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Florida troopers take lead role in immigration enforcement
Straight Arrow News
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August 26, 2025
Florida Highway Patrol has become the first state agency in the U.S. to train nearly all its troopers under a federal program. The program allows local officers to perform certain immigration enforcement duties. It’s known as 287(g), and is run by...
Florida shatters another tourism record for 2025 second quarter
Islander News - Florida
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Florida continues to shatter its own record for visitors. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that 34.4 million people from other parts of the U.S., and beyond, visited the state in the second quarter of 2025. That's an all-time high for...
Florida Expands Agricultural Checkpoints To Include Immigration Inspections
WFLA Orlando - Florida
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FLORIDA - Florida officials announced Monday that all agricultural truck inspection stations will now also function as federal immigration checkpoints following a fatal crash on the Florida Turnpike that killed three people. The expansion is aimed...
Florida declares war on Sarasota crosswalk art. Let's fight back.
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Florida
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis implemented policies restricting local governments' control over the aesthetics of public spaces, including bridges, crosswalks, and sidewalks. DeSantis's mandates prohibit locally themed celebrations and artistic...
Florida is cracking down on undocumented truck drivers
Jacksonville Today - Florida
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August 26, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is amplifying attempts to crack down on immigrant truck drivers without legal status. During a news conference in Live Oak on Monday, Uthmeier highlighted the weekend arrest of an undocumented immigrant...
Florida’s $243 million Tesla verdict poses a puzzle | Column
Yahoo News
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Roughly 3,200 die on Florida’s roads each year, and roughly 40,000 across the U.S. Most of these deaths are caused by human driver error, yet seldom do they result in nine-figure verdicts. Now consider this puzzle: A driver glances down at a...
Florida Schools Introduce Armed Drones to Respond to Shootings
Techstory
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August 25, 2025
In a bold and controversial move, schools in Florida are beginning to trial armed security drones as part of a new defense strategy against school shootings. The program, already raising eyebrows across the country, positions fleets of drones...
Florida attorney general seeks penalties against California, Washington
The Center Square
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August 26, 2025
(The Center Square) – Florida’s attorney general is asking for revocation of commercial driver’s license program authority and associated federal funding in California and Washington. James Uthmeier said the states’ choices on rules set by the...
Florida targets undocumented truck drivers after Turnpike tragedy
WFTV - Florida
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August 26, 2025
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Some truckers are responding positively to Florida’s decision to use weigh stations as ICE checkpoints, believing it will enhance road safety. The announcement comes in the wake of a deadly semi-truck accident involving...
Florida Sen. Scott Vows To Help California Wildfire Victims, Rips Dems On Illegal Immigration
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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August 26, 2025
The Florida Senator joins forces with media personality Spencer Pratt to push for a federal investigation and disaster tax relief following the devastating January fires. In a weekend appearance on Fox & Friends, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)...
Florida woman kills 65-year-old husband with acid after he files for divorce, cops say
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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August 26, 2025
A woman poured acid on her husband in bed, killing him five months after he filed for divorce, Florida court records show. Robert Heyden, 65, died three days after the New Port Richey Police Department says his 50-year-old wife, Chuanying He,...
Florida man survives lightning strike outside Tampa-area pizza spot
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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A Florida man who survived a lightning strike last week outside a Tampa-area pizza restaurant said the pain was "unbearable." Travis Kurtz, 30, said a light rain was falling when out of nowhere there was a "crack" and "boom" and he ended up face...
Florida Tech staff member dies suddenly while working on campus
The Florida Tech Crimson
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Emergency vehicles could be seen lining the road in the morning of Aug. 25 in response to the death of a staff member. A Florida Tech staff member suffered a medical emergency and died in the morning of Aug. 25. According to local police,...
Florida lawmaker proposes to abolish HOAs
Jacksonville Today - Florida
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August 26, 2025
A state lawmaker wants to get rid of homeowners associations in Florida. HOAs maintain and manage neighborhoods. But Republican Rep. Juan Carlos Porras of Miami says Floridians have had enough of them. “They want to just live in the free state of...
Florida’s SB 492 and the Future of Wetland Development
National Law Review
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August 26, 2025
Key Takeaways Effective July 1, 2025, SB 492 makes significant revisions to Florida’s wetland mitigation banking framework, creating new flexibility for developers but also adding compliance considerations that will affect project planning and...
Florida high school football Super 25: IMG the unanimous No. 1 in Week 2
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Florida
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The dust has settled after a chaotic Week 1 in Florida, and IMG Academy stands alone. One week after narrowly holding onto the top spot, the Ascenders received all 12 first-place votes in the USA Today Florida Network Super 25. IMG traveled to...
Florida Rep. Proposes Relocating Miami Beach Rainbow Crosswalks
Out South Florida
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In the colorful debate over crosswalks, Florida Rep. Fabián Basabe is no shrinking violet. Basabe, the former New York club kid turned politician, called the controversy a distraction, while backing state and federal directives to remove...
Florida truck accident | 'Use English or lose funds!': Duffy threatens states over language rule
The Economic Times
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August 26, 2025
California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday.An investigation launched...
Florida Teen Car Thief’s Joyride Ends In A Publix Parking Lot
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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August 26, 2025
Deputies track down and arrest 17-year-old suspect linked to multiple vehicle thefts and burglaries; second arrest expected. A weekend crime spree involving two stolen vehicles and a series of auto burglaries came to an abrupt end for one teenager...
Florida Woman Wanted After Smashing A Truck She Thought Was Her Ex Boyfriend’s
ESPN 104.1 FM and 1170AM - Iowa
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August 26, 2025
Authorities are searching for a 55-year-old Bonita Springs woman after she violated her probation in a case that began with a violent attack on the wrong vehicle. Lee County - Drem Benjamin Lee County - Drem Benjamin Truck Attack Leads to Arrest...