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'This is disappointing': 'LGBTQ Travel' section is gone from Florida's official tourism site
ORLANDO, Fla. — The largest event for the LGBTQ+ community is months away in downtown Orlando. Come Out With Pride is back this year for its 20th anniversary at Lake Eola Park. The festival is taking place on Oct. 19 and brings in thousands of people each year. Organizers...
'It's not fair': Parents of Frostproof murder victim upset trial for accused killer delayed until 2025
FROSTPROOF, Fla. — A mother and father in Frostproof are outraged after the trial for their son's accused killer is delayed yet again, more than four years after his death. Prosecutors say Tony “T.J.” Wiggins killed Brandon Rollins and two others in 2020 over a dispute about a truck engine.
Buchanan headed to comfortable win over primary challenger for final state House term
Incumbent Florida House Rep. James Buchanan appeared headed to a commanding win over Republican primary challenger Michelle Pozzie, winning more than 73% of the vote Tuesday. Buchanan has posted a lead in all but one of the 40 precincts his district. He is seeking his fourth and final term representing Florida House District 74. ...
Florida doctor who didn't wear hearing aids during colonoscopy couldn't hear patient yelling, state health officials say
A hearing-impaired doctor was placed on probation after, Florida health officials said, he began performing a colonoscopy without his hearing aids and did not know the patient was not fully sedated, according to Florida Board of Medicine documents filed this month. The doctor, Ishwari Prasad, was accused of not immediately...
Lakeland police shoot at man who fled several times and rammed their cars
A Webster man fled from Lakeland police multiple times on north side of town on Monday, at one point ramming officers' cars until one officer shot at him several times. Police said in a Wednesday night news release that the incident started at 12:41 p.m. when officers responded to calls about a man...
Florida woman throws plate of ravioli at sister because she wouldn't share: deputies
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A Florida woman was taken to jail after she allegedly threw a plate of ravioli at her sister last week. Nakhia Davis, 21, of Clearwater, was arrested on August 15 on a battery charge, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. According to an arrest affidavit, Davis'...
Sarasota School Board election: Tom Edwards wins, Liz Barker defeats incumbent Rose
Sarasota County primary election results. Manatee County primary election results. Tom Edwards, an incumbent, and Liz Barker, a newcomer, won election to the Sarasota County School Board, according to unofficial...
Jonathan Pollock, accused of Jan. 6 crimes, seeks to have multiple counts dismissed
A lawyer for Jonathan Pollock, a former Polk County resident facing multiple charges related to the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, is seeking to have several counts dismissed. Carmen Hernandez, Pollock’s assigned defender, filed two motions on Sunday, each requesting dismissal of multiple counts. Pollock, 25, faces 17 counts on such charges...
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