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🔒 Insiders: WIN Tickets to the Coke Zero Sugar 400
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Get ready for an adrenaline-pumping weekend as the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Race Weekend returns to Daytona International Speedway on August 23-24🏁. This year promises even more excitement as drivers battle it out under the lights, vying for the few remaining spots in the NASCAR Playoffs. The stage is set for high drama and intense competition at the World Center of Racing!
Jacksonville prosecutors respond to 'spurious allegations' by Shanna Gardner's attorney
It's been over a month since Shanna Gardner's private defense attorney Jose Baez held his own court on the steps of the Duval County Courthouse declaring lies and deception by the lead detectives and prosecutors in her death penalty case. "The actual conduct couldn't be more egregious," Baez said during his nearly half-hour...
There’s Something Funny Going on With Florida’s Lead Pipe Numbers
Over the last three years, the Biden administration has made a great deal of progress toward replacing the nation’s lead pipes, which are known to cause brain damage to young children. By any measure, getting this job done—which will take at least until 2037, in the best-case scenario—will be a monumental achievement in public health. But replacing those pipes is an expensive proposition, and the amount the federal government has set aside so far, $15 billion (to be distributed over five years), will not be enough to cover it. Complicating matters further, a big chunk of this money—more than $1...
TIMELINE: Afternoon, evening thunderstorms likely across Central Florida on Tuesday
ORLANDO, Fla. - Numerous showers and storms will move southward during the afternoon and evening on Tuesday. In some spots, they will produce torrential downpours, vivid lightning, and gusty winds. It will continue to be hot and very humid this week, with afternoon highs in the low to mid-90s with...
South Florida officials vow tougher sanctions on Nicolas Maduro
DORAL - Fired-up Venezuelans in South Florida chanted "to the end" Monday as they held their breath waiting to see what would happen in their homeland. They are focused on Sunday's election in which President Nicolás Maduro declared himself the winner, even though independent exit polls show opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner. "We want the results to be recognized by the whole world," said activist Maria Teresa Morin. Most Venezuelans live in poverty even though Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world and while Maduro has been in charge, millions of Venezuelans have left.Journalist and radio station owner Charito Rojas, who ran a radio station says she was forced out and is now living with her family in Miami-Dade."I had an order for capture I had to leave in 3 to 4 hours," she said. "We told you when the administration lifted sanctions with the promise of free elections they were lied to," said Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez. Florida Republican leaders pledge to turn up the heat on the Maduro regime. "We will tighten sanctions and pressure our allies to do the same," said Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart.
Don't know who to vote for when it comes to judges? You are not the only one
MIAMI - Would you know who to vote for when it comes to judges on the ballot? You are not the only one. Here's what experts say you should do to make an informed decision. Florida's Primary election is August 20th and there are 11 judicial races on the ballot in Miami-Dade and Broward."That's a big problem. Certainly one wants to vote for individuals who have the knowledge and the temperament to do the job," said Geoffrey Cohen. He was on the bench in Broward for 34 years. He suggests voters start out by looking at recommendations from organizations...
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