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DeSantis says he’ll stay out of UF’s upcoming presidential search
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will not be involved in UF’s search for its next president and wasn’t “involved necessarily” with the selection of Sen. Ben Sasse for the university’s top job. At a press conference at St. Petersburg College, DeSantis said he would...
11-year-old Virginia boy charged with making swatting calls to Florida schools
Authorities say an 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats at schools. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said Thursday that investigators were particularly motivated to find the caller before students returned to school next month. Emergency services received the first bomb threat on May 14. They continued for another week. Investigators tracked the calls to a home near Richmond, Virginia. Local deputies executed a search warrant at the home this month, and said the 11-year-old boy who lived there admitted making the Florida swatting calls.
Florida denies discrimination lawsuit against FAMU
Disputing that state policies are discriminatory and rooted in segregation, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has asked a federal appeals court to reject a potential class-action lawsuit about issues such as funding and programs at historically Black Florida A&M University. Lawyers in Moody’s office filed an 85-page brief last...
Caught on video: Man leads deputies on chase in a stolen U-Haul
What do you get when you mix McDonalds, Walmart and a stolen U-haul truck? A great police chase video. Lee County deputies were tipped off about a stolen U-Haul truck Wednesday afternoon. Deputies thought it was going to be easy to confront a man in a stolen U-Haul truck. The...
Cirque De Soleil Headlines Southwest Florida Weekend Events
It’s time to bid farewell to July. But not without some local fanfare. Cirque de Soleil headlines Southwest Florida weekend events. Here are your Weekend Vibes for July 26th through 28 so you wont have FOMO on Monday. It’s a big weekend for sports enthusiasts with the opening of...
3 escape house fire in south Fort Myers
Three people safely escaped a blazing building in South Fort Myers. Firefighters were on scene late Wednesday at the home located on Westminster Drive near McGregor Boulevard. The roof of the home sustained fire damages and the garage attached to the home has been destroyed. WINK News was on the...
Want to bounce around on a trampoline? You might want to check your insurance coverage
A trampoline in the yard or debris on the roof can also get you dropped from coverage these days. More and more — aided by satellite imagery and drones — coverage cancellation threats often show up unannounced in your mailbox, part of insurers’ increasingly sophisticated efforts to limit their liability and chances they’ll...
Delray Beach man, 42, pleads guilty after 2020 fatal shooting in Lake Worth Beach
DELRAY BEACH — A Delray Beach man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to accessory to murder in relation to a May 2020 homicide in Lake Worth Beach. Lawrence Fleury also pleaded guilty to felony possession of a firearm in exchange for 18 years in prison, with credit for a little more than four years. Fleury, 42, also faced first-degree murder, robbery and aggravated assault charges, all of which prosecutors dropped.
Martin County school district picking up the tab for students' school supplies this year
MARTIN COUNTY — Parents can mark off a major item on their back-to-school checklist — buying basic school supplies. Paper, binders, pencils, pens, crayons — all will be provided by the school district. "It's the first time we've done something like this," district spokesman Derek Lowe said....
Manhunt underway: Possible suspect identified as search continues in Okeechobee
BASINGER, Fla. (CBS12) — The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) has identified the man it believes its deputies and multiple other law enforcement agencies are on the hunt for. The possible suspect was identified as Dwight D. Samuels, 43, of Fort Pierce, the sheriff's office says. According to OCSO,...
Election 2024: Kamala Harris campaign to launch Florida ground game this weekend
Florida Democrats this weekend will begin doing the groundwork to harvest the state's 30 presidential electoral votes for Vice President Kamala Harris in November and deny former President Donald Trump a second term. Sunday marks 100 days to Election Day, and Democrats will rally around that milestone in cities from...
Tampa Bay Times wins top honors in Florida journalism
The Tampa Bay Times won 17 awards on Thursday from the Florida Society of News Editors, including one for the most distinguished journalist in the state. The Times won a coveted gold medal recognizing two separate efforts — the newsroom’s hurricane coverage and an investigative series on the dangers of kratom.
FWC unravels organized fraud case involving Florida’s Osceola turkey, four arrested on felony charges
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - On July 24, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Law Enforcement announced charges against four individuals involved in a fraudulent scheme to defraud hunters seeking Osceola turkey hunts. Larry William Collins, David Preston Mills, Paul Neil Beckham, and Vernon Robert Flowers...
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