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Sadoff: Audit results show Lober spending was 'wasteful, not for a legitimate public use'
Prosecutors said Monday they weren't pressing charges against former County Commissioner Bryan Lober over allegations he misspent taxpayer dollars, noting that the statute of limitations had expired. The same day, Brevard County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller Rachel Sadoff, who acts as the county auditor, released a report calling Lober's spending while in office "indiscriminate, wasteful, and not for a legitimate public use." ...
Update: IRCSO deputy involved in fatal shooting on Sunday night
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An Indian River County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man that the IRCSO said was advancing toward the deputy with a knife at a RaceTrac gas station at 9490 108th Ave., Fellsmere, around 10 p.m. on Sunday night, according to a Facebook post from the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.
South Florida's Venezuelan community fears six more years of the Maduro regime
MIAMI - The Venezuelan community in South Florida fears six more years of President Nicolás Maduro's regime in the home country could lead to a mass migration to the U.S. On Sunday, Maduro declared himself the winner of the country's presidential race, even though independent exit polls show opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner. Venezuelans in South Florida said they consider the people taking to the streets in their home country heroes as they express their disappointment, frustration and anger in massive demonstrations in several cities.Military forces have been sent out to control the protesters. According to...
Gov. DeSantis approves execution of man who murdered 18-year-old FSU student in 1994
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a death warrant for an inmate convicted in the 1994 murder of a Florida State University student who went to the Ocala National Forest to camp with his sister.Loran Cole, 57, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 29 at Florida State Prison, according to documents posted Monday evening on the Florida Supreme Court website. Cole would be the first inmate executed in Florida since October when Michael Duane Zack was put to death by lethal injection for a 1996 murder in Escambia County.Cole was sentenced to death in the February 1994 murder...
Highstreet acquires Flagler Insurance Agency to expand in Florida
Highstreet Insurance Partners has announced the acquisition of Flagler Insurance Agency, based in Palm Beach, Fla. This acquisition includes three offices located in high-growth markets across Florida, with a focus on commercial, personal, and private client insurance services. Highstreet commended Flagler, led by agency president Tyler Schapiro (pictured above), as...
Major Dogfighting Ring Dismantled in Florida
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After Sasse’s exit, what’s next for UF? Likely a quiet — and costly — search
University of Florida board chairperson Mori Hosseini reassured those at a meeting this month that the school would stay the course following the sudden resignation of president Ben Sasse. Hosseini said UF’s commitment to student safety would continue. The university earmarked $25 million to reward high performing professors. And it...
‘A matter of life and death’: How disaster response endangers US farmworkers
When Hurricane Idalia struck Florida last summer, a tree fell straight through a trailer occupied by a migrant-farmworker family in Hamilton County. They couldn’t afford to move, even temporarily, so the family of six just picked up the things they could salvage and continued to live around the rotting tree.
Another unsettled day in our skies
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Good Tuesday morning everyone!. It’s a slightly active morning on radar with a few spotty showers showing up near the coast. We’ll keep a small chance for the morning drive on 98 to see a quick downpour in isolated spots. Otherwise, we’ll have another widely scattered shower or thunderstorm chance developing later this morning near the coast at first and then spreading inland into the afternoon. Those who don’t see the hit or miss rain chance will have mostly sunny skies this morning turning partly cloudy into the afternoon.
New UF/IFAS Vegetable Crop Specialist Driving Innovative Research, Crop Diversification To Florida’s Small Farms
Ninety percent of Florida’s agricultural operations are small farms with gross sales under $250,000, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In South Florida, small farmers benefit from an ideal subtropical climate but need more options for high-value fruit and vegetable crops to grow profitably and meet demands. Feature...
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