Astra Plans First Florida Launch For Saturday
(Cape Canaveral, FL) -- The private space company Astra is planning its first launch from Florida. The launch is set to take place on Saturday, February 5th. The company will take off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with a launch window from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Astra's Rocket is designed to fit inside a standard shipping container. Officials say the smaller size makes use of their rocket more affordable. SpaceX has a Falcon 9 Starlink launch scheduled for 1:13 tomorrow afternoon.
Man Dies During Arrest In Orlando
(Orlando, FL) - A grieving mother is looking for answers after her son died during an incident with Orlando Police. Chief Orlando Rolon says the man died yesterday while an officer was trying to arrest him near Signal Hill on North Lane. Rolon says the officer suspected the man was involved in drug activity, and the officer used Narcan when the man showed signs of medical distress during the arrest. The man was taken to the hospital where he passed away.
Man Shot By Deputies In Polk County
(Lakeland, FL) - A man is hospitalized after he was shot by a deputy in Polk County. Sheriff Grady Judd says Mulberry's Neil Bourcy stole a car in Lakeland yesterday morning. When the car got stuck on Denver Street, Bourcy got out and ran. During a foot chase, Judd says Bourcy claimed to have a gun, and when the 25-year-old pulled something out of his jacket, Deputy Christopher Warren shot him six times. It turns out that what Bourcy pulled out of his jacket wasn't a gun but a cellphone. No gun was found, but deputies did recover a knife. Bourcy is in critical but stable condition. The State Attorney's Office is investigating.
Standoff With Suspected Bank Robber Leads To School Lockdown
(Miami Gardens, FL) - A man is in custody after a standoff with police that led to a school lockdown in Miami-Dade County. Miami Gardens Police say the man robbed a TD Bank in Delray Beach on Southeast Fifth Ave yesterday. Officers found him at Northwest 191st Street and 37th Ave, but he refused to get out of his car. A neighborhood school went on lockdown, but the lockdown was lifted after the suspect was taken into custody. No one was hurt.
DeSantis To Review Investigation Into Sheriff Tony
(Tallahassee, FL) - Broward County's sheriff could face consequences for lying about his past. The FDLE recently found that Sheriff Gregory Tony repeatedly lied on government documents. In one example, before becoming sheriff, Tony lied when he denied being charged with murder for a deadly shooting in Pennsylvania when he was a teenager. Governor Ron DeSantis said yesterday he'll review the report in the coming days before deciding what to do.
Tampa Bay Woman Sues Bridal Store Over Texts
(Clearwater, FL) - A Tampa Bay woman believes she had no choice but to take legal action over a company's robotexts. Lawyers for Cheri Aul filed a class-action lawsuit five months ago in Pinellas County against David's Bridal. She claims they sent her at least 50 texts in five months even though she never signed up for the texts, and they ignored her requests to stop. Aul recently told Fox 13 News she did everything she could to stop the texts, and it got to the point that her only solution was the legal route.
Good Samaritan Returns Lost Wallet
(Miami, FL) - Thanks to social media, a Miami-Dade teenager knows who to thank for returning his lost wallet. Eighteen-year-old Roly Silva lost his wallet this weekend at an ATM, but the man who found it returned it to Silva's home. No one answered the door when the Good Samaritan showed up, so he left the wallet and figured that was the end of it. A doorbell camera, though, captured the man's image, and after it was posted online a viewer recognized the man as his coworker, Nick. Silva says he's lucky, but Nick tells 7News he was just doing what he knows in his heart is the right thing.
Floyd Mayweather Trying To Enter Daytona 500
(Daytona Beach, FL) - A boxing legend wants to try his hand at NASCAR. Floyd 'Money' Mayweather announced yesterday he's starting a race team called The Money Team Racing, and he hopes to get a car into this month's Daytona 500. His car will be number 50 to match the number of wins he had in his boxing career. Mayweather says he loves fast cars and he loves to compete, and this move into racing seems to be a perfect fit.
Police Release Details Into Massive Brawl At Bucks County Area Buffet Restaurant
(Bensalem, PA) -- Police say an argument over steak led to a massive brawl inside a Pennsylvania Golden Corral late last week. According to reports, the fight broke out at the Golden Corral in Bensalem when a person became upset after someone else was served a steak before them. The restaurant said the person who got the steak first had ordered it rare, so it cooked faster, but the misunderstanding escalated, and some customers suffered minor injuries. By the time it was all said and done, chairs and punches were thrown and some 40 people were involved. Police say they have not made any arrests, but participants could face disorderly conduct and simple assault charges.
Study: Kentucky Least Happy State
(Undated) -- A new study says Kentucky is the most unhappy place in the nation to live. The study by sleep experts at Amerisleep includes 17 factors, including mental health, income, sleep rates and environment. West Virginia and Tennessee are right behind Kentucky among the least happy states. The happiest is North Dakota, which scored highly thanks to its open space and beauty, as well as having the highest income growth rate compared to the previous year.
TODAY IN HISTORY
2004, calling it "classless, crass and deplorable," Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell ordered an investigation into the racy Super Bowl 38 halftime show featuring pop stars Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. During the performance, Timberlake reached for Jackson during their duet and tore open part of her top, exposing one of her breasts. Jackson apologized for the stunt saying, quote, "It was not my intention that it go as far as it did." Timberlake also called the incident regrettable and blamed it on a "wardrobe malfunction."
1964, popular toy G-I Joe made its debut.
1935, Leonard Keeler's polygraph test was first used to detect lies.
1876, baseball's National League was formed. The original eight teams were based in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Louisville and Hartford.