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An Ocoee Police Department officer shot the driver of a vehicle near a Publix on Sunday while investigating a report of a stolen vehicle. Police said they were searching the area of 301 West Road when they located the stolen…
Florida Democratic lawmakers attempting to inspect the Alligator Alcatraz ICE detention center in the Everglades were denied entry on July 3, 2025. The facility, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, opened on July 1 and has…
Torrential rain in southwest Florida on Sunday morning caused flooded roads on Sanibel Island, prompting officials to advise caution for motorists. The National Weather Service office in Tampa issued a Flash Flood Warning for Sanibel, Captiva, and Saint James City…
Florida has implemented permanent, year-round sales tax exemptions on select disaster preparedness and recreational supplies, projected to save consumers more than $160 million annually. This is in addition to an estimated $217 million in yearly savings from a back-to-school sales…
Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas arrived at Port Canaveral early Saturday morning, August 9, officially becoming one of the two largest cruise ships in commercial operation. The vessel matches its sister ship, the Miami-based Icon of the Seas, as…
The City of Orlando will undergo an audit by the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) beginning Monday, August 11, under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis. The review is part of a statewide initiative targeting municipalities where taxpayers have…
Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who oversees the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department in Massachusetts, was arrested Friday in Florida on two counts of extortion, accused of pressuring a Boston-based cannabis company to sell him stock. The 67-year-old official, responsible for about 1,000…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – More than 10,000 homeowners have been denied in the first round of Florida’s Elevate program, a state initiative designed to raise flood-prone homes above risk levels. The $400 million pilot program aimed to lift 2,000 houses,…
SARASOTA, Fla. — The search for missing North Carolina teenager Giovanni Pelletier has intensified, with nonprofit group We Are The Essentials joining efforts to locate the 18-year-old, last seen on August 1 while on a family vacation in Florida. The…
A federal judge has ordered Florida to halt construction at a remote immigration detention center in the Everglades for 14 days, siding for now with environmental groups challenging the project. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams issued the temporary restraining…