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Florida legislature approves bill to protect state park land from development
Read full article: Florida legislature approves bill to protect state park land from developmentA bill moving through the Florida legislature meant to block development of Florida state park land is heading to the Senate floor.
Florida mail carrier gets DUI after drinking vodka at house party on delivery route, police say
Read full article: Florida mail carrier gets DUI after drinking vodka at house party on delivery route, police sayA USPS worker was arrested earlier this month in Melbourne after she drank alcohol at a house party on her route and was later caught driving the wrong way in traffic, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Doctor: All surviving patients from FSU mass shooting expected to make full recovery
Read full article: Doctor: All surviving patients from FSU mass shooting expected to make full recoveryWhen a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University Thursday, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes, in a shooting that investigators said killed two men and wounded at least six others.
‘Something has to change’: Parkland school massacre survivors were at FSU during fatal shooting
Read full article: ‘Something has to change’: Parkland school massacre survivors were at FSU during fatal shootingJoshua Gallagher, a survivor of the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, was at Florida State University during the fatal shooting on Thursday.
Major Florida grower plans to build new community after ending citrus operations
Read full article: Major Florida grower plans to build new community after ending citrus operationsOne of Florida’s biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing it is abandoning its citrus growing operations at the end of this year’
In Florida, it’s easier for elementary schools to get ‘A’ grade than for students
Read full article: In Florida, it’s easier for elementary schools to get ‘A’ grade than for studentsLawmakers moved a state bill forward Tuesday aiming to change the school grading system, so it is no longer easier for a school to get an “A” than it is for a student.
IRS extends tax deadlines for all of Florida due to 2024 hurricanes
Read full article: IRS extends tax deadlines for all of Florida due to 2024 hurricanesThe IRS is giving individuals and businesses across Florida until May 1 to file various federal tax returns and make payments, following last year’s devastating Hurricane Milton.
Florida Republican lawmakers push to expand state’s death penalty
Read full article: Florida Republican lawmakers push to expand state’s death penaltyNew state bills aim to expand options for death row inmates’ executions to include firing squads and nitrogen gas and allow judges to sentence more convicts to death.
Family sues Disney after employee accused of taking up-skirt videos of theme park guests
Read full article: Family sues Disney after employee accused of taking up-skirt videos of theme park guestsA lawsuit filed against Walt Disney World last week alleges an incident that happened in March 2023 involving a former employee accused of taking up-skirt videos of people over the course of his employment should never have happened and that the company “failed to take appropriate action.”
Florida lawmakers probe whether insurance firms claimed losses — while making big profits
Read full article: Florida lawmakers probe whether insurance firms claimed losses — while making big profitsFlorida lawmakers held a hearing Friday to investigate whether some property insurance companies were exaggerating losses while profiting billions.
‘Trooper’s Law’ moves along in Florida Legislature
Read full article: ‘Trooper’s Law’ moves along in Florida LegislatureTrooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, has cleared another hurdle in the Florida Senate.
IRS auctions off rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s personal belongings following raid at South Florida home
Read full article: IRS auctions off rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s personal belongings following raid at South Florida homeA South Florida-based company hosted the IRS’s auction of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s personal belongings this month.
Miami man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman
Read full article: Miami man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a womanA man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next month under a death warrant Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday.
Disney shares details about new attractions at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios
Read full article: Disney shares details about new attractions at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood StudiosDisney theme park fans will have some new attractions to look forward to, as Disney releases details about updates at two of its theme parks in Orlando.
This Week In South Florida podcast: March 9, 2025
Read full article: This Week In South Florida podcast: March 9, 2025Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Sen. Ben Albritton, the Florida Senate’s president since November; Florida Rep. Daniel Perez, the Florida House of Representatives speaker since November; and Florida Rep. Wallace Aristide, a Democrat elected to represent District 107 in the Florida House of Representatives.
This Week In South Florida episode: March 9, 2025
Read full article: This Week In South Florida episode: March 9, 2025Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Sen. Ben Albritton, the Florida Senate’s president since November; Florida Rep. Daniel Perez, the Florida House of Representatives speaker since November; and Florida Rep. Wallace Aristide, a Democrat elected to represent District 107 in the Florida House of Representatives.