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April 22, 2021

Florida man arrested more than 40 times barricaded himself inside hotel room prompting 12-hour standoff

A Florida man who has been arrested more than 40 times on 142 separate charges was arrested Thursday morning after a 12-hour standoff during which he barricaded himself in a Pinellas Park hotel room.

April 22, 2021

Reward increased to help find suspect who scraped ‘Trump’ on manatee: report

Authorities in Florida still searching for the person responsible for scrawling "Trump" on a manatee's back earlier this year are now offering an additional $5,000 for information.

April 22, 2021

States pursuing laws to curb Zuckerberg spending on elections

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan spent $350 million on election administration during 2020, prompting a growing number of state lawmakers across the United States to say "no, thanks" when it comes to accepting any private money to run future elections.

April 22, 2021

Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach estate has been demolished

The Florida mansion where prosecutors say Jeffrey Epstien raped underage girls and women for many years has "finally" been demolished.

April 21, 2021

Florida's new 'anti-riot' law is unconstitutional, lawsuit claims

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims Florida's new "anti-riot" law violates several provisions of the U.S. Constitution, according to reports. 

April 21, 2021

Florida AG Moody demands Biden make Supreme Court commission meetings public

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called this week for President Biden to allow public access to meetings of a commission he formed to explore a potential expansion of the Supreme Court, among other reforms.

April 21, 2021

Florida nurse broadcasts butt injection during Zoom courtroom hearing

A Florida nurse inadvertently broadcasted herself giving a patient a butt injection while waiting for her virtual court hearing to begin.

April 21, 2021

Biden admin blocking veterans' annual Memorial Day motorcycle rally, Rep. Mast says

Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., accused the Biden administration of blocking the annual Rolling to Remember motorcycle rally, a 30-year-plus Memorial Day tradition for veterans that has always been staged in the Pentagon parking lot.

April 21, 2021

Democrats trying to turn FCC 'into an arm of the DNC,' commissioner warns

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr blasted the congressional Democrats’ attempt to pressure the commission into blocking the sale of a Spanish-speaking radio station in Miami, Florida, saying the move was politically-based in a statement released Wednesday.

April 21, 2021

Florida superintendent's Parkland shooting testimony leads to perjury charge arrest

Two school officials in Broward County, Florida, which includes Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, have been arrested in connection with a grand jury probe into the district.