>Armed Carjacking Caught On Video In Seminole County
(Sanford, FL) --A search is underway to find two people involved in an apparent carjacking in Seminole County. The sheriff's office says a Miami-Dade County woman was carjacked last night in the Winter Springs area. A witness recorded a video that appears to show a man in a Halloween mask pointing a gun at the woman while she's behind the wheel of a white Dodge Durango with a Florida tag. The man then gets in the back seat on the driver's side. A second suspect can be seen driving a green Honda Acura behind the Durango.
Flagler County Road Washed Out By Storm
(Flagler Beach, FL)-- Heavy rain is blamed for some damage in Flagler County. Flagler Beach Police say a part of SR A-One-A was washed away yesterday. The road was closed for about two hours so FDOT could fix it. The police chief tells Fox 35 News this happens a lot when the city gets torrential downpours, and it reinforces the need for a seawall. That seawall is under construction as part of the State Road A-One-A Resiliency Project. It's completion date is Fall 2025.
Congressman Soto Takes Up Cause Of UCF Student
(Washington, DC)-- A Central Florida congressman is taking up a cause that's personal to a UCF student. Kissimmee Democrat Darren Soto talked yesterday on Capitol Hill about a problem facing Alex Bugay. The University of Central Florida student had someone use his name last year to post racist Tweets directed at a Georgia politician. That led to an online backlash aimed at Bugay, who says his reputation was ruined. He and Soto want a federal identity theft law to be amended to include protections for someone's reputation, too. Bugay appreciates Soto's help, and he tells News 6 there are a lot of lessons we can learn from an incident like this.
Florida's Inflation Rate Worst In The U.S.
(Undated) -- Floridians are feeling the effects of inflation more than anywhere else in the nation. A report by Moody's Analytics says Sunshine State has the dubious distinction of having the highest inflation rate in the U.S. at about four-percent. The rate is based on a three-month moving average. According to the U.S. Labor Department, consumer prices rose three-and-a-half-percent nationwide last month, up from February's three-point-two-percent hike.
NYC Considering Rat Birth Control
(New York, NY)-- New York City is considering rodent birth control in its continuing War on Rats. The New York Times reports the City Council is introducing legislation that calls for the distribution of salty pellets that sterilize both male and female rats. Two neighborhoods would be targeted under a pilot program. The city has unsuccessfully tried similar methods in the past but wants to give it another shot due to improvements in the city's handling of garbage, as well advancements in rat contraceptives. If it works, the city wouldn't rely so much on rat poison, which is partially blamed for the death of beloved Central Park owl Flaco.
Today in History
2009, high seas drama came to an end when U.S. Naval forces rescued the captain of a U.S. cargo ship who was held hostage for five days at sea by Somali pirates. The Navy confirmed that three of the four buccaneers who held Captain Richard Phillips were killed by naval forces. A fourth pirate was taken into custody.
1999, a federal judge in Little Rock, Ark., found President Clinton in contempt of court for lying during his sworn deposition in January 1998, when he had testified that he had not had sexual relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. He became the first sitting president ever to be held in contempt of court.
1981, the space shuttle Columbia, the first reusable spacecraft, blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its first test flight.
1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin became the first person to orbit Earth.
1861, the Civil War began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumpter in Charleston, South Carolina.