Consultant pleads not guilty in Florida ‘ghost candidate’ case
A political consultant who is accused of helping put a “ghost candidate” on a ballot to siphon off votes from the Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in central Florida has pleaded not guilty to election finance-related charges during his first court appearance.
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As of Thursday, there are roughly 7,000 Guard members in Washington, with thousands more on the way. Officials say Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, are deploying to the city. As of Thursday, there are roughly 7,000 Guard members in Washington, with thousands more on the way. Officials say 3,000 to 4,000 of those Guard members are armed. Pentagon officials approved requests to have some Guard members armed with either long guns or handguns, particularly those Guard members assigned near the U.S. Capitol.
Sheriff: Florida couple missing under ‘suspicious circumstances’
SANFORD, Fla. – Officials in central Florida are asking for the public’s help in finding a 35-year-old woman and her 26-year-old boyfriend who went missing under “suspicious circumstances.”The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Tiffany Nicole Church and Trodarius Rainey have not been seen since Wednesday. Their car, a black Toyota Camry was located in Sanford. on Thursday. “Evidence located within the vehicle indicates the couple’s disappearance is suspicious and they are considered endangered,” the agency said.
School district spammed as students receive racist emails
SANFORD, Fla. – Officials say public high school students in one Florida county received more than eight million racist emails with “disgusting” messages. Seminole County school officials say the emails began on Saturday. Some even made it to middle school student accounts. But officials say they were still deleting emails on Tuesday. School officials say the spam appeared to have been generated by a bot.
Florida doctors have harsh words for DeSantis, Trump following ‘unacceptable’ display at Sanford rally
MIAMI – South Florida doctors are weighing in after seeing video of Gov. Ron DeSantis high-fiving people at President Trump’s rally Monday night in Sanford. The rally was packed full of supporters of the president, with little to no social distancing, and not many were wearing masks, including DeSantis. Eleven days after his COVID-19 diagnosis, President Donald Trump was also not wearing a mask, but he was throwing masks out to supporters at Monday’s rally. “I want to just congratulate the governor and everybody in Florida, you’re open for business and doing great,” Trump said.
Mark Sanford calls Iowa 'Buckeye state' ahead of visit
The South Carolina Republican tweeted about an upcoming trip to Iowa, the first-in-the-nation caucus state -- but called it by a nickname for Ohio. "Will be going to Iowa next week and would love your wisdom on local perspectives if you are from the Buckeye state!" Iowa is the Hawkeye State, while Ohio is the Buckeye State. Iowa isn't the only key state that Sanford has in his sights. When asked why he is considering a run, Sanford said there is "no discussion of debt, deficit and government spending in Washington these days."