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State and federal wildlife officials anticipate they might again have to provide lettuce to manatees gathering in Florida waters next winter. However, as manatees continue dying at a higher-than-normal pace, officials hope to stop the unique trial feeding program before it becomes a long-term solution…
Read More Florida Manatee Feeding Efforts Could Resume Next Winter
TAMPA, FL. – A pickup truck crashed into an FDOT Road Ranger on Thursday, that was assisting at the scene of an unrelated crash around 4:24 pm, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a Nissan Titan, driven by a 35-year-old man from New York…
Read More Pickup Truck Loses Control, Slams Into Road Ranger On I-275 In Tampa
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, with the assistance of the Ocoee Police Department and Winter Haven Police Department, arrested two Central Florida men for abusing a disabled adult. According to an investigation by MFCU, in June of 2020, the group-home caregivers, Charles…
Read More Two Florida Men, Caregivers, Arrested After Beating Disabled Patient During A Power Outage
Two Florida Lottery scratch-off players each picked a winner with the new 500X The Cash scratch-off ticket from the Florida Lottery. According to the Florida Lottery, Martina Soto, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, and James Bruno, 55, of North Palm Beach, each claimed a $1 million…
Read More Two More $1,000,000 Florida Winners On The New $50 500X The Cash Scratch-Off
Attorney General Ashley Moody and Congressman Bill Posey announced legislative efforts to give states more authority to combat illegal immigration. The congressional legislation, H.R. 7413, would allow state officials to demand the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security enforce federal immigration law in certain…
Read More Florida AG Moody And Rep. Posey Announce Legislation Giving States Ability To Enforce Immigration Laws
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Peiarre Canty has been missing since October 2016. The family is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to Peiarre’s whereabouts. Police say that Peiarre suffers from mental disorders and is currently off his medications, which only causes further confusion. He…
Read More $20,000 Reward For Info Locating Missing Pasco County Man, May Be In Tampa
A woman in Florida pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized Mexican agricultural workers admitted into the United States under the H-2A temporary visa program. According to the plea agreement, Christina Gamez, 43, from March 2016 through August 2017, while working…
Read More Florida Woman Pleads Guilty In Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy, Forced Labor Of Mexican Ag H-2A Workers
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected an appeal from a Death Row inmate convicted in the 1988 murder of a man in Hillsborough County. Justices refused to order a lower court to hold an evidentiary hearing for Terance Valentine, now 73, who argued…
Read More Florida Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Of Death Row Inmate, 1988 Hillsborough County Murder
As first-time unemployment claims continue to roll in at levels similar to before the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is warning that issues linked to inflation could push the nation toward a recession. But DeSantis contends that Florida should be positioned to initially withstand…
Read More Florida Jobless Claims Remain Low As DeSantis Warns About Inflation
On Monday, school bus attendant, Juanita Tappin, physically and verbally abused several special needs students while they were taken to and from school. According to court documents, on multiple occasions, video surveillance shows Tappin hitting the children on their head, face, and hands and using…
Read More Florida School Bus Attendant Who Abused Special Needs Children Gets 30 Months Prison