warming ocean waters off the Florida coast have had a devastating impact on Florida’s coral reef. Manuel Bojorquez reports on how scientists now believe they have found at least one way to give the coral a fighting chance. Be the first…
Oct. 17, 2019, began as a normal day for Matthew Trussler and Melissa Turner. The couple went shopping at Home Depot and Publix, and then had lunch at the home they shared near Tampa, Florida. Hours later, Trussler was found dead by their pool. Turner said she frantically called 911 when she discovered Trussler’s lifeless…
Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz. Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were “inhumane” conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to be allowed in. On…
Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz. Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were “inhumane” conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to be allowed in. On…
From reality television, to the plot of “Bridgerton,” 2024 might very well be the year of the “throuple.” The polyamorous relationship involving three romantic partners, instead of the more conventional two, seems to be popping up everywhere. And a throuple is at the center of a murder investigated by “48 Hours” and correspondent Peter Van…
In April 2018, in the sleepy Florida Gulf Coast town of Eastpoint, it appeared a killer had struck. “I received a call that a body was located .. off of Highway 98,” Lt. Ronnie Jones, from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, told “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant. Badly beaten and with no identification, the…
This story originally aired on Jan. 14. Melissa Turner called 911 saying she had discovered her fiancé Matthew Trussler lying unresponsive near their swimming pool in Riverview, Florida. He was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy later revealed he had died from stab wounds. It was Oct. 18, 2019, and Melissa initially told…
A family of three was struck by lightning while under an umbrella at a beach in Florida’s Pinellas County, officials said Friday. St. Pete Beach Fire Rescue was dispatched to the scene at 12:19 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief Adam Poirrer said. Multiple units from the fire rescue team and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded and…