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Sheriff Waters on Amendment 3: Not good for Florida; ‘marijuana smoke is the most offensive smell to me ever’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office town hall meeting on Thursday, Sheriff T.K. Waters came out strongly against Amendment 3, a November ballot initiative that if approved would legalize the use of marijuana in Florida for those 21 years and older. “I’m dead set against it,”...
SLED asked to investigate disappearance of Florida woman after going missing in South Carolina
ALLENDALE COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division was requested to assist in the investigation of a missing woman from Florida after she was last seen in South Carolina. On Tuesday evening, Aug. 13, the search for Jessica Rapsys, 27, from Jacksonville, Florida, began as she was...
4 Illegal Immigrants Charged For High-End Residential Burglaries In 6 Florida Counties
A group of four Colombian nationals, living in the U.S. illegally, are accused of carrying out nine high-end residential burglaries across six Florida counties, with further investigations underway. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies across Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, and Collier counties, as well as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, led the investigation.
Buying a home in Florida just got more complicated thanks to new rules
The business of buying and selling a home in Florida could be turned on its head as new rules for how real estate agents get paid go into effect Saturday. The changes were prompted by a series of antitrust lawsuits filed against the National Association of Realtors that claim it enforced practices that made it more expensive to sell a home. The industry group is also facing a $418 million settlement.
New hookah, sports bar opens in Ocala
A new hookah and sports bar that features pool tables and darts just opened its doors along College Road in Ocala. Lava Hookah & Sports Bar is now open at 3131 SW College Road #207, within the College Park Plaza across from the Paddock Mall. The new establishment features multiple...
Gas station in southeast Ocala destroyed by fire
A Marathon gas station on Maricamp Road in southeast Ocala was destroyed by a fire late Wednesday night. Marion County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the Marathon gas station located at 9433 SE Maricamp Road at 11:39 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, in response to a commercial structure fire.
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