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Final decision on Citizens Insurance rate hike expected Monday
TAMPA, Fla. — A deadline looms in that more than a million Floridians could face a major increase in the price of their homeowners insurance. Citizens Property Insurance is proposing raising its rates by about 14 percent to reduce the amount of insurance holders by the end of the year. This could result in an average price increase for policy holders by more than $500.
Central Florida Man Wins $1 Million Playing $5 Scratch-Off Game
A Central Florida man won a $1 million prize playing a $5 scratch-off game from the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery recently announced that 53-year-old Charles Kelly, Jr., of St. Petersburg, claimed a $1 million top prize from the $5 Gold Rush Doubler scratch-off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Out-of-State Visitor Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize in Florida
An out-of-state visitor recently claimed a $1 million Powerball prize in Florida. The Florida Lottery announced that Floyd Horner, Jr., of Tega Cay, South Carolina, claimed a $1 million prize from the Powerball drawing held on February 1, 2023, at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office. The winning Powerball ticket...
Phil Jones, former CBS News correspondent, dies at age 87
Phil Jones, a CBS News correspondent for more than 30 years, has died. He was 87.Jones died over the weekend at his home in Florida. He leaves behind a son, Paul, and a daughter, Pam. The tenacious reporter joined CBS News in 1967 — a time when Walter Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News. Jones was considered one of "Cronkite's Kids." Soon after joining CBS, Jones won an Emmy for his coverage of the war in Vietnam. Jones was best known for reporting on the political battles in Washington. He started with Watergate, then served as White House correspondent during the Ford administration. Jones also covered the impeachment trial of then-President Bill Clinton. He was a tenacious reporter, following a story wherever it led. As a "48 Hours" correspondent, Jones rode a mule through Burma in pursuit of a drug kingpin. Colleague Eric Engberg described Jones' impact when he retired in 2001 after 32 years at CBS News."Every lying, conniving, thieving, sniveling politician in Washington is going to sleep better with you gone," Engberg said at the time.
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