A judge Friday rejected an attempt by federal antitrust officials to block U.S. Sugar Corp. from purchasing another large player in the sugar industry. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika ruled against the U.S. Department of Justice, which filed a lawsuit last year in Delaware to…
Read More U.S. Sugar Gets Go-Ahead On Purchase Of Imperial Sugar Co.
The Florida Department of Education plans to request nearly $24 billion during next year’s legislative session, an increase of about $880 million over the current fiscal year’s budget. Of that, $22.2 billion is eyed for operating the public-school and state-college systems and $1.8 billion would…
Read More Florida Education Department To Seek Budget Boost
A Florida teacher guilty of having sex with a 16-year-old student in a classroom closet will serve three years in prison, according to reports. Daniel Norment, 41, accepted two “best interest” guilty pleas for one count of unlawful sex with a minor and one count of offense…
Read More Florida Teacher Who Had Sex With Student In Classroom Closet Gets 3 Years
A Florida man has been charged after an FBI investigation led authorities to a man who created sexual abuse videos with an 8-year-old child in his care. Miguel Diaz Gonzalez, 40, Orlando, was arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with the production of child…
Read More FBI Arrests Florida Man “Satans Child” In Horrific Child Rape Video Investigation
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his legislative proposal to provide discounts on tolls for frequent commuters using any toll roads across the state. Under this proposal, Floridians who use toll transponders like SunPass and E-PASS and have 40 or more transactions a month would receive…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces Statewide Toll Relief Proposal
PLANT CITY, Fla. – Ubertino Zavala-Perez, 58, of Plant City, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Zavala-Perez faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. According to the plea agreement, Zavala-Perez conspired with individuals in…
Read More Plant City Man Pleads Guilty To Importing, Distribution, And Storage Of Mexican Meth
Attorneys for abortion clinics and a doctor Wednesday urged the Florida Supreme Court to take up a battle about a new state law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The attorneys filed a brief arguing that the Supreme Court should review a decision…
Read More Florida Supreme Court Urged To Take Up Abortion Law Case
FOX News Channel (FNC) finished August 2022 as the third most-watched network in all of television during weekday primetime, outpacing ABC and trailing only CBS and NBC. According to Nielsen Media Research, FNC remained cable’s highest-rated network in total day and primetime with total viewers…
Read More FOX News Gutfeld! Unseats Colbert As Most-Watched Late-Night Show In August
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is closely watching two systems Tuesday east of the Florida coast. According to the NHC, at least one of these is expected to become a Tropical Depression within days. The second system is just off the coast of Africa, and…
Read More NHC Monitoring Two Weather Systems East Of Florida Coast
Two police officers in Florida have been hospitalized after being exposed to drugs from an addict they were arresting. The opioid overdose treatment, Narcan, was administered to two Gainesville Police officers on Sunday after they were exposed to suspected narcotics from placing a subject under…
Read More Flood Of Fentanyl In Florida Putting First Responders In Life-Threatening Situations