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It was not a quiet day for the Florida delegates in Ohio.
Read More »Florida RNC Delegate Says Trump Will Be ‘Best President We’ve Ever Had’
Florida Power and Light Purchased 1,300 Acres In Alachua County For Solar Farm
Florida Power and Light has purchased 1,300 acres of land to build a solar farm near of Hawthorne, Fla.
Read More »Q&A: Lawyer Helps to Establish Aid for Orlando Shooting Victims
Feinberg is now lending his expertise to the city of Orlando, where he is consulting on the OneOrlando Fund
Read More »Man Arrested at California Gay Pride Festival With Guns, Explosives
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A heavily armed man arrested in Southern California early Sunday told police he was in the area for West Hollywood’s huge gay pride parade, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. Garcetti announced the arrest Sunday while attending the LA Pride kickoff. A law-enforcement source with …
Read More »50 Killed In Orlando Night club Shooting; Gunman Dead
Police say approximately 20 people have been killed inside a Florida nightclub, and at least 42 were wounded.
Read More »Gainesville Dignitaries Pay Tribute At Military Garden Of Honor
Forest Meadows Funeral Homes hosted a Memorial Day ceremony at the Military Garden of Honor in Gainesville on Monday.
Read More »‘The Vagina Monologues’ Will Show In Ocala
After public complaints, Ocala City Council decided not to cancel 'The Vagina Monologues' and another burlesque show.
Read More »Gainesville Mayoral Candidate Donald Shepherd Pleads Not Guilty
Shepherd, a candidate for City of Gainesville mayor, pled not guilty this morning on a charge of grand theft auto. He was appointed a public defender.
Read More »Fee Issue Fuels Public-Records Fight
A bill was approved by the House panel that gives judges discretion in deciding whether to award attorney fees in public-records lawsuits. The bill was created to stop people who flood governments with public records requests just so they can file lawsuits, but may decrease the state's level of government transparency.
Read More »Three Wal-Marts Closing in North Florida
The Wal-Mart stores in Interlachen, Trenton and Cross City will close Jan. 28 after the company announced it would be closing 154 stores in the country.
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