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Democrats want answers on how RFK Jr. will make Florida’s ballot
Democrats in Florida are demanding details about the state’s approval of a political party that intends to nominate presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on ballots this fall. In June, Florida’s Division of Elections registered the Reform Party as a minor political party, giving it a path...
Palm Beach County News: Biden out of race, Tiger Woods update, Florida sues moving companies
Looking for the top stories featured on the July 25 episode of our Palm Beach County News in 90 Seconds? See the story blurbs/links below. Biden exits 2024 presidential campaign. What will impact be for Florida Democrats? ...
Best Buy heir lists his massive waterfront Tampa Bay mansion for $4.9 million
The son of Best Buy founder and former CEO Richard M. Schulze is selling his sprawling waterfront estate in Tampa Bay. Located at 1227 Osowaw Blvd., in Spring Hill, and coming in over 10,000-square-feet, the home comes with five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, two tennis courts, a wine cellar, a two-story walk-in closet, a home theater, a 40-plus car garage, and a pretty drama-packed backstory.
RNC’s 'election integrity’ training in Tampa raising red flags for Florida Democrats
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The RNC chair and Trump Team in Tampa, Thursday, for what it called “Election Integrity Volunteer Training.” The effort, they said, is to energize and emphasize fair elections ahead of November. That’s as their candidate, former president Donald Trump, continues to claim election fraud in 2020 despite lacking enough evidence to prove it.
Teens arrested after Weeki Wachee retail theft investigation
WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS, Fla. — Two teens were arrested two weeks after unidentified suspects broke into the Weeki Wachee Outpost and stole ice cream and cigarillos. The break-in happened on July 14. The suspects were caught on video surveillance wearing hoodies, pants and ski masks with backpacks on, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says special session to fix condo law is up to Legislature
As condominium owners throughout the state face significant hikes in their homeowner association assessments, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said it's up to the Legislature to convene a special session to fix the law that spurred the increases. “If the Legislature has ideas about how to make this more sensible for people, I’m totally...
City Council Continues to Deal with Wastewater Issue
Wastewater has become the continuing hot topic brought in front of the Brooksville City Council, and in a July 15 meeting, an emergency ordinance gained approval. The Council also heard the first reading of a permanent ordinance that will impose a limited moratorium on wastewater permits, as the city moves toward a resolution to the developing capacity issue at the William S. Smith Water Reclamation Facility. The capacity limit set forth by the Florida Department of Environment Protection is 1.9 million gallons per day.
Florida AG defeats Antifa, Jane’s Revenge activists in court
(The Center Square) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Thursday announced civil and criminal court victories over abortion activists attacking pregnancy centers. Last March, Moody sued members of the violent anarchist groups Antifa and Jane’s Revenge for vandalizing three Florida crisis pregnancy center buildings and threatening their staff and clients in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court landmark ruling on abortion. After the Supreme Court’s decision was leaked...
Florida HOA Says You Can’t Park Your Truck in Your Driveway
One Florida HOA banned trucks from being parked din driveways. The HOA is going against the law with a loop hole. The post Florida HOA Says You Can’t Park Your Truck in Your Driveway appeared first on MotorBiscuit.
Who are Kennedy’s Tampa Bay voters?
Erin Linser was a lifelong Democrat. Her husband, Corey Linser, was a Republican. The young couple, who moved to North Port from Ohio, said they rarely agreed on politics. Then, they found Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “This is the first time we’ve liked the same candidate,” said Erin Linser, who...
Lightning strikes: Bay area doctor explains impacts after a person is struck
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 16-year-old girl is in serious condition after she was one of four teenagers injured by a lightning strike in St. Petersburg on Thursday, and a pediatric doctor shared how lightning impacts your body. Lightning is a part of living in Florida, especially in the Tampa...
Scorching Heat and Evening Storms Through the Weekend
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A few scattered showers and thunderstorms linger throughout the Tampa Bay area through the evening hours tonight. Low temperatures will be in the upper 70s. This weekend will be very warm and dry in the morning hours, but the sea breeze pattern will bring those showers and thunderstorms later in […]
Tarpon Springs broke public records law in ‘bad faith,’ judge rules
The city of Tarpon Springs broke Florida’s public records law when it withheld documents requested by its former city attorneys and manufactured excuses of confusion for “bad faith” delays, a judge has ruled. After resigning amid “baseless public attacks” in October 2022, former City Attorney Tom Trask...
Heart and lung transplant to save Lutz woman a first for Tampa General
TAMPA — Judith Falcon’s heart conditions first emerged more than 20 years ago with symptoms of fatigue and breathlessness. Medication helped but within a few years, doctors warned the Lutz woman that her life was at risk from conditions that included severe pulmonary hypertension. In 2009, she spent...
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