Lifestyle

Road and Dock Closures for the week of Sunday, December 25, 2022

Road and Dock Closures for the week of Sunday, December 25, 2022CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING CLOSURES Village Boulevard between Village Commons and Community Drive (until further notice): Intermittent northbound lane closures for repaving.   Northlake Boulevard west of Coconut Boulevard (until further notice): Periodic eastbound right turn lane closure for underground utility work.  Tamarind Avenue between Banyan Boulevard and 7th Street. (completion delayed February 2023): Both directions for […]

Law

Four Tampa Bay Area Tax Preparers Plead Guilty

Four Tampa Bay Area Tax Preparers Plead Guilty

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jamica Nelms, Capriesha Cummings, Camille Harper, and Ashley Flournoy have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit tax fraud and aiding or assisting in the preparation of false income tax return documents. Each faces a maximum penalty of eight years in federal prison. A sentencing […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Awards Fort Myers Beach with $11.9 Million, First Award Through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program

Governor Ron DeSantis Awards Fort Myers Beach with .9 Million, First Award Through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program

$11.9 Million Awarded to the Town of Fort Myers Beach TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $11.9 million to the Town of Fort Myers Beach through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan – the first award through the program created in a Special Legislative Session earlier this year. Governor DeSantis presented Fort Myers […]

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Florida

First Lady Casey DeSantis Discusses Best Pet Practices with Florida Animal Advocates

First Lady Casey DeSantis Discusses Best Pet Practices with Florida Animal Advocates

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis was joined by Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Secretary Melanie Griffin and Florida animal advocates to discuss ways to improve protections for Florida’s pet population and lower euthanasia rates among animals admitted to a shelter. To watch the press conference click here. Discussion participants included:  Dr. Robert Leonard – Chairman of the Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine  Kate MacFall – Florida State […]

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Florida

STATEMENT: Florida Senator Shevrin Jones on Committee Passage of 15-Week Abortion Ban

STATEMENT: Florida Senator Shevrin Jones on Committee Passage of 15-Week Abortion Ban

Tallahassee — Today, the Florida Senate Health Policy Committee heard and passed a 15-week abortion ban (Senate Bill 146) out of committee, along party lines. Florida Senator Shevrin Jones (SD-35), member of the Health Policy Committee, released the following statement: Time and again, Florida Republicans have made it abundantly clear that they would rather undermine […]

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Law

Tampa Area Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Series Of Convenience Store Robberies

Four Tampa Bay Area Tax Preparers Plead Guilty

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Enrique Marquez (26, Tampa) to 17 years and 11 months in federal prison for four Hobbs Act robberies, conspiracy to commit those robberies, and two counts of brandishing a firearm during the commission of the robberies. Marquez had pleaded guilty on December 5, 2022. According […]

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Law

Zephyrhills Man Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Making A Destructive Device

Four Tampa Bay Area Tax Preparers Plead Guilty

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that James John Hall (34, Zephyrhills) has pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully making a firearm (destructive device). Hall faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment. Hall has also agreed to forfeit the destructive device, which includes a pipe, Tannerite, pyrotechnic powder, and pyrotechnic fuse. […]

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