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Florida Man Charged In $400,000 Medicaid Fraud Case
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) announced the arrest of a man who stole hundreds of thou [...]
Former Prison Warden In California Gets 5 Years For Sexual Abuse Of 3 Inmates
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Former prison warden Ray J. Garcia was sentenced Wednesday to 70 months in prison following his convictions for sexually abusive co [...]
Florida Man And Woman Latest To Be Convicted In J6 Capitol Riot
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A Kissimmee man and a Dunnellon woman were among four pro-Trumpsters convicted this week for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, [...]
Florida Court Orders West Palm Beach School Board To Make Retroactive Payments To Charter Schools
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In the latest chapter in a long-running legal battle, an appeals court Wednesday ruled that the Palm Beach County School Board is r [...]
Florida House Seeks To Block “Gender-Affirming Care” For Children
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A Florida House panel on Wednesday approved a sweeping measure that would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming care t [...]
Florida Man Arrested On Battery Charges After Smacking Woman With A Slice Of Pizza
Florida man slapped a woman with a slice of pizza (Image Credit: Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly sla [...]
Senate Targets ‘Countries Of Concern’ In Florida Land Sales
Source: FWC
A proposal that would prohibit the sale of agricultural land and property within 20 miles of military bases to interests tied to the C [...]
Denver Police Release Photo Of High School Shooting Suspect Still On The Run
17-year-old Austin Lyle (Source: DPD)
Two deans of a Denver, Colorado, high school were injured after a shooter, 17-year-old Austin Lyle, opened f [...]
WATCH: Hillsborough County Deputies Rescue 92-Year-Old Man With Dementia In Plant City
SOURCE: HCSO
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has rescued a 92-year-old man with dementia, reuniting him with his wife.
On March [...]
Suspect Who Hit Sarasota Police Officer In Stolen Car Arrested, Was Released From Prison In Feb.
SOURCE: SPD
SARASOTA, Fla - Mark Thomas, 22, of Plantation, Florida, has been arrested and is facing charges of Aggravated Battery on a Law Enforc [...]