Florida woman hid dead mother in freezer to continue receiving her disability benefits, police say
Florida woman hid dead mother in freezer to continue receiving her disability benefits, police saySEBASTIAN, Fla. — Police in Sebastian said they arrested a woman after her mother was found dead inside of a freezer. WATCH: ‘It just saddens me’: Family plans to sue men accused of throwing rock through teen’s car windowOfficers arrested Michele Hoskins, 64, of Sebastian on Thursday on charges of failing to report the death of her mother, Marie Hoskins, and tampering with evidence. Police said they found 93-year-old, Marie Hoskins, on April 28 dead inside a chest freezer during a welfare check on Paddock Street. Police said Michele Hoskins confessed to hiding her mother in a deep freezer to hide her death so she could continue to receive her disability benefits. Investigators said Marie Hoskins’ body was in the deep freezer around two weeks.
wftv.comFlorida police find elderly woman’s body in freezer
SEBASTIAN, Fla. — (AP) — Police in Florida are investigating what happened to an elderly woman whose body was found in a freezer in her garage. The Sebastian Police Department said in a news release that they responded to 93-year-old Marie Hoskins’ home after neighbors who had not seen her recently asked for a welfare check. Officers found the body in the freezer after searching the home. It was occupied by Hoskins’ 64-year-old daughter, who told police she “hadn’t seen her mother Marie in some time,” according to the statement. Authorities did not immediately release a cause of death but did say the local medical examiner was involved.
wftv.comThe Latest: Sebastian Korda in 3rd round in Wimbledon debut
(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):9:10 p.m.American Sebastian Korda is into the third round at his first Wimbledon. The 20-year-old Korda advanced by beating Antoine Hoang of France 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. But she's only 11-10 this year, and lost in the second round of a major for the fifth time. British wild-card entry Emma Raducanu became the last player into the second round when she defeated Vitalia Diatchenko 7-6 (4), 6-0. Andy Murray, coming off a victory in his first Wimbledon match in four years, faces Oscar Otte of Germany.
wftv.comNelly Korda wins in Michigan for 2nd victory of year
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — (AP) — Nelly Korda became the first two-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Meijer LPGA Classic. The Gainbridge LPGA winner in February, Korda finished at 25-under 263 to break the tournament record at Blythefield Country Club. “But today I really enjoyed it and it was actually a really good battle between Leona and I. Maguire pulled within one on the par-4 16th when she made a birdie and Korda had a bogey. “I made an eagle and then I made a pretty good birdie on that par 3,” Korda said.
wftv.comSamuel E. Wright, voice of Sebastian the Crab in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ dead at 74
Samuel Wright dies Actor Samuel Wright provided the voice of Sebastian the Crab in "The Little Mermaid" and had many roles in television during the 1970s and 1980s. (Jon Naso/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)Actor Samuel E. Wright, who was the voice of Sebastian the Crab in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” died Monday night. “Today, the Town of Montgomery mourns the loss of Sam Wright,” according to the Facebook post. In 1989, Wright provided the voice of Ariel’s trusty sidekick, Sebastian, in “The Little Mermaid,” Variety reported. His voice would also be used in the role for various video games, the television series “House of Mouse” and “The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea,” the website reported.
wftv.comJim Cramer says the 'fear gauge' induced a buying opportunity in stocks
CNBC's Jim Cramer advised investors Monday to stay the course after the stock market rebounded one session after suffering back-to-back weekly losses. In the weeks after those spikes, the VIX fell double digits and the S&P 500 rallied higher. Had the VIX continued to rise alongside the S&P 500 Monday, caution would be warranted, Cramer added, because that's usually a bearish sign. "A VIX spike is what happens when the fear gauge makes a hard move up out of nowhere and then gives it away almost as fast. "That's why Sebastian's confident that a VIX spike needs to be treated as a buying opportunity."
cnbc.comFirings of two officers in Laquan McDonald case upheld in Cook County court
The circuit court judges’ decisions last month focused on Franko and Sebastian. Franko had been dismissed by the police board mainly for approving officers’ reports that didn’t match up with the video footage of the shooting. In firing Franko, the board criticized him for testifying at his disciplinary hearing that he had viewed only “bits and pieces” of dashcam video of the shooting before signing off on officers’ falsified reports.
chicagotribune.comFormer Marine all about the hops
And hops perhaps the most well-known ingredient in a good brew seem to like Lake County's soil and climate. Sebastien Lajeunesse, a Canadian transplant and two-tour Afghanistan vet whose ancestors "were the hunter-fur trapper people" who had come over from Normandy and Brittany in the 1600s. With the encouragement of his Sorrento-based father, Sebastian parlayed his G.I. "After seeing so much destruction from war," Lajeunesse said, "its great to create life and beauty into the world instead. Our two little girls Riley (7) and Rowan (3) now call him 'Uncle Scott.'
dailycommercial.comRain moves into parts of Central Florida, but not for long
ORLANDO, Fla. – Rain is moving into our northwestern zones as of Saturday night. Rain will continue to move toward the south and even the southeast toward the coast by early Sunday morning. On Sunday morning, most of the rain will be along the Brevard County coastline and clear out by mid-morning. Temperatures will rise to the upper 60s and low 70s with a cool northwest wind in place. As we head into the upcoming work week, temperatures will start off mild in the low 70s and be back near 80 by the Thanksgiving holiday.