A special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court finished hearing arguments in a high-profile legal battle about divvying up water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin shared by Florida and Georgia on Thursday.
Read More »Gator Alumna Abby Wambach: I Abused Alcohol, Prescription Drugs for Years
Abby Wambach says she abused alcohol and prescription drugs for years until her arrest for driving under the influence in April. “I was stubborn and I was in denial,” soccer’s most prolific international goal scorer told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “I didn’t want to face the truth.” …
Read More »Ryan Lochte Apologizes For ‘Not Being More Careful And Candid’ In Rio
After the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee issued a formal apology to Rio and Brazil over the U.S. swimmers' behavior, star athlete Ryan Lochte broke his silence over a debunked robbery claim.
Read More »Wilcox Drops Senate Bid, Backs Rubio
Orlando defense contractor Todd Wilcox dropped out of the race for the U.S. Senate on Friday, leaving only a single high-profile challenger in the path of Florida incumbent U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s bid for the Republican nomination Rubio’s main opponent — in what could be one of the nation’s most-watched …
Read More »Steve Spurrier’s Name to Adorn Gator Football Stadium
The University of Florida is adding former football coach Steve Spurrier's name to its football stadium.
Read More »High-Profile Lawyers Urge Court To Commute Death Sentences
Arguing that state law requires it, a who's who of prominent attorneys --- including former presidents of the American Bar Association --- are advising the Florida Supreme Court to reduce the death sentences of all inmates awaiting execution to life in prison.
Read More »Scott Signs Bills For ‘Rape Kit’ Testing, Needle Exchange
Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday signed nine bills, including a high-profile measure requiring local law-enforcement agencies to submit "rape kits" to be tested. Until Wednesday, Florida had not required law-enforcement agencies to submit rape kits for testing
Read More »Sarah Palin Cancels Appearance In The Villages, Flies Back to Alaska After Husband’s Injury
Palin had been scheduled to appear on the Republican candidate's behalf at The Villages in Florida at noon.
Read More »Nurseries Trying To Block Florida’s Marijuana Production
In the latest twist in a nearly two-year struggle to offer limited types of medical-marijuana in Florida, three nurseries filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to at least temporarily block competitors from starting to produce the cannabis.
Read More »Water Legislation Among Bills Gov. Scott Signs Into Law
Gov. Rick Scott signed bills SB 552, HB 7003 and SB 672 into law Thursday.
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