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South Carolina, UCLA, Duke and Texas women to play in round-robin tournament in Las Vegas in 2025
Read full article: South Carolina, UCLA, Duke and Texas women to play in round-robin tournament in Las Vegas in 2025South Carolina, UCLA, Duke and Texas will play in a round-robin tournament in Las Vegas next year during Thanksgiving week.
Overwhelming Evidence: Attorneys, judge grapple with massive data challenges in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire case
Read full article: Overwhelming Evidence: Attorneys, judge grapple with massive data challenges in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire caseAttorneys for Shanna Gardner, who is accused of plotting to have her ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, killed in 2022 are expected to argue in court Thursday against the death penalty in her case.
4 Floridians guilty of defrauding Medicare of $54.3 million, paying kickbacks and bribes for unnecessary prescriptions
Read full article: 4 Floridians guilty of defrauding Medicare of $54.3 million, paying kickbacks and bribes for unnecessary prescriptionsFour individuals defrauded Medicare out of $54.3 million using a healthcare fraud scheme by paying kickbacks and bribes to telemarketers and telemedicine providers to secure orders for unnecessary medical prescriptions, which were billed to Medicare; one location was in Jacksonville.
Horse thefts are being reported across Florida. Officials say they might be tied to the illegal horse meat trade
Read full article: Horse thefts are being reported across Florida. Officials say they might be tied to the illegal horse meat tradeA string of horse thefts across St. Lucie and Okeechobee Counties have raised concerns over new targeted areas of Florida’s illegal horse meat trade.
Florida basketball coach Todd Golden acknowledges school investigation and considers defamation suit
Read full article: Florida basketball coach Todd Golden acknowledges school investigation and considers defamation suitFlorida basketball coach Todd Golden is acknowledging an ongoing school inquiry and says he is considering “defamation claims,” presumably against his accusers.
Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department
Read full article: Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections departmentA lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to mitigate the risk posed to the elderly and disabled inmates in their care.
Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival
Read full article: Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical FestivalCountry Bay Music Festival is returning to Miami for its second year, with organizers hoping the event can earn a permanent spot in the city's music scene alongside events like Ultra and Rolling Loud.
Multiple tornadoes touch down in South Florida before Hurricane Milton makes landfall
Read full article: Multiple tornadoes touch down in South Florida before Hurricane Milton makes landfallAmong the catastrophic threat of pounding rains, severe flooding, life-threatening storm surges and strong winds, lies the additional possibility of tornadoes spinning off from Hurricane Milton.
Cup champion Panthers open training camp working on the way last season's title run ended
Read full article: Cup champion Panthers open training camp working on the way last season's title run endedThe puck went into the corner, to the left of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, with 14 seconds left in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
Read full article: Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restorationScientists have moved about about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration.
Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida 42-16
Read full article: Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida 42-16Jalen Milroe ran for two touchdowns and threw for a pair of fourth-quarter scores to help No. 4 Alabama pull away to beat South Florida 42-16 on Saturday night.
Leaders at DNC excited by school board race wins in Florida primary
Read full article: Leaders at DNC excited by school board race wins in Florida primaryFlorida Democrats in Chicago for the DNC are categorizing Tuesday night’s primary election as a big win for Democrats, particularly when it comes to education.
Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge
Read full article: Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challengeThe annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons.
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother indicted on federal charges in $1M fraud scheme
Read full article: Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother indicted on federal charges in $1M fraud schemeRapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother have been indicted in South Florida on federal charges of committing more than $1 million worth of fraud.
Former Jacksonville University student killed by lightning strike in South Florida
Read full article: Former Jacksonville University student killed by lightning strike in South FloridaA 19-year-old man was killed by a lightning strike in South Florida Sunday, according to News4JAX partner station WPLG.
Female capybara goes to Florida as part of a breeding program for the large South American rodents
Read full article: Female capybara goes to Florida as part of a breeding program for the large South American rodentsA female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents.
Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday ends today. Here’s what you can save on before it’s over
Read full article: Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday ends today. Here’s what you can save on before it’s overFlorida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales tax holiday ends Friday, which means time is running out to save some money.
Worst rainfall that triggered floods in Florida is over as affected residents clean up
Read full article: Worst rainfall that triggered floods in Florida is over as affected residents clean upAlthough more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.
Why experts say it’s a good idea for homeowners to have flood insurance
Read full article: Why experts say it’s a good idea for homeowners to have flood insuranceCatastrophic flash flooding continues in South Florida after three consecutive days of torrential rains, and while it’s too early to tell exactly the totality of damage to vehicles and property, local Insurance experts said the flooding should be a reminder that now is the time to get flood insurance.
What to know about a series of storms that has swamped South Florida with flash floods
Read full article: What to know about a series of storms that has swamped South Florida with flash floodsA series of storms flowing from the Gulf of Mexico swamped South Florida with flash floods that stalled cars, forced cancellation of dozens of flights and generally made life miserable for tens of thousands of people.
Lack of rain and high temperatures impact Northeast Florida blueberry farm
Read full article: Lack of rain and high temperatures impact Northeast Florida blueberry farmWhile South Florida is getting slammed with a downpour of showers, Northeast Florida’s lack of rain and high temperatures have led to problems for a Jacksonville agricultural business.
Florida's 2024 hurricane season arrives with a rainy deluge
Read full article: Florida's 2024 hurricane season arrives with a rainy delugeDangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance has inundated much of southern Florida, blocking roads, floating vehicles and delaying the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers.
LIVE: Gov. DeSantis holds news conference on raising state’s teacher pay at charter school in South Florida
Read full article: LIVE: Gov. DeSantis holds news conference on raising state’s teacher pay at charter school in South FloridaGov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference on Monday morning at a charter school in South Florida.
Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
Read full article: Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraudRapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud.
Groups claim South Florida districts are racially gerrymandered for Hispanics in lawsuit
Read full article: Groups claim South Florida districts are racially gerrymandered for Hispanics in lawsuitProgressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature.
NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfers
Read full article: NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfersThe NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster depletion caused by transfers, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Many Florida women can't get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?
Read full article: Many Florida women can't get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?Since Florida enacted a six-week abortion ban, clinics in several other Southern and mid-Atlantic states have sprung into action.
FWC says charges are imminent for teenagers caught on camera dumping trash into ocean in South Florida
Read full article: FWC says charges are imminent for teenagers caught on camera dumping trash into ocean in South FloridaThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said charges are imminent for two teenagers who were on board a boat where they were caught on camera dumping garbage cans into the ocean in South Florida.
Tell Us: What do you think the punishment should be for the boaters who dumped trash into the ocean?
Read full article: Tell Us: What do you think the punishment should be for the boaters who dumped trash into the ocean?The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating an incident involving a group of boaters that was seen dumping trash into the ocean in South Florida over the weekend, according to WPLG.
LIVE: Gov. DeSantis holds news conference at South Florida drug store to talk about cracking down on retail theft
Read full article: LIVE: Gov. DeSantis holds news conference at South Florida drug store to talk about cracking down on retail theftFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday is set to hold a news conference at a drug store in South Florida.
Massive indoor marijuana farm in Palatka ready to expand if legalization approved by voters in November
Read full article: Massive indoor marijuana farm in Palatka ready to expand if legalization approved by voters in NovemberOn Thursday, News4JAX got a behind-the-scenes look at Green Dragon Florida's facility where they’re cultivating and processing medical marijuana.
DeSantis: ‘This state will start to smell like marijuana’ if drug is legalized and it will ‘reduce the quality of life’
Read full article: DeSantis: ‘This state will start to smell like marijuana’ if drug is legalized and it will ‘reduce the quality of life’Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s against a proposed constitutional amendment that would make recreational marijuana legal in Florida.One of the main reasons he’s against it? The smell.
Sisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida home
Read full article: Sisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida homeThe youngest children of an octogenarian couple who were killed inside their Florida home say they are mystified as to why anyone would harm their parents.
Rangers, Panthers, Avalanche, Golden Knights and Oilers make pre-NHL trade deadline day moves
Read full article: Rangers, Panthers, Avalanche, Golden Knights and Oilers make pre-NHL trade deadline day movesStanley Cup contenders aren't waiting until the NHL trade deadline day to shore up depth for what they hope is a long playoff run.
Houston rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Purdue, UConn; South Florida makes its rankings debut
Read full article: Houston rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Purdue, UConn; South Florida makes its rankings debutNow it’s Houston’s turn at the top of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.
Rapper Kodak Black freed from jail after drug possession charge was dismissed
Read full article: Rapper Kodak Black freed from jail after drug possession charge was dismissedSouth Florida rapper Kodak Black has been freed from jail after a federal judge sentenced him to time served for a probation violation, though a drug trafficking case from 2022 remains ongoing.
Measles: ‘It’s not a matter of whether we will have an outbreak in Northeast Florida, it’s a matter of when’
Read full article: Measles: ‘It’s not a matter of whether we will have an outbreak in Northeast Florida, it’s a matter of when’A measles outbreak at a South Florida elementary school has health officials warning of a rise in cases.
NTSB investigating 2 Brightline high speed train crashes that killed 3 people in Florida this week
Read full article: NTSB investigating 2 Brightline high speed train crashes that killed 3 people in Florida this weekThe National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high-speed train’s route between Miami and Orlando.
Bills fan killed near Dolphins' stadium after last weekend's game, police say
Read full article: Bills fan killed near Dolphins' stadium after last weekend's game, police sayPolice in South Florida say a man fatally shot a 30-year-old Buffalo Bills fan during an altercation near Hard Rock Stadium after the Bills defeated the Miami Dolphins in the final regular season game.
12 years after she vanished, divers believe they have found body of woman in submerged vehicle
Read full article: 12 years after she vanished, divers believe they have found body of woman in submerged vehicleThe body of a woman who went missing 12 years ago appears to have been found last week in a minivan submerged in a central Florida retention pond near Walt Disney World.
FHSAA board votes to get rid of Suburban-Metro system, puts hold on Open division
Read full article: FHSAA board votes to get rid of Suburban-Metro system, puts hold on Open divisionIn a winding and confusing two-hour virtual meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the Florida High School Athletic Association’s board of directors voted to get rid of the Suburban-Metro playoff system and go back to an eight-classification, enrollment-based format for the coming years, the latest shift in the ever-changing landscape of sports here.
Drought vs deluge: Florida's unusual rainfall totals either too little or too much on each coast
Read full article: Drought vs deluge: Florida's unusual rainfall totals either too little or too much on each coastIn Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with the southeast coast deluged by sometimes-record rainfall and much of the Gulf coast facing a major precipitation deficit.
WE WANT TO KNOW: Are you worried about the Gators Football team after RB Trevor Etienne enters the transfer portal?
Read full article: WE WANT TO KNOW: Are you worried about the Gators Football team after RB Trevor Etienne enters the transfer portal?Florida running back Trevor Etienne, who led the Gators with nine touchdowns and emerged as one of the team’s most dynamic playmakers, has entered the transfer portal.
Florida is one of states most at-risk as financial costs of climate change climb
Read full article: Florida is one of states most at-risk as financial costs of climate change climbClimate change is costing all of us more money as more extreme weather events hit the country, according to the National Climate assessment.
Matriarch is charged with arranging her ex-son-in-law's death, 1 week after son convicted of murder
Read full article: Matriarch is charged with arranging her ex-son-in-law's death, 1 week after son convicted of murderThe matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family has been arrested on charges that she arranged her ex-son-in-law's murder.
Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war is a political test in South Florida's Jewish community
Read full article: Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war is a political test in South Florida's Jewish communityU.S. support for Israel's offensive against Hamas is being closely watched in South Florida's Jewish community.
Seminole Tribe to begin sports betting at Florida casinos
Read full article: Seminole Tribe to begin sports betting at Florida casinosSeminole Tribe leaders on Wednesday announced a plan to roll out sports betting at their casinos in December — a first step in what could be a major expansion of gambling in Florida triggered by a go-ahead from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Seminole Tribe leaders announce a plan to begin sports betting at their casinos
Read full article: Seminole Tribe leaders announce a plan to begin sports betting at their casinosSeminole Tribe leaders on Wednesday announced a plan to roll out sports betting at their casinos in December — a first step in what could be a major expansion of gambling in Florida triggered by a go-ahead from the U.S. Supreme Court.
20 arrested, accused in $5 million Medicaid transportation scheme involving Jacksonville company
Read full article: 20 arrested, accused in $5 million Medicaid transportation scheme involving Jacksonville companyInvestigators said the company billed Medicaid for thousands of patient trips that never happened. The trips were supposed to help patients receive medical care.
No. 13 Alabama turns to Jalen Milroe again to spark its sputtering offense
Read full article: No. 13 Alabama turns to Jalen Milroe again to spark its sputtering offenseAlabama is turning the offensive reins back over to Jalen Milroe, but the messy quarterback situation has been only part of the problem.
AP Top 25: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015. Georgia remains No. 1
Read full article: AP Top 25: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015. Georgia remains No. 1No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in eight years and Georgia remains No. 1.
STAT WATCH: Shedeur Sanders' passing numbers best for FBS first-timer, and he's just getting started
Read full article: STAT WATCH: Shedeur Sanders' passing numbers best for FBS first-timer, and he's just getting startedCollege football's top statistical performances in Week 1 begins with Colorado's Shedeur Sanders.
Fort Caroline Indians 8U baseball team named Southeast Regional Champs, will head to World Series
Read full article: Fort Caroline Indians 8U baseball team named Southeast Regional Champs, will head to World SeriesA Jacksonville baseball team is heading to the Babe Ruth Cal Ripkin World Series in Ocala after clinching the Southeast Regional Champs title in Tennessee this past weekend.
Heat wave has US South sweltering, from tornado-ravaged West Texas town to Florida beaches
Read full article: Heat wave has US South sweltering, from tornado-ravaged West Texas town to Florida beachesCommunities from Houston to New Orleans are opening cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settle across a broad swath of the U.S. South.
Pool deck at collapsed Florida condo building failed to comply with codes, standards, officials say
Read full article: Pool deck at collapsed Florida condo building failed to comply with codes, standards, officials sayFederal investigators say the swimming pool deck of a beachfront South Florida condominium that collapsed two years ago, killing 98 people, failed to comply with original building codes and standards.
Opponents hold 'day without immigrants' in Florida to protest new restrictions
Read full article: Opponents hold 'day without immigrants' in Florida to protest new restrictionsAcross Florida, workers didn’t show up at construction sites and tomato fields, and scores of restaurants, shops and other small businesses never opened their doors.
$63M verdict against Miami commissioner accused of political retaliation
Read full article: $63M verdict against Miami commissioner accused of political retaliationA federal jury in Florida has awarded $63.5 million to a pair of businessmen who claimed a city of Miami commissioner used his office to harass them after they supported the commissioner’s political opponent.
Lolita the whale may someday return to wild, Miami park says, but timeline uncertain
Read full article: Lolita the whale may someday return to wild, Miami park says, but timeline uncertainCaregivers at a South Florida ocean park are taking steps to prepare an orca whale named Lolita for a possible return to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound.
Amanda Gorman's poem for Biden's inauguration barred for younger children by Florida school
Read full article: Amanda Gorman's poem for Biden's inauguration barred for younger children by Florida schoolA poem written for President Joe Biden’s inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent's complaint.
DeSantis signs bills designed to ‘put human traffickers out of business’ in Florida
Read full article: DeSantis signs bills designed to ‘put human traffickers out of business’ in FloridaCiting a 50% increase in human trafficking arrests nationwide last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a trio of human trafficking bills Tuesday at a news conference in South Florida.
Florida detective accused of falsifying sex crimes cases
Read full article: Florida detective accused of falsifying sex crimes casesA detective who has been with a South Florida sheriff’s agency for nearly 21 years is accused of falsifying information and closing out sex crimes cases without a thorough investigation.
Florida gas prices lower 16 cents since April
Read full article: Florida gas prices lower 16 cents since AprilFlorida gas prices have continued to decrease for the second week in a row, according to AAA. The state average declined 9 cents per gallon last week, and Florida’s state average has now declined a total of 16 cents, since setting a new 2023 high of $3.72 per gallon on April 21st, AAA said.
Gas prices rise 15 cents in the last week, according to AAA
Read full article: Gas prices rise 15 cents in the last week, according to AAAFlorida gas prices spiked across most of the state last week, as historic flooding in South Florida caused widespread gasoline outages, prompting the reallocation of fuel supplies from other regions, according to AAA.
Panic buying after Florida floods leads to long gas lines
Read full article: Panic buying after Florida floods leads to long gas linesHistoric flooding a week ago in South Florida has led to long lines at the region’s gas stations, as drivers fearful of a fuel shortage have been unnecessarily topping off their tanks.
Why are volunteerism rates uneven? Florida, Wyoming explain
Read full article: Why are volunteerism rates uneven? Florida, Wyoming explainThe share of Americans who volunteer their time to help charities build houses, serve food, do environmental cleanup, and much else has been on the decline nationwide but nowhere as sharply as in Florida, where only 16% of residents donate their free hours to local organizations, according to the latest available statistics.
Study finds most dangerous, safest times to drive in Florida
Read full article: Study finds most dangerous, safest times to drive in FloridaA law office in South Florida took a look at data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, collected between 2017 to 2021, and came up with the most dangerous days and times to hit the road.
March Madness: Top-seeded SC moves on after topping USF
Read full article: March Madness: Top-seeded SC moves on after topping USFZia Cooke scored 21 points and Aliyah Boston had her 81st career double double as top-seeded South Carolina shoot a slow start to power past eighth-seeded South Florida and into the Sweet 16 with a 76-45 victory Sunday.
Salt Life co-founder pleads guilty to manslaughter in Lake City 18-year-old’s death
Read full article: Salt Life co-founder pleads guilty to manslaughter in Lake City 18-year-old’s deathA co-founder of the popular Salt Life brand pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter with a firearm in connection with the 2020 death of a Lake City teenager, according to Palm Beach County court records.
Local deputies, postal workers help catch 2 suspected mail thieves
Read full article: Local deputies, postal workers help catch 2 suspected mail thievesTwo South Florida men, suspected of stealing mail, were arrested in St. Johns County Thursday. An investigation by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office along with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service resulted in the arrests after the men were spotted in the Julington Creek area of St. Johns County.
Florida lawmakers look to pass measure on hate crimes, increased penalties after antisemitic incidents
Read full article: Florida lawmakers look to pass measure on hate crimes, increased penalties after antisemitic incidentsAfter incidents such as anti-Semitic messages being projected on buildings in Jacksonville, lawmakers Thursday called for passing a measure that would define certain acts as hate crimes and increase criminal penalties.
Florida has changed a lot in the last year, data shows
Read full article: Florida has changed a lot in the last year, data showsAs 2023 inches closer, records and data show the Sunshine State changed a lot in the past year. From overall population to housing and politics, 2022′s impact on Florida was significant.