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SpaceCoastDaily.com
April 18, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Gov. Rick Scott are excited to announce a 40-day recreational red snapper season for both Gulf state and federal waters. A 24-day season was originally proposed. “Florida is a premier fishing destination andÃâà...
VICE
April 18, 2018
The population of Florida, at slightly more than half a million residents, was the smallest of any state in the South. In what was essentially still “pioneer country,” settlers dwelt largely in rural homesteads that stretched from the plantation belt in the Panhandle down to the swamps of the Everglades. In centralÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 18, 2018
A 14-year-old from Pensacola is suing the state of Florida and several of its officials for their "deliberate indifference" to the damaging effects of climate change. Oliver Chamblin is one of eight youths between the ages of 10 and 20 who allege they are being harmed by man-made green house gas pollutionÃâà...
Evansville Courier & Press
April 17, 2018
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A man accused of attempted murder in Florida was arrested at an Evansville motel Sunday night. Dahmad Heath, 28, is a suspect in a shooting with injuries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to Evansville Police. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department plans to seek a charge ofÃâà...
MyPalmBeachPost
April 17, 2018
Then-Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth issued an advisory opinion finding that the local trigger-lock laws didn't violate the spirit of the Joe Carlucci Uniform Firearms Act. The Carlucci Act “should be construed in view of the state's purpose which is to preempt local regulations that interfere with anÃâà...
KPTV.com
April 13, 2018
(CNN/Meredith) – Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz said he wants to give any inheritance due to him from his late mother's estate to the victims' families or an organization that will “help heal the community.” The 19-year-old appeared at a hearing in Broward County Circuit Court on WednesdayÃâà...
WJXT News4JAX
April 13, 2018
Walmart plans to spend $200 million on renovations in Florida stores this year as part of a plan to rollout several in-store and online innovations nationwide. Thirty-seven Florida Walmart stores will be getting a makeover, including three in Jacksonville, 12 in Central Florida, one in the Panhandle, one inÃâà...
Miami Herald
April 13, 2018
A 35-year-old teacher at a Florida private school with the motto "Exceptional. Compassionate. Spirited" has been jailed and fired after being accused of having sex with a student. Shortly after the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrested Suzanne Owen Wednesday on a charge of custodial sexual battery on aÃâà...
CNBC
April 13, 2018
Areas like Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills, California attract the West Coast wealthy and Manhattan lures East Coast elites. But the richest zip code in the United States actually belongs to a little island in Florida, according to a new Bloomberg study. Located just minutes off the coast of Miami, Fisher IslandÃâà...
NCAA.com
April 13, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In front of 2,138 fans and in her first career game against the Gators, redshirt senior Kylee Hanson pitched a gem on Wednesday night as No. 13 Florida State (34-7) earned a 4-1 victory over No. 6 Florida (34-7) in the first game of the annual Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown.
Tampabay.com
April 13, 2018
Business owners warn that CRC proposal would “destroy” Florida's farming industry ... One of Florida's top farmers and a Republican mega-donor warned today that a Constitution Revision Commission proposal requiring businesses to check employees' immigration status would be devastating to FloridaÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
April 13, 2018
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida babysitter who took LSD was arrested after she stole the toys of the child she was watching along with a wedding ring. Lorena Margarita Montealegre, 27, was already under the influence of LSD when she arrived at the Gainesville home to babysit Monday, according to TheÃâà...
WPTV.com
April 11, 2018
MELBOURNE, Fla.-- A Florida man is recovering after taking a wild ride on the hood of a car. Deputies say the man had been trying to prevent three teenage girls, friends of his daughter, from leaving his Melbourne home. He wound up on the hood of their moving car, clinging to it for about a mile beforeÃâà...
NBC2 News
April 11, 2018
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - More than 600,000 gallons of sewage and wastewater spilled into a Florida nature park, fouling a creek and wetlands. According to a report, the two spills closed Loblolly Nature Park in Gainesville as crews suctioned up polluted water and fixed damaged pipes at two constructionÃâà...
ABC Action News
April 11, 2018
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A petition has been created calling for the repeal of a new Florida law that will give hotels, condos, and private residences more control over their beachfront property, potentially barring public access. With the law, property owners will be able to decide if they want to restrict theÃâà...
Politico
April 11, 2018
Now Florida and national Democrats are taking a hard second look at Ross' Republican-heavy seat and calculating whether to build out a ground operation and make a real play for Florida's 15th Congressional District, which seemed out of reach with the four-term incumbent Ross who previously servedÃâà...
ABC News
April 11, 2018
FILE - In this March 14, 2018, file photo, Nikolas Cruz is led into the courtroom before being arraigned at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz has been represented at taxpayer expense by the Broward County Public Defender since the Feb. 14 shooting that killed 17 people atÃâà...
New York Times
April 11, 2018
WHAT A condominium with five bedrooms and three bathrooms in a revitalized mid-19th-century house in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. HOW MUCH $2.3 million. SIZE 2,033 square feet. PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT $1,131. SETTING Known as the Elkins House after its original 1850sÃâà...
Florida Today
April 10, 2018
COCOA BEACH As the ending credits roll on Rick Scott's gubernatorial career in Florida, some job and wage data released Tuesday show he has been a fairly good producer for the film and entertainment industry in the Sunshine State. Scott took office as governor in 2011. From then through to 2015,Ãâà...
Tampabay.com
April 10, 2018
Florida may be the only state where everything largely depends on the willing suspension of disbelief. I'm not just talking about theme park fantasy factories along Interstate 4. I'm talking about all the developers who tout retention pond lots as "lakefront," the Ponzi schemers who assure suckers that they'reÃâà...
Orlando Sentinel
March 27, 2018
The Central Florida Foundation has worked with Orlando, Orange County, Florida Housing Coalition and other groups for more than a year on launching Central Florida Land Trust. The idea is to offer more affordable prices on select housing as the west side of downtown Orlando redevelops withÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
March 27, 2018
DAVENPORT, Fla. - A 13-year-old Florida boy found "passed out drunk" on a sidewalk led authorities to uncover a shooting threat against the boy's school and photos of Nikolas Cruz, the Stoneman Douglas shooter, on one of his devices. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says deputies found the teenÃâà...
Yale Environment 360
March 27, 2018
Edward O. Wilson clambered partway down a slope in the Florida Panhandle, aided by a park ranger and trailed by a few dozen scientists, conservationists, and local landowners. The group had gathered in Torreya State Park, a landscape of dazzling botanical diversity along the upper Apalachicola River,Ãâà...
Tampabay.com
March 27, 2018
Heading into Florida's August primary election, a new poll shows that no single issue ranks higher among Democrats than gun violence. Nearly one in three likely primary voters on the left identify "gun safety reforms" as the issue they hold most important, according to Public Policy Polling,Ãâà...
Florida Today
March 27, 2018
A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will arrive to the area on April 17 and spend three days examining all aspects of the Cocoa Police Department's policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The Cocoa Police Department mustÃâà...
WFLA
March 27, 2018
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Whether you're fresh out of college or considering a new opportunity, chances are in Florida you'll find a promising start-up near you. Florida is considered one of the best states for entrepreneurs and start-ups, according to Business.org. Jacksonville was the first to pop up on the list atÃâà...
Dayton Daily News
March 27, 2018
Students and adults participated in rallies across America and the world Saturday to call for tougher gun control laws. PENSACOLA, Fla. A county commissioner on Florida's Panhandle is standing by a Facebook post he made Saturday, calling participants in the March for Our Lives rally “pathetic,” WEARÃâà...
Travel+Leisure
March 27, 2018
Two friends caught a glimpse of a massive great white shark Saturday when they were 26 miles fishing off the coast of Ponce Inlet on Florida's east coast. Their response was profound. And profane. The friends, Kyle Morningstar and Ian Smith, were out catching red snappers on their 23-foot-long boat whenÃâà...
WFLA
March 23, 2018
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) - A woman who gave birth more than a decade ago is suing a Florida hospital after she claims employees left a piece of needle in her spine during an epidural. In September 2003, Amy Bright delivered her youngest son at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. She says she has feltÃâà...
ABC Action News
March 23, 2018
A child-custody case in Florida has erupted in a battle between state officials and a Native American tribe after a couple complained that their newborn was snatched from a hospital by tribal police based on bogus accusations made by the grandmother, who allegedly does not like the father because he'sÃâà...
whnt.com
March 23, 2018
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – Deputies arrested a Florida woman after she allegedly attacked her husband because he forgot the date of their wedding anniversary. Carol Stone, 35, of Zephyrhills, faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery after Pasco County deputies arrested her Wednesday, according toÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
March 23, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Wayne Huizenga, South Florida businessman and one-time team owner of the Dolphins, Marlins and Panthers, died Thursday at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer. Despite starting and operating successful businesses throughout the country, Huizenga is most rememberedÃâà...
Snopes.com
March 23, 2018
Lawmakers have finally given the go-ahead citing it will jump-start the economy and create new jobs. “This bill is so much more than legalizing marijuana—it's about legalizing opportunity and prosperity,” said Democratic leader Janet Cruz. “The state budget was due two weeks ago, and Florida simply can'tÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 22, 2018
Already heightened security was being bolstered Thursday at the Florida high school where 17 people died in a massacre last month, with Gov. Rick Scott ordering eight Florida Highway Patrol troopers to help secure the grounds. The move came after the shooting suspect's brother was arrested on campusÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
March 21, 2018
DELAND, Fla. — Two Florida men are accused of breaking into their ex-boyfriend's home and using Ragu sauce to try and burn it down, according to WKMC-TV. Derrick Irving, 36, and John Silva, 28, were arrested on March 13th after allegedly breaking into the home and stealing several items, including aÃâà...
The Daily News Online
March 21, 2018
ARCADE — Three Florida residents have been jailed after attempting to flee a traffic stop in a stolen vehicle, Arcade police said. Officers tried to stop the 2016 Hyundai about 7:34 p.m. Monday in the village. A pursuit then ensued, with the vehicle heading north on Route 16 and then west on Allen Road inÃâà...
wtvr.com
March 21, 2018
DELAND, Fla. — Two Florida men are accused of breaking into their ex-boyfriend's home and using Ragu sauce to try and burn it down, according to WKMC-TV. Derrick Irving, 36, and John Silva, 28, were arrested on March 13th after allegedly breaking into the home and stealing several items, including aÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 21, 2018
The usual checklist before businesses buy a piece of property includes looking at what kind of taxes they'll have to pay, who the neighbors are and whether there is good space for parking. In South Florida, there's a new box some buyers may want to check: What will that parcel look like when sea levelsÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 21, 2018
Opioid-related deaths across Florida have jumped 35 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Opioids were identified as either the cause of death or were present in the deceased person's body in 5,725 cases in 2016. The 2017 figures are still being compiled.
Tampabay.com
March 21, 2018
Immigrant rights groups are asking immigrants to reconsider any Florida travels. ... Today, ACLU affiliates in California, Texas, Washington, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Michigan, Florida, Arizona, and Maine sent a letter to @GreyhoundBus urging that they stop giving @CBP permission to conductÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 21, 2018
Florida banned smoking in workplaces more than 15 years ago, and a powerful state panel on Tuesday backed a proposal that would add vaping and electronic cigarettes ... The Florida Constitution Revision Commission voted 26-6 in favor of the vaping ban and placed it one step closer to the 2018 ballot.
Tampabay.com
March 21, 2018
Plaintiffs and others relied on the ATF's determination when purchasing bump stocks and similar devices, such as binary triggers, the lawyers argued. The named plaintiffs in the case are identified as Florida residents Jonathan Hunt, Justin Brashear, Christopher Mays, Clayton Woolfe and Joseph Truex,Ãâà...
Tampabay.com
March 21, 2018
Zinke "said Florida did not get an exemption because there is no such thing as an exemption," spokeswoman Heather Swift told the Tampa Bay Times. "The process is designed to be a winnowing process that involves several public meetings, comment periods and drafts. We have nothing new to announceÃâà...
TIME
March 20, 2018
(MIAMI) — A judge set an unusually high $500,000 bond on Tuesday and imposed a host of other restrictions for the brother of the Florida school shooting suspect, who was charged with trespassing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. A prosecutor said that Zachary Cruz, 18, expressed admirationÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
March 18, 2018
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - On "This Week in South Florida" with Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg, several Broward County leaders called for a question on the 2020 Florida ballot to ask voters to ban semi-automatic weapons. Coral Springs Mayor Skip Cambell and former state Sen. Chris Smith, aÃâà...
Dayton Daily News
March 18, 2018
The owner of a bar in Central Florida shot and killed his co-owner before shooting himself late Friday night -- while patrons were inside, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. >> Read more trending news. Deputies said they went to the Mezcal Bar in Orange County around 11:10 p.m. afterÃâà...
WLS-TV
March 18, 2018
FILE: In this April 18, 2016 photo, aerial artists perform in a new act at the Cirque du Soleil show at Disney Springs, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux). AP. Sunday, March 18, 2018 03:56PM. TAMPA, Fla. --. A Cirque du Soleil performer died after his hand slipped off the double rings and he fell 20 feet during aÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 18, 2018
A poll of 750 likely Florida voters released last week by Tallahassee-based Clearview Research found that 54 percent of voters support a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in state waters, while 42 percent oppose the idea. Constitutional amendments require 60Ãâà...
CBS Miami
March 18, 2018
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Some major financial assistance could be coming to Florida schools for a highly-debated reason. Florida school districts could get more money to hire school resource officers depending on what happens with a contentious program that allows school personnel to carryÃâà...
NBCNews.com
March 18, 2018
Florida International University student Alexa Duran was driving home from a doctor's appointment, her best friend next to her in the passenger's seat, when the unimaginable happened: A bridge collapsed right on top of them. Six people were killed by the force of the 950-ton walkway, including Duran,Ãâà...
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