"Family Recovering After Deadly Duette Tornado"
Sunday, January 17, 2016 a tornado hit Duette, Florida. Jim Leonard, volunteer fire chief and daughter had come to the rescue to a house in their same neighborhood after hearing children screaming. Two adults killed, four children have been badly injured. Jim and his daughter immediately began to help, proceeded to do follow patient care evaluates on all that were injured. Scrapes, bruises, bumps, all having serious head injuries. The two girls children are still hospitalized since the incident but have moved out of intensive care, as for the boys, they have been treated and released. A close family friend, Brendan Betancourt, had heard of the devastating news and decided to create a GoFundMe account for the family and their financial issues for the weeks/months to come.
Due to the tornado that hit Duette, florida, a children have been terribly injured, two have passed, and the home of this family has been destroyed.
This problem has effected the remaining victims of the incident as well as the local community that has reached out to help the family in need.
"One Arrested, Another Injured after wrong way hit-and-run DUI Crash"
Saturday, January 23, 2016, a collision in Oldsmar, Florida has two drivers allegedly being charged with driving under the influence. At around 11:15PM near the Race Track Road intersection on Tampa Road, Damon McBride and Kimberly Sichterman struck one another head on. McBride driving his Ford Ranger headed eastbound into oncoming westbound traffic hit Sichterman head on, as she was unable to navigate her vehicle away to avoid McBride. Sichterman and her passenger were not injured however, once McBride realized what had happened he fled the scene on foot. Sichterman passenger chased after McBride and was able to hold him until the police got to the scene.
An automobile accident involving three people was blamed on the consumption of alcohol.
Both drivers involved in the accident are at fault and consequently have the problem of DUI charges.
"Largo Police Warn Against "Molly""
During the first few weeks of January 2016 Largo Police Department have received several overdose cases in the Mid-Pinellas County area in Florida. The substance known as "Molly" has local police urging the community to be careful with this lethal drug. As mentioned in the article, victims have stopped breathing and have even had to be placed on life support. Largo PD has issued a warning against the drug.
The consumption of the synthetic drug "Molly" can be extremely dangerous and ultimately compromise your health and/or life.
The locals that are consuming this drug as well as their families and communities are face with this problem.
"Blizzard Cancels, Delays Flights at Tampa International Airport"
This weekend more than 7,000 flights nationwide were cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. The overload of the extreme blizzards attacking the East Coast has given Florida a bit of its backlash. Travel plans have been difficult for a lot of the passengers whose flights have been cancelled and delayed to New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Charlotte and even Denver. Airlines have had to give passengers hotel stays for the extended time flights have been cancelled. Forecasters have predicted that travel should and will resume back to normal soon enough.
Extreme weather conditions have made travel plans difficult for commuters.
Airlines and their staff, commuters and their families are being effected by these conditions.
"St.Pete Police: Boy Brought Knife to School, List of Names"
A 14-year-old boy at a St. Petersburg Middle School has been questioned by school officials and the school resource officer. Last week, the teenage boy whose name was not disclosed, was arrested for possessing a weapon on school property. According to detectives, the student showed the weapon to a few classmates, once reported to the teacher, the teenage boy was said to have not only a folding knife but a list of several names, he allegedly wanted to use the weapon on. The police department spokesperson did mention that the teenage boy had not directly threatened any student with a violent act.
A 14-year-old middle school student was arrested and charged with possessing a weapon, folding knife, on school property.
The teenage boy holding the weapon and his peers were essentially affected by the incident, however the boy and his family along with the school are the ones currently directed involved in the problem.
All of these issues/articles were read off the Channel 8 News website.
Hello Aviana,
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting to read what other students chose for their articles. The article about the boy bringing a knife and a list of names to school is pretty scary to think about. I also included articles that were similar in my blog such as the delays at the airport and the dangerous situation at the school. You can check out my blog in the link below.
http://rogerstrobert.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html
Hello Aviana, There seems to be a trend with people being under the influence and doing things that should not be done. Our society needs to learn that driving while under any influence is not right and is how you kill people as well as yourself. People need to learn to be more careful. Great work on your assignment! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to my blog: http://ksnihur.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html