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Mick's Morning News- Monday

Teen Arrested For Making Threats Against Schools In Madison County

(Madison, FL) -- A teenager is accused of making threats against schools in Madison County. The sheriff's office announced yesterday a 13-year-old was arrested for posting the threats on Instagram. The investigation remains active, though, as deputies try to see if anyone else was involved. More information will be released today. As a precaution, K-through-8 students won't be able to bring book bags or duffel bags on campus. Also, all lunch bags and purses will be searched. For grades 9-through-12, all students' computer bags, bookbags, athletic bags, purses and lunch bags will be searched.   

Arrest Made After Threats Directed At Broward County Schools

(Fort Lauderdale, FL)-- A teenager's idea of a joke has her facing criminal charges in Broward County. The sheriff's office announced yesterday a 14-year-old Lauderdale Lakes girl was arrested Saturday for threatening a mass school shooting. She allegedly posted threats on Instagram and listed several Broward schools as potential targets. Deputies say she confessed and claimed the post was a joke.     

Woman Arrested For Stealing Exotic Bird

(Oldsmar, FL) -- A woman is accused of stealing an exotic bird in Pinellas County. The sheriff's office says Grissel Nistal stole a Black Headed Caique [[ky-EEK]] on Saturday in Oldsmar. The bird belonged to Everything Birds at Oldsmar Flea Market on Racetrack Road. The bird is valued at 24-hundred dollars. Deputies say surveillance video shows her putting the bird in her purse. Two people who saw the video on the news contacted the sheriff's office yesterday and identified the suspect as Nistal. She was arrested at her home in Largo on 15th Avenue Southeast. The 54-year-old is charged with felony grand theft. Deputies say the bird was returned to the store in good health. The store wrote on Facebook they have decided to name the bird Bandit.           

Lee County Woman Survives Gator Attack

(North Fort Myers, FL)-- A Lee County woman is lucky to be alive after a scary incident with an alligator. North Fort Myers' Del Boppel was walking her dog Thursday when a gator came after them. Boppel says she tossed her dog to save it, and the gator went for her instead. A neighbor who came to her aid says the 84-year-old was kicking the gator as hard as she could before it let go. Boppel ran to safety, but she had to be taken to the hospital for treatment to her leg and fingers. A neighbor tells 7News Boppel has really high spirits and is positive and upbeat. The FWC says it found the seven-foot gator and removed it.   

Dolphins Hill May Sue After MPD Incident

(Miami Gardens, FL)-- Tyreek Hill's run-in with Miami-Dade Police could lead to a lawsuit. The Dolphins wide receiver was placed in handcuffs yesterday morning on his way to Hard Rock Stadium for the game. The MPD says he was pulled over for reckless driving and detained after he exchanged words with the officer. Agent Drew Rosenhaus says Hill's legal team will be pursuing the matter. Rosenhaus tells the Miami Herald what happened to Hill is completely unacceptable, and Tyreek did not deserve to be treated that way by police. The MPD is investigating the incident, and one of the four officers involved is now on administrative leave. As for the game, Hill caught a touchdown pass in Miami's 20-17 win over Jacksonville.      

Boeing Starliner Returns To Earth

(White Sands Missile Range, NM) --Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is back on earth. On Friday, the unmaned capsule released from the International Space Station and began its six-hour journey home. The Starliner landed at New Mexico's White Sands Space Harbor late Friday night. It launched to the ISS back in June with two astronauts aboard in its first crewed test flight. The mission was expected to last eight days, but mechanical issues kept the craft and astronauts up in space for three months. Those two astronauts will remain in space until February of 2025.

Today in History

2021, President Joe Biden issued two executive orders mandating vaccines for federal workers and contractors. The President also announced new requirements for large employers and health care providers. Combined, the orders would effect around 100-million workers. 

1836, Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law.

1776, the Second Continental Congress authorized the use of the name "United States." It replaced the name "United Colonies."


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