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A nurse in Florida has been charged after investigators say she was taking vials of liquid Fentanyl from a surgical center. Catherine Shannon Dunton, 54, has pled guilty in federal district court in Fort Pierce to tampering with a consumer product. From approximately February 28…
Read More Florida Nurse Charged With Stealing Liquid Fentanyl, Self-Administering
A seismic shift in abortion rights could be coming in Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis late Thursday signed a measure to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. But whether the six-week limit goes forward will hinge on a case before the state Supreme Court.…
Read More Florida Abortion Fight Hinges On High Court
TAMPA, Fla. – Starting Monday, Tampa voters can cast their ballot for the 2023 City of Tampa Municipal Runoff Election at any of seven Early Voting sites throughout the city. All ballots will include races for citywide seats in City Council Districts 1, 2 and…
Read More City Of Tampa Municipal Runoff Election – Early Voting Starts Monday
The Florida House next week could give final approval to a controversial plan that would bar doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors. The House is scheduled to take up the issue (HB 1421…
Read More Florida House To Take Up Transgender Treatments
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies have arrested a non-certified Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office employee following a domestic-related dispute. According to deputies, 55-year-old Ekaterina O’Neal engaged in a verbal altercation with her husband at their residence in Seminole. At some point during the altercation, O’Neal retrieved…
Read More ‘Non-Certified’ Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Employee Arrested After Pulling Gun On Husband
LAKELAND, Fla. – On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Safe Schools deputies arrested 39-year-old Ivy Mechelle Smith of Lakeland for battery on a school employee (F3), disrupting a school function (M2), and trespassing on school grounds (M2). According to deputies, around 11:00…
Read More Lakeland Mom Arrested After Pushing Elementary School Admin, Disrupting School
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be slightly below average, with 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes, and preparation before the storm season in Florida is essential. The forecast released by Colorado State University on April 13, 2023, is based…
Read More Preparing In Florida For The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Florida House on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would eliminate a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before judges can impose the death penalty, sending the issue to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The bill (SB 450) emerged after Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to…
Read More Major Florida Death Penalty Change Passed By Lawmakers
In a win for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers, a federal appeals court Thursday tossed out a challenge to a 2019 immigration law that banned so-called sanctuary cities in Florida. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a…
Read More Court Rejects Challenge To Florida ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Law
The Florida House late Thursday passed a bill that seeks to allow the death penalty for people who commit sexual batteries on children under age 12. The House voted 95-14 to approve the measure (HB 1297), sponsored by Rep. Jessica Baker, R-Jacksonville. The Senate is…
Read More Florida House Backs Death Penalty In Child Rape Cases