March 1, 2024 Former felon’s criminal history caught up with him when he voted, and he’s not alone Two men in Florida, including this one, were recently charged with voting illegally since they’re former felons who apparently didn’t have that right restored.
January 9, 2024 Jewish college student with a ‘well-founded fear’ of antisemitism? Come learn in Florida instead Florida has been trying to attract first responders and teachers from other states. Now, it wants Jewish college students afraid “of antisemitic persecution.”
January 9, 2024 Trump supporter who voted with dead father’s ballot sentenced to jail, fighting back with civil suits The man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in the 2020 presidential election has been sentenced to jail but not before filing civil suits.
January 8, 2024 Got jury duty? Florida could join other states letting new moms be excused New moms in Florida may be able to get out of jury duty if a new proposal in the legislature passes. It already got unanimous committee votes.
January 2, 2024 ‘Illegal immigrant who has been known to leave the country when in trouble’ arrested for killing teen girlfriend A girl was shot to death and her boyfriend, a person of interest, disappeared. Authorities said he claimed he was lost in the woods for two weeks. Now, he’s under arrest.
December 22, 2023 Florida State University sues the Atlantic Coast Conference over more than ‘travesty’ playoff decision Florida State University is suing the Atlantic Coast Conference, alleging it “persistently undermined its members’ revenue opportunities” and damaged FSU.
December 22, 2023 Restaurant owner who lived ‘lavish lifestyle’ with ‘private tennis court’ sentenced to prison for tax fraud A restaurant owner who prosecutors said “maintained a lavish lifestyle” has been sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud.
December 15, 2023 Cruise ship counselor charged with abusive sexual contact with two 6-year-old girls A man who worked as a youth counselor on a cruise ship has been arrested on two counts of abusive sexual contact with a minor.
December 15, 2023 Man of identities and escapes over 5 years didn’t get away this last time A man who had to be tackled by deputies, then chased, and became a fugitive for three years, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
December 13, 2023 Florida facing federal lawsuits: Mom for transgender treatment, teachers over personal pronoun law Three teachers in Florida filed a federal lawsuit over a state law on titles and pronouns in schools, and a trial is underway over restricting treatment for transgender people with puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
December 13, 2023 House condemns university presidents for tolerating antisemitism on campuses, votes by party differed The House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the presidents of three of the nation’s most prestigious universities for their testimony on antisemitism on their campuses.
December 11, 2023 Florida man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in 2020 presidential election A Florida man was convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in 2020 and his lawyer, a former state representative, immediately filed for a new trial.
December 5, 2023 63 migrants crammed into rustic wooden boat intercepted, 5 who’d been deported for felonies arrested Authorities intercepted a “yola”-type vessel with 63 undocumented migrants on board and stopped them from entering Puerto Rico.
November 27, 2023 Lawmaker wants to ban Florida, a former slave state, from paying reparations to descendants of slaves A lawmaker in Florida wants to make sure no government money in the former Confederate state goes to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves.
November 21, 2023 Florida couple sentenced to prison for throwing a chair, spitting at cops and other Jan. 6 Capitol riot crimes A husband and wife in Florida are headed to federal prison for crimes they committed after they headed to Washington and participated in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
November 17, 2023 DeSantis administration loses another round on drag shows, sued over banning Students for Justice in Palestine Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are facing two challenges and they’re not related to his presidential campaign.
November 15, 2023 Biden: The war in Gaza will stop ‘when Hamas no longer maintains the capacity’ to murder President Joe Biden said the Middle East war between Israel and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip will not end until Hamas is defeated. He answered questions from reporters during a news conference.
November 13, 2023 Bill would protect historical monuments, memorials in Florida, including those honoring Confederates Protecting the state’s history, or those who tried to break up the U.S. and lost the Civil War? Those are two ways to look at a controversial bill introduced to the Florida House of Representatives.
November 9, 2023 Want to be a lawyer but have trouble taking tests? The requirements are changing in some states It used to be that students would graduate law school and pass a bar exam in order to practice, but times are changing in a number of states.
October 27, 2023 Live tweets: News conference on Maine murder suspect Robert Card being found dead Maine mass shooting suspect Robert Card was found dead Friday night, ending a days-long search.
October 24, 2023 Retired hospital director charged with stealing $600,000+ from charity fund over 14 years The former director of a hospital outside Philadelphia has been charged with embezzling more than $600,000 from a hospital charitable account.
October 21, 2023 Israel to increase attacks on Hamas-controlled Gaza ‘in the next stages of the war’ The Associated Press is reporting Israel plans to increase strikes on Gaza very shortly. The news service quoted an Israeli military spokesperson who said the strikes would begin Saturday.
October 20, 2023 Swaying public opinion by releasing 2 of 200 hostages. Will the world fall for humanitarian Hamas? Hamas freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who they took hostage. A spokesperson for the Israeli army wants to make sure Hamas doesn’t fool the world.
October 20, 2023 ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Florida lawmaker sentenced to federal prison for fraud, other crimes Former Florida state Rep. Joseph Harding has been sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with a COVID-19 relief fraud.
October 13, 2023 DeSantis declares emergency in Florida over Israel, state to invest $25 million in Israel Bonds The state of Florida has a large Jewish population and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order to help state residents who are in Israel get home.
October 9, 2023 Florida attorney general fighting possible amendment to ensure abortion rights Florida’s attorney general took her first step to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion rights in the Sunshine State.
October 4, 2023 Wednesday night’s winning Powerball numbers for a $1.2 billion estimated jackpot The winning numbers for a huge Powerball lottery jackpot have just been drawn.
October 4, 2023 New poll has Haley over DeSantis among Republicans in New Hampshire, but Trump far ahead of both There’s a bit of a shakeup in the Republican presidential race. Nikki Haley has jumped way ahead of Ron DeSantis in a poll of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire.
October 3, 2023 Trump trial: Limited gag order for disparaging judge’s principal law clerk on social media Donald Trump and lawyers for both sides met with the judge in his civil business fraud trial and Trump deleted a disparaging social media post from the morning about the judge’s principal law clerk.
October 2, 2023 Bowman’s suggested defense to fellow Dems: ‘Republicans need to instead focus their energy on the Nazi members of their party’ The congressman who pulled a fire alarm in a House office building over the weekend is now in hot water over a memo he sent to fellow Democrats — but did he actually write it?
October 2, 2023 Day 1 of Trump’s New York fraud trial: ‘We did nothing wrong … There’s no case here’ Former President Donald Trump spent Monday in a New York courtroom as his fraud trial began and, in the end, the defendant claimed a victory because of something the judge mentioned.
September 30, 2023 Democratic representative accused of pulling fire alarm near Capitol to delay funding vote A congressman from New York is being accused of bad behavior before the House voted on the funding bill to keep federal agencies open. An investigation is already underway and there are calls for prosecution.