Hit & Run Driver Arrested In Brevard County
(West Melbourne, FL) -- A hit-and-run driver is in custody in Brevard County. West Melbourne Police arrested Palm Bay's Rebekah Tate yesterday for a crash on Sunday. The 24-year-old allegedly hit a motorcyclist with her car at US 192 and Dairy Road. Police say while the 34-year-old man was lying in the middle of the road with life-threatening injuries, Tate drove away, dragging his motorcycle with her car to a nearby parking lot. Surveillance video shows her in the parking lot talking on the phone before she was picked up by someone in a black car. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital, and police say he's in critical condition. Tate is charged with leaving the scene of a crash with great bodily injury and tampering with evidence.
Kidnapping Suspect Has Prior History
(Orlando, FL) --A man accused of trying to kidnap a woman in Orlando has a history of doing this sort of thing before. Juan Perez was arrested after allegedly trying to stuff a woman into the trunk of her car and steal her purse outside a Walmart off Goldenrod Road on Monday. The 54-year-old Perez was on probation for kidnapping and assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Marion County decades ago. He served almost 20 years in prison for that crime in which he forced the girl into a van. Perez may have been successful in Monday's attempt if it wasn't for a man who saw what was happening and scared him off. Perez was gone by the time police arrived, but the OPD says surveillance videos and data from his ankle monitor prove he was there.
Rembrandt Found In Maine Attic Sells At Auction For $1.4M
(Thomaston, ME) --An original Rembrandt painting that was found in the attic of a home in Maine has sold for over a million dollars. An appraiser for Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Maine says he found the 17th-century portrait of a young girl during a recent house call in Camden. The appraiser said the portrait was in remarkable condition despite its age and was mounted in a hand-carved gold frame. A label on the back of the frame said it was an original by the Dutch master. The gallery auctioned off the Rembrandt two weeks ago. A private collector from Europe bought it for over one-point-four-million dollars.
Hormel Announces "Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bacon"
(Austin, MN) --Hormel is teaming up with General Mills to create a new twist on breakfast. The company announced this week that it plans to sell Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bacon beginning September 16th. The product will combine the cinnamon coating from Cinnamon Toast Crunch with Hormel's Black Label Bacon. The product will be sold at selected Walmart and Kroger stores.
NFL Regular Season Kick Off Thursday Night
(Undated) --Week One of the NFL season is finally here. The action kicks off on Thursday Night Football when the defending champion Chiefs begin their quest for a three-peat when Lamar Jackson and the Ravens visit Arrowhead Stadium. The fun rolls into the league's first regular season game on a Friday night since 1970 when the Eagles and Packers square off in the NFL's first-ever game from Brazil.The traditional Sunday slate features Steelers-Falcons, Jaguars-Dolphins and Cowboys-Browns with the nightcap showcasing a battle between the Rams and Lions in Detroit. The week wraps up with Aaron Rodgers and the Jets facing the reigning NFC Champion 49ers at Levi's Stadium.
Today in History
2004, punishing winds, storm surges and torrential rains rocked parts of Florida as Hurricane Frances blew through the region.
1975, President Gerald Ford escaped an assassination attempt carried out by Charles Manson disciple Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.
1972, eleven Israeli athletes were taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, and were later killed during a botched rescue attempt at a nearby airport. It remains one of the worst moments in world sports' history.
1966, the first ever Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon was held. The Muscular Dystrophy Association raised over one-million-dollars.