Tag: Florida

Florida Abortion Clinic Fined $193,000 for Terminating Pregnancies Without a 24-Hour Waiting Period

A Tallahassee abortion clinic will likely face bankruptcy and be put out of business if a state agency goes through with its assessment of a $193,000 sanction. The hefty fine emerged after the Center of Orlando for Women became confused by the start date of a state law requiring a 24-hour delay before pregnancy termination….


Ghost Tours in St. Augustine: Fanciful Foray Into Fantasy and Fright

By Fyllis Hockman At 450-plus years, St. Augustine, Florida, is the oldest city in the United States with a lot to recommend it — history, ancient (for this country) architecture, Spanish culture and, of course, ghosts. A city that old has a lot of history to haunt — a lot of death and despair to…


Fake Documents Struck From Trump Search Case

Purported U.S. government documents that ordered CNN to preserve “leaked tax records” and were entered into the search warrant case for former President Donald Trump have been struck from the U.S. court system after the government disavowed them. The documents were purportedly submitted to the U.S. court in West Palm Beach, Florida, by the U.S….


St. Augustine, Florida, Lays its Claim to ‘Oldest’ Fame

In 1607 a small band of settlers founded the first permanent English outpost in the Americas, Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia. At that time another town already had existed since 1565 in a different part of the New World — making it the oldest continuously occupied European community in the country. Given its history,…


Trump Set to Return to Mar-a-Lago Following FBI Raid

Former President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he is heading back to his Mar-a-Lago residence and will provide updates on his Truth Social platform. “I’ll soon be heading to the scene of the unwarranted, unjust, and illegal Raid and Break-In of my home in Florida, Mar-a-Lago. I’ll be able to see for myself the…


Trump Returns to Mar-a-Lago for 1st Time Since FBI Raid

Former President Donald Trump has returned to Florida for the first time since FBI agents searched his home there early last month and says he will provide updates on his Truth Social platform. “Arrived in Florida last night and had a long and detailed chance to check out the scene of yet another government ‘crime,’ the FB’s…


Florida School Mass Shooter Nikolas Cruz’s Attorneys Seek Judge’s Removal From Case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz asked for the judge in his murder case to remove herself on Friday, two days after she scolded them when they abruptly rested their case after calling only a fraction of their expected witnesses. The Broward Public Defender’s Office said in a motion that Circuit Judge…


Half a Billion Worth of Narcotics Seized by US Coast Guard in Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered over 28,500 pounds of marijuana and cocaine, offloading it on Thursday at the Base Miami Beach, Florida. The drugs were interdicted by the USCGC Legare crew in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean, a Sept. 16 Coast Guard news release said. The Legare…


DeSantis Says He’s Considering ‘More Flights’ With Illegal Immigrants

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said that there could be more flights containing illegal immigrants to other locations after he sent around 50 to the wealthy enclave of  Martha’s Vineyard. “Obviously there’s going to be buses like Texas is doing” and “there may be some more flights” containing illegal aliens, DeSantis told a news…


Disney Employee Among 13 Alleged Sexual Predators Arrested in Florida Undercover Sting Operation

Police in Florida have arrested 13 alleged sexual predators, one of whom is a Disney employee, during a week-long undercover operation dubbed “Operation Cyber Guardian II,” officials confirmed on Sept. 15. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that detectives “posed as children on social media platforms, mobile apps, and online dating sites”…