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Upset over disability checks being cut off, Florida woman attempts suicide with ‘boost bars’ and cocaine

Clermont (WTFF) – A Florida woman was arrested for allegedly pushing her boyfriend and kicking officers after she took “boost bars” and cocaine to end her life. »

Suicidal Woman Shot by Winter Park Police

Orwin Manor Winter Park officer involved shooting

Orwin Manor is a ritzy little neighborhood in Orlando. Within one of these overpriced homes near the intersection of Harmon and Wisconsin Avenue lives a couple, who like many Florida couples, made it onto our website. As would anyone living in a city completely devoid of culture or quality entertainment, the girl living in this […] »

Florida police fatally shoot woman threatening suicide

Authorities say a Florida police SWAT team shot and killed an armed woman who had been threatening suicide. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says a Sunrise Police SWAT team went to an apartment Friday where an armed woman had barricaded herself inside and was threatening to kill herself. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright said in a […] »

2 dead bodies found in Weirsdale Dollar General parking lot

UPDATE: A local anonymous tip claims that the 2 dead bodies had bullet holes in them, though news source have not stated that. WEIRSDALE — Two bodies were found Saturday morning inside a vehicle parked in a Dollar General parking lot. As of 11:30 a.m., the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was not providing identities of […] »

South Florida man confesses to accidentally shooting wife 30 years after claiming suicide

James O'Neil, 83, arrested after daughter says he revealed truth to her. »

Uber driver prevents a St. Petersburg man from killing himself

ST. PETERSBURG — Uber driver Chad Farley suspected something was wrong Monday night when a passenger asked to be dropped off in the middle of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. There’s no walkway for pedestrians along the iconic span, nowhere even to step safely at the top. Walking on the Skyway 200 feet above the water […] »

Suicide Prevention Drones

After 5 different suicide attempts in one week, Tri-Rail, which operates commuter trains in South Florida is considering using drones to monitor the tracks to deter suicides. »

Couple Hugged Before Lying on Train Tracks in Suicide Pact

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A conductor told investigators in Florida that he unsuccessfully tried to stop his train when he saw a couple hug and lie down on the tracks in an apparent suicide pact. »

Florida Man says he still loves the wife who tried to kill him in botched murder-suicide

A popular Florida school teacher and “soccer mom” fatally shot herself after she tried to kill her husband during a botched murder-suicide, according to reports. Holly Fisher, 46, a mother of three, went on her rampage at 12:23 a.m. Saturday inside the North Port house she shared with her husband, Jason “Chase” Fisher, also 46, […] »