Florida News

DeSantis targets Florida congressional districts, seeks changes that could aid Republicans

With arguments for a mid-decade redistricting that is virtually certain to send more Republicans to Congress from Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis started a multifaceted ...

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Driver of semi in U-turn attempt on Florida’s Turnpike that killed 3 charged, detained by ICE

Following an unlawful U-turn that resulted in the deaths of three people in St. Lucie County, commercial truck driver Harjinder Singh was arrested by ...

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Cubans fear limbo at Alligator Alcatraz. What it shows about Trump immigration plan

Miami Pedro Lorenzo Concepci and dozens of other Cuban nationals were detained at Alligator Alcatraz for a large portion of July in a detention ...

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Florida-based Blue Angels sued over free speech rights related to cat’s death

After their performances reportedly terrified a woman’s pet to death, the Pensacola-based U.S. Navy Blue Angels are being sued for breaching her constitutional right ...

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Teen surf instructor recovering after shark attack on New Smyrna Beach

An 18-year-old surf instructor is recovering in the hospital after a shark bit his foot while he was surfing off New Smyrna Beach on ...

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Orange County looks to stop holding ICE detainees without charges, rejects transport proposal

Under intense pressure from immigrant advocates, Orange County wants to stop holding any immigration detainees in its jail who face no other criminal charges ...

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Family of 4 dies in small plane crash on way home from Florida

(AP) SANFORD, N.C. A family of four from North Carolina, including two school-age children, perished in a tiny plane crash while returning from Florida. ...

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‘Divine intervention’: Lightning strikes fireworks before Sanford’s Fourth of July event

Last Friday, after assisting with the fireworks setup for Sanford’s annual Star Spangled Fourth of July celebration, Wendy Pelland and her husband opted to ...

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The U.S. military is sending 200 Marines to Florida to support ICE operations

The U.S. Northern Command said Thursday that it would deploy two hundred U.S. Marines to Florida to assist President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. ...

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Fueled by Trump, governor candidate Byron Donalds courts Florida voters

They packed the room near West Palm Beach, arrived early, and anticipated being amazed. And there was no disappointment among the hundreds of Republicans. ...

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