Treasury probing Florida Gov. DeSantisโ migrant flights
The Treasury Departmentโs internal watchdog is investigating whether Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis improperly used federal pandemic aid to fly migrants to Marthaโs Vineyard as part of his effort to โtransport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.โ.
Romaine calm: Florida man accused of lashing out at fast food workers over lack of lettuce
LARGO, Fla. โ A Florida man threw a fit at a fast food restaurant because the eatery didnโt have any lettuce to put on his sandwich, according to the Largo Police Department. | CDC gives guidance on Thanksgiving | Astronauts prepare for Saturday launch]The employees said they were afraid for the safety of themselves and other customers, records show. Heโs facing charges of resisting an officer without violence and disorderly conduct. Although itโs unclear if itโs related, the FDA recently announced 3,396 cartons of lettuce potentially contaminated with E. Coli have been recalled across the country. Click here to subscribe to ClickOrlando.comโs Strange Florida newsletter, delivered every Friday.
Alligator bites manโs face at Florida park as he was playing disc golf
LARGO, Fla. โ A man playing disc golf early Friday morning was bitten on the face by an alligator after he entered the water to look for a Frisbee, according to the Largo Police Department. The victim was at Taylor Park around 5 a.m. when the attack happened. Police said he was there playing disc golf and was about waist deep in the water looking for a Frisbee used in the game when the reptile chomped down on his face and right hand. In order to escape, the man used his left hand to pry open the gatorโs jaw. According to Pinellas County, Taylor Park is 156.5 acres and includes a 53-acre freshwater lake and a disc golf course.
Florida man spit food into womanโs mouth during road rage incident, deputies say
LARGO, Fla. โ A Florida man is accused of spitting food into a woman's mouth following a road rage incident. Pinellas County sheriffโs deputies arrested David Paul Wipperman, 61, Thursday on felony battery charges in the Oct. 29 incident. An arrest report says Wipperman got into a road rage incident with a woman that evening. He got out of his truck and approached the womanโs vehicle, deputies say. The report says Wipperman spit the food he was chewing at her, then opened the door and screamed at her, the arrest report says.