She was found
in a remote area of
The big
question is what will come next for her mother’s boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, the
prime suspect in her death.
Investigators
say they found videos of child sex abuse on his phone and that Sterns has not
been cooperating after his arrest.
Sterns was a
no show in court Saturday morning— hours after Madeline’s body was found.
“Stephan Sterns
was transported from the Orange County Jail to the Osceola County Jail where he
is being held on capital sexual battery charges filed by the Kissimmee police
detectives,”
Investigators
say Sterns was the last person to see Madeline alive and say he never dropped
her off near her school in Hunters Creek.
“We believe
she was already dead at the time and the Stephan Sterns moved her body in the
early morning hours on that day,”
The case sent
shockwaves especially among parents of
“I’m a dad of
a 15-year-old, it’s heartbreaking and saddening to see this happening,” parent
Kevin Rickson told News 6 at a vigil for Madeline. “Children are supposed to be
protected. Unfortunately in this case, she was exposed.”
Airport
officials blame weather and staffing issues for a ground stop on Sunday.
Thousands of
passengers had to wait with many delays lasting hours.
It’s a busy
time at the airport, with the official spring break travel season running
through April 7.
The 44-day
period is expected to set records with a projected 11% increase in passengers
year-to-year.
Monday starts
the last week of this year’s legislative session.
If it’s going
to end on time, lawmakers have to pass a budget by Tuesday. Then, there’s a
mandatory 72-hour cooling off period before a final vote on Friday.
We’ll also be
watching to see if lawmakers try to revise a controversial bill banning anyone
under 16 from social media.
Gov. Ron
DeSantis vetoed the proposal on Friday after raising questions about parents
being shut out and over concerns it won’t survive legal challenges.
The Senate
president says she expects to take up possible changes as early as Monday.
“We hold in
our hands the opportunity to facilitate a potential solution to make sure this
critical issue is addressed before the end of session,” said State Sen. Kathleen
Passidomo, R- Senate president.
The House
would also have to sign off of any changes before the measure would potentially
go back to the governor.
Along a
service road just outside
A test fuel
tank that was built in 1977 and used for stress testing before any shuttles
took flight is sitting in an industrial park.
For years, this
tank stood on display at the
But after the
Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, NASA announced that they would remove the
test fuel tank and was auctioned off and sold to the Wings of
It’s been
sitting there ever since.
If you type
in “Space Shuttle External Fuel Tank” into Google Maps, you’ll find its exact
location in Green Cove Springs.

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