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 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 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 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 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.
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 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.
November 11, 2022 Aspiring rappers ‘Bloom Shiester,’ Derrick held 3 children under 7 at gunpoint, PBSO says It’s not every day an 18 year old is booked on one criminal charge and three probation violations. His 20-year-old alleged accomplice was booked on the same criminal charge and two probation violations.
November 9, 2022 Man blows off part of his finger with homemade explosive, realizes ‘Mom, you were right’ The suspect in this case was also the victim. On the evening of July 2, the bomb squad was called “to investigate a possible explosion-related injury.”
November 7, 2022 Help or hurt? Trump calls Florida’s governor ‘DeSanctimonious’ in early 2024 competition Two big-name Republicans from Florida have visited another state with high offices up for grabs in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and one resorted to a disparaging nickname about the other.
November 7, 2022 12-year-old girl to alleged molester: ‘You know what you are doing is wrong, right?’ Allegations of trouble in the past and a courageous 12-year-old girl landed a man from Riviera Beach in jail, and it didn’t happen overnight. In fact, he’d been reported a year earlier.
November 6, 2022 Cadet sentenced years after ‘messing’ with ex, her new beau in lieutenant dad’s patrol car He wanted to be in law enforcement but in the end, the law came down on him. Christopher Combs was a cadet with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. His father was Lt. David Combs of that same Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Lt. Combs had an unmarked patrol vehicle.
November 2, 2022 Officers’ affair gets dangerous: One’s wife shoots at them, 3rd cop faces Internal Affairs A shooting in a parking lot caused two police officers to quickly scatter. They were having an affair, an angry wife was arrested, and a third officer was punished over what happened that night.
October 28, 2022 Florida fentanyl suspects filling jail cells while overdose victims fill morgues Federal, state and local authorities are teaming up around Florida to fight the latest drug infestation, which is also the deadliest. The pills come in different shapes and bright colors.
October 27, 2022 So close: Killer clown murder case from 1990 delayed yet again, just a week before trial A murder trial more than 30 years in the making has been delayed yet again. The killing, back in 1990, was bizarre. So was the arrest, 27 years later.
October 21, 2022 Revolving door: Beer, whiskey, Kahlua & a lot of broken glass lead to man’s latest arrest Five arrests in the past four months in Palm Beach County. The latest and most serious came just a few weeks ago and started with stolen liquor.
October 20, 2022 Man tells 4-year-old girl ‘You don’t know what love is’ before indecent exposure arrest A mother and daughter’s trip to the pharmacy started with seeing something lewd and lascivious, and a 63-year-old man is under arrest.
October 18, 2022 Migrants from Texas seen boarding plane to Martha’s Vineyard, Fla. paid for more flights The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released video showing dozens of migrants lined up on a runway before being flown to Martha’s Vineyard, while the governor’s spokesperson said the flight won’t be the last.
September 23, 2022 Woman charged with child abuse was out of jail on bond for animal cruelty, a month earlier A Boynton Beach police officer responded to a call about “a possible domestic dispute.” According to the arrest report, “The caller stated that [a woman] was hitting the child with a bottle and punching her.”
September 22, 2022 DeSantis on sending ‘the unwashed masses’ to sanctuary cities: ‘They don’t want to pay’ Gov. Ron DeSantis denounced Chinese communist influence in Florida and doubled-down on flying Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard.
