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CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING & UTILITY ROAD CLOSURES Southern Boulevard between Olive Avenue and Washington Road (through May 2023) : One eastbound lane closure as repairs are made on road depressions. Monceaux Road between Dixie Highway (US 1) and Georgia Avenue (through August 2023): There will intermittent lane closures for underground utility improvements. Access to […]
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Tevin OBrian Oliver (30, Homestead), Jameal Kaia Phillip (30, Trinidad and Tobago), and Edward Soloman King III (31, Tampa) have pleaded guilty to federal charges. Oliver and Phillip pleaded to conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States, and King pleaded guilty to disposing […]
The post Three Members Of Caribbean Arms Trafficking Ring Plead Guilty first appeared on City News Miami.
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved by the Middle District of Florida’s efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19. Those efforts have included complementary actions by the United States Attorney’s Office’s (USAO-MDFL) Criminal, Asset Recovery, and Civil Divisions, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. “The […]
The post Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud first appeared on City News Miami.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms overnight produced significant rainfall totals as a nearly stationary front over southeast Florida caused significant flooding. While Broward County has not requested assistance from the state, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has deployed the following: FDEM has deployed staff to support local efforts including collecting damage assessment data in Broward […]
The post ICYMI: Florida Division of Emergency Management Issues Updates on Southeast Florida Flooding first appeared on Floridas News.
Join Miami-Dade County’s Office of Resilience for an online meeting series on the progress being made towards the goals of the Climate Action Strategy. Learn how the county is implementing actions to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, successes, challenges, and projects in the pipeline for the next year. Short presentations will be followed by an […]
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Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today the results of the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) strategy. During the second quarter, ending on March 31, 2023, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida has charged 63 defendants for federal firearms and violent […]
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Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced William Franqui (37, Tampa) to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Franqui’s wife, Marie Rodriguez (41, Tampa), was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in federal prison for distribution of heroin and fentanyl. Franqui and Rodriguez had […]
The post Leader Of Hillsborough Drug Trafficking Organization And His Wife Sentenced To Federal Prison For Conspiracy And Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl first appeared on City News Miami.
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Anthony David Keels (61, Titusville) to 15 years in federal prison. In December 2022, Keels had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, as well as using a minor to distribute methamphetamine. According to evidence admitted […]
The post Brevard County Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Offense first appeared on City News Miami.
Florida Mosquito Control Awareness Week is Sunday, April 16, through Saturday, April 22. Join Solid Waste Management’s Mosquito Control Division on social media for interactive events and learning opportunities throughout the week. Participate and share wherever possible. Activities will include: Themed posts each day Twitter Chat Monday, 4/17, 12 noon ET Facebook Live Wednesday, 4/19, […]
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CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING & UTILITY ROAD CLOSURES Southern Boulevard between Olive Avenue and Washington Road (through May 2023) : One eastbound lane closure as repairs are made on road depressions. Monceaux Road between Dixie Highway (US 1) and Georgia Avenue (through August 2023): There will intermittent lane closures for underground utility improvements. Access to […]