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Along with the potential state veterans’ nursing home, Ocala is getting a new Veterans Affairs clinic.
Read More »Marion County Requests $750,000 For State Veterans’ Nursing home
Multiple People Stabbed In Tallahassee, Suspect In Custody
The Latest on stabbings at a business in Tallahassee, Florida: 1:05 p.m. Authorities in Florida’s capital city say a man suspected of stabbing five people at a construction supplies business was an employee who had been asked to leave work because of an incident with co-workers. Interim Tallahassee Police Chief …
Read More »‘We’ve Been Talking Long Enough:’ Ex-Inmates Silently Protest Recent Prison Abuse
People traveled from hours across Florida to symbolically speak out against a recent prison attack.
Read More »How To Help Hurricane Dorian Recovery In Bahamas
Neighborhoods have been destroyed and families forever impacted after Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas for almost 30 hours as a Category 5 hurricane. Emergency relief and long-term assistance are needed.
Read More »Health Facilities Evacuated As Dorian Looms
Florida officials said Monday that 72 nursing homes and assisted living facilities and seven hospitals on the state’s East Coast had been evacuated in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew told reporters that only four of the long-term care facilities were evacuated because they …
Read More »Serial Killer Who Preyed On Gay Men Executed In Florida
The office of Gov. Ron DeSantis says 57-year-old Gary Ray Bowles was pronounced dead at 10:58 p.m. Thursday after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke.
Read More »UF Panel Delves Into The Future Of Florida’s Farmlands Amid Climate Change
Constant changes in climate are directly affecting Florida's agriculture and forestry.
Read More »Florida Now Has 2 Million Valid Concealed Weapon Licenses
By May 31, the department's monthly summary report showed the number had increased to 2,010,869.
Read More »Florida Cabinet Members Report Net Worths For 2018
Florida’s new Cabinet lineup is once again a millionaires’ row.
Read More »These Are Some Of Florida’s New Laws Taking Effect In July 2019
The new laws, passed by the Legislature this spring and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, deal with issues ranging from bans on texting while driving and vaping to adding toll roads and preventing local governments from uprooting vegetable gardens.
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