April 26, 2023 Resign to run for president? Florida legislature won’t make the law stand in DeSantis’ way Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seems to relish not being a candidate for president of the United States. Expect his status to change sooner rather than later with a change in state law.
April 20, 2023 2nd DeSantis bait and switch in as many weeks has Floridians wondering what’s next Florida governor and expected GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has been busy signing bills approved by his Republican supermajority in the legislature.
April 20, 2023 Suspected ham-burglar wanted: Tried to cook fries when he couldn’t grab cash at McDonald’s One would-be burglar got into a McDonald’s and decided to stay for a bite. At another, nearby, a customer in the drive-thru lane displayed an adult picture to the teen employee at the window.
April 19, 2023 Man accused of renting La Quinta motel room, illegally playing dentist there Police got an unusual call over the weekend and ended up arresting a motel guest. That guest wasn’t there vacationing. He’s accused of renting a room and using it to work as a dentist.
April 18, 2023 Convicted sex offender, 74, arrested for wearing Elmo costume at Utah farmer’s market A senior citizen who’s a registered sex offender is facing charges again after he was seen taking part in children’s activities at a farmer’s market.
April 18, 2023 As 4/20 approaches, here are 2023’s best and worst cities to get stoned In anticipation of 4/20 in 2023, the website LawnStarter.com ranked the Best Cities to Get Stoned.
April 17, 2023 How did this happen? SUV crashes through home’s roof in California Somebody crashed one into a part of a house that rarely comes into contact with anything on wheels: its roof.
April 17, 2023 DeSantis expecting new legislation to get his Disney-retaliation plan back on track Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s going to try again in his war against the Walt Disney Company during this legislative session.
April 14, 2023 Screaming protesters rush stage during DeSantis speech at New Hampshire GOP dinner Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was met with protesters as he spoke at an event in New Hampshire Friday evening.
April 13, 2023 Man pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud, applied for 2 loans while in prison A man who filed for relief money under the Paycheck Protection Program in 2021 claimed he owned a business that provided taxi and ridesharing services, but he was in prison for the entire year.
April 13, 2023 Book tour or shadow presidential campaign? DeSantis speaks again in the Midwest All-but-announced 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke at an Ohio GOP Lincoln Day dinner, followed by a discussion with his wife, Casey DeSantis.
April 12, 2023 Florida rep on trans people: ‘Demons,’ ‘mutants not of this world.’ Late-night host: ‘Dumbass’ How far will bigots go to dehumanize transgender people? A lawmaker in Florida of all places demonstrated at a public meeting with no shame or embarrassment.
March 29, 2023 Woman charged with sexually assaulting and threatening boy, 13, who was making her ‘horny’ A woman is facing charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy and then threatening him when he said he cheated on her.
March 27, 2023 PHOTO GALLERY: Excavator flips backward, crashes into side of beachfront hotel An accident involving a piece of heavy construction equipment damaged at least two floors of the beachfront hotel next door. The pictures tell the story.
March 27, 2023 No more confessions: Priest banned for supporting bill to require reporting child abuse A Catholic priest has been banned from hearing confessions. The controversy started when he endorsed a bill that would require priests to report any child abuse or neglect.
March 24, 2023 ‘Joke,’ ‘ridiculous,’ ‘stunt’: DeSantis clashes with Florida NAACP over travel advisory Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis is now in a spat with the state’s chapter of the NAACP over a new advisory they’ve asked the national organization to issue that would urge Black Americans against traveling to the Sunshine State.
March 22, 2023 Florida teacher asked child for underwear pic and more, police say An elementary school teacher in Florida is accused of asking a young girl for a photo of her wearing only underwear.
March 20, 2023 ‘It felt like it ate all my toes,’ Florida man recovering from shark bite recalls (As originally published with bells and whistles, Mon, March 20th 2023, 6:20 PM EDT; first article here) FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WPEC) — A man in southern Florida…
March 17, 2023 Busted by his wife who found hidden camera, police say he had 900+ child porn pics A woman called police on her husband after she found a hidden video recording device in the guest bathroom of their home — and thought maybe he recorded their young children using it.
March 15, 2023 Trump’s super PAC going after DeSantis on ethics For the first time, the tension between former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has turned from words into an official complaint.
March 9, 2023 3 arrests in 5 months, released on his own recognizance last month and again this week A man in Florida has been arrested and then released on his own recognizance twice in the past month. In fact, Justin Diluigi was arrested three times in Palm Beach County in the past five months.
February 20, 2023 DeSantis takes aim at The College Board by looking into ‘classic’ alternative to its SAT Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired his first shot at The College Board when he rejected an advanced placement African American studies course, saying it pushes a political agenda. Now, it seems he was just getting started.
January 1, 2023 Gruesome discovery: Decomposed body found in clothing collection drop-off bin The smell coming from a clothing donation bin reportedly caught the attention of someone passing by, and that led to the discovery of a female body inside.
November 27, 2022 Revolving door stops after 3rd arrest in 4 months, 2 straight from seatbelt violations Two West Palm Beach detectives assigned to the Gang and Habitual Offender Suppression Team unexpectedly arrested a man who was part of the latter.
November 20, 2022 Deputy arrested for violent confrontation, convicted of lesser crimes, now in more trouble A former deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office got into big trouble when he didn’t follow the old idiom, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” He was convicted of choking a pool service repairman who fixed his pool for free.
November 16, 2022 DeSantis: ‘We just finished this election. People just need to chill out a bit…’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is awarding money to victims of Hurricane Ian and to three colleges for workforce education, but he ended his remarks with a quick political note.
