Tag: Florida
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Florida dentist guilty of hiring hitman to kill brother-in-law Daniel Markel after custody fight with relative
[ad_1] A Florida dentist was found guilty Monday of paying to have his former brother-in-law, a Florida State University law professor, killed after a bitter custody fight with a relative. In 2014, Charles Adelson arranged to have Daniel Markel killed, a jury determined. He was convicted on three charges, first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder…
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Trump takes aim at DeSantis at Florida GOP summit
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Saturday at Florida’s annual Republican summit, calling him “a wounded falling bird from the skies.” The two 2024 presidential hopefuls were joined by several other candidates at the Republican party’s Freedom Summit at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, near Orlando, including former New Jersey…
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Florida babysitter arrested for attempting to ‘circumcise’ toddler
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A man in Florida was arrested and charged with felony child abuse for allegedly attempting to circumcise a toddler he was babysitting, reported USA Today.Timothoes Powell, 29, was taken into custody on Monday and is facing a first-degree aggravated child abuse charge, according to the Holly Hill Police Department.Holly Hill, the city…
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott endorses Trump over DeSantis in 2024 race
[ad_1] Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott endorsed former President Donald Trump over his home state’s governor Ron DeSantis, as polling continues to show Trump as the clear front-runner in the GOP presidential primary. Scott wrote in an op-ed for Newsweek published Thursday morning that he encourages “every Republican to unite behind” Trump. “I know most…
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Mass shooting in Tampa, Florida: 2 killed, 18 others hurt when gunfire erupts during crowded Halloween street party
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A fight between two groups turned deadly in Tampa when a shooting during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalized early Sunday morning, police said. Officers responded to the shooting in Tampa just before 3 a.m. on the 1600 block of East 7th Avenue in the Ybor…
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Trump Criticizes Netanyahu and Israeli Intelligence in Florida Speech
[ad_1] Former President Donald J. Trump, who frequently paints himself as the fiercest defender of Israel to ever occupy the White House, on Wednesday criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech in Florida just days after deadly Hamas attacks rocked the country. Speaking to a crowd of supporters in West Palm Beach, a few…
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Victor Jara Killing: Ex-Chilean Soldier Arrested in Florida
[ad_1] A former Chilean Army officer accused of torturing and killing the Chilean folk singer Victor Jara and others during the bloody aftermath of a 1973 military coup was arrested in Florida, officials announced Tuesday. The former officer, Pedro Pablo Barrientos, 74, who moved to Florida in 1990, is wanted in Chile for the extrajudicial…
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10 Very Best Things To Do In Pensacola, Florida – Hand Luggage Only
[ad_1] The gorgeous beachside city of Pensacola is just beautiful to visit when in Florida. It’s one of those Floridian spots popular for a very good reason; its beaches! Though, don’t be fooled into thinking that’s all that the city has going for itself. There are heaps of cool spots and the very best things…
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Florida Power & Light Successfully Lobbied DeSantis
[ad_1] The Florida Supreme Court denied Florida Power & Light’s request to spike energy rates by 20%. The court demands that state regulators properly explain the need for the drastic spike in rates. Floridians Against Increased Rates, Florida Rising, the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida, and the League of United Latin American Citizens of Florida…
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US Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father Don seeks return to Florida Senate chamber he once led as its president
[ad_1] Don Gaetz, the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, said Monday he intends to run again for the Florida Senate, a chamber he led as president from 2012 to 2014. Don Gaetz, 75, said he would seek the Florida Panhandle seat being vacated by state Sen. Doug Broxson, also a Republican. The elder…