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Read More »Orange Park and Keystone Heights voters adopt amendments and reelect incumbent
Tommie "Doug" Benefield, 37, a Certified Public Accountant, won reelection to Seat 1 on the Orange Park Town Council with 67.20% of the vote compared with his opponent, Kenneth Radwanski, who got 32.80% of votes. As of Tuesday night, the preliminary results showed there was an 8.96% voter turnout.
Read More »Homeless, broken woman struck by sheriff’s deputy in crash seeks $15 million from Florida lawmakers
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Julia “Jenny” Perez says her life was destroyed by a sheriff’s deputy who slammed his cruiser into her motorcycle and was found to be at fault. Her lawsuit has languished in the courts for years. Now, a desperate Perez – unable to work, homeless and in …
Read More »More than 1.8 million Florida utility customers without power
Earlier in the day, Gov. Ron DeSantis had called an initial 200,000 outages a "drop in the bucket" compared to total number of Floridians who will be affected by power outages by the time the storm passes.
Read More »Need sandbags? Here’s a map
Sandbag information is subject to change based on a multitude of factors including restricted hours and component availability. While we will do our best to keep this information as accurate as possible, please verify the provided information with your local municipality, county or local public safety agency. As Hurricane Ian …
Read More »Baby formula shortage is causing families to scramble in Florida and around the US
Despite the help from countries around the world, the U.S. this week hit a rate of 73% of stores being out-of-stock on baby formula.
Read More »Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Political Bias Surveys In Florida Universities
Florida lawmakers Wednesday passed a controversial bill to require Florida’s public universities to ask students and faculty to complete yearly surveys to identify political bias in college classrooms. It passed the Senate in a 23-15 vote and awaits the governor's signature.
Read More »Facebook Streamers, Lectern Stealers: These Floridians Are Facing Charges In Capitol Siege
Weeks later, twenty-three Floridians have been charged in the Jan. 6 raid on the Capitol, representing nearly one-in-10 of the total.
Read More »Track Owners And Animal Shelters Prepare For The End Of Dog Racing In Florida
Dog racing is now illegal in 41 states – and the two remaining tracks in Florida will soon have their last live races.
Read More »Florida Dentists Continue To Provide Care Amid Pandemic
The last nine months have been filled with snacking and stress. At least, that’s what dentists see when they look inside the mouths of their patients.
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