Alligator Alcatraz Is Closing
(Undated) --Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center is being dismantled less than a year after it opened. State contractors were told this week to begin shutting down and clearing the facility.Officials say the remaining detainees have either been transferred to other detention centers or deported.
Pasco County Teacher Could Be Reprimanded For Anti-Trump Comment
(Land O'Lakes, FL) -- A Pasco County teacher's comment about President Trump could be costly.Florida's education commissioner filed an administrative complaint against Mary Hazel Washburn last week.The complaint is in reference to a comment she allegedly made while teaching at Land O'Lakes High School last year.The commissioner claims Washburn said Trump "deserves a bullet through the head." District officials say she resigned the next day, but she could still lose her teaching license for violating state standards for teacher conduct.
FBI Confiscates Miami Men's Drone
(Miami, FL) --A couple Miami men now know the FBI isn't fooling around when it comes to enforcing drone restrictions during the World Cup. Dorian Carlisle and Hashim Moore say the FBI confiscated their drone for violating restricted airspace over the weekend. Carlisle and Moore were also fined over 500-dollars. They say, though, the drone wasn't more than 10 feet away from their downtown penthouse balcony near Bayfront Park, and they're shocked at what happened. Moore tells NBC 6 they were just trying to get some wholesome content, and then the FBI just barges in.
California Science Center Unveiling Vertical Display of Space Shuttle Endeavor
(Los Angeles, CA) -- The California Science Center is unveiling its vertical display of the Space Shuttle Endeavor. On Wednesday, the science center in Los Angeles gave the first public view of the space shuttle in its permanent home. Officials say the exhibit is the only place in the world where visitors can view a complete, authentic space shuttle system in launch position. The nearly 200-foot-tall shuttle stack is the centerpiece of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which crews finished building in April after nearly four years. The display features the flown orbiter Endeavour attached to a pair of real solid rocket boosters, and ET-94, the last remaining flight-qualified external tank. The exhibit opens to the public on November 13th.
Today in History
1996, the Supreme Court ordered the Virginia Military Academy to admit women or lose state support.
1819, the bicycle was patented by W-K Clarkson Junior.