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Veterans group previously pitched building golf courses on Florida state park
Nearly a year before the DeSantis administration ignited a public firestorm over plans to build golf courses on prized state park land on the Atlantic coast, a national veterans nonprofit pitched state and local officials on a similar proposal. Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, told the Tampa Bay Times that Lt....
Florida beats Texas 10-7 in Little League World Series semifinal and will face Taiwan for title
Luis Calo hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning as Lake Mary, Florida, beat Boerne, Texas, 10-7 on Saturday in a wild game that sent the Southeast region representative to the Little League World Series championship. Florida will take on Taiwan, a 4-1 winner over Venezuela, on Sunday afternoon. It will be the first appearance by a Florida team in the title game since 2003, when East Boynton Beach fell to Musashi-Fuchi of Japan, 10-1. The lead changed three times in the final two innings.
Study Ranks Floridians As Nation’s Most Vulnerable to Mobile Banking Cyberattacks
Throughout the past five years, Florida has claimed the top spot of many coveted list, but residents of the Sunshine State won’t be happy to hear that they claimed the #1 ranking for the state most vulnerable to mobile banking cyberattacks. The study was conducted by Vention, a software...
'This is disappointing': 'LGBTQ Travel' section is gone from Florida's official tourism site
The largest event for the LGBTQ+ community is months away in downtown Orlando, Florida. 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 say it also...
Orlando and Tampa men plead guilty to $3 million tax scheme defrauding IRS
FLORIDA—Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to a scheme to defraud the United States by promoting a tax fraud scheme called the “Note Program,” according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Christopher Johnson, of Orlando, and Jasen Harvey, of Tampa, entered guilty pleas to conspiring to...
Heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring dismantled; Tampa man sentenced
FLORIDA — A Tampa man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that distributed heroin and fentanyl throughout the area, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. Jose Miriel Morales Sanchez, 32, reportedly...
DeSantis, CFO call for investigation into high spending under ex-UF president Ben Sasse
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A month after the University of Florida’s president abruptly resigned, state officials are now calling for an investigation into allegations of exorbitant spending. Nearly $17 million were spent in 17 months under former UF president Ben Sasse. This has prompted Governor Ron Desantis’ office to investigate the spending. Less than two […]
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