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Manhunt underway after driver's vehicle shot 5 times
Florida troopers are looking for whoever fired multiple shots at another driver in Deltona, hitting the vehicle at least five times. FHP said there appears to have been an incident between two drivers on the road, when one started shooting.
More police officers relocating to Florida from other states
(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody welcomed new police officers to the state after they relocated from Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York. “Florida is the most pro-law enforcement state in the nation because we back our blue,” Moody said. “We’ve been spreading the word about all the great incentives to join our ranks, and individuals like the new Sarasota recruits have answered the call – leaving behind places where their service was not as appreciated as it is...
FHP looking for shooter in road rage incident on Interstate 4 in Deltona
An Acura sedan was riddled with bullets after a road rage incident Monday in Deltona and the Florida Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help. The shooting happened about 9:10 p.m in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 4 between mile markers 105 and 108 in Deltona, according to the FHP. ...
Florida’s top nursing schools turn away students amid ongoing nurse shortage
With a recent influx of state money, Central Florida colleges with high-performing nursing programs hired more faculty, built new facilities and expanded their programs to accept additional qualified applicants. Yet it’s still not enough to end a nursing shortage that is predicted to leave Florida with 21,000 unfilled jobs this year and more in the future. A 2021 report from the Florida ...
Jeffrey B. Campbell, State Farm Insurance
If the rates have increased recently on your auto and/or home insurance policies – through no fault of your own – you’re not alone. The industry is undergoing a correction amidst some insurance companies pulling out of Florida, unprecedented litigation (with 76 percent of all insurance litigation nationwide happening in Florida), and the exponential rise in the cost of claims over the past two years.
Independence Day: Is the American Dream of homeownership still alive?
For many, the 4th of July is about independence, freedom and self-reliance, and little embodies those values better than homeownership. It is the American Dream – buy your own home and raise a family in it. But that dream is falling out of reach for many average Central Floridians because of the mounting housing crisis in the region.
Florida SNAP requirements expanded, 'benefit cliff' addressed in new law
The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program allows no- and low-income people and households to buy nutritious foods. In June last year, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 expanded the 80-hour-a-month work requirement for SNAP by increasing the age limit on able-bodied adults without dependents from 49 to 52, expanding further to 54 starting this October. Pregnant people, homeless individuals, veterans, people with physical or mental limitations and people aged 24 or younger and in foster care on their 18th birthday are exempt.
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