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Participate in the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge now through Aug. 14 for a chance to win prizes. Prizes include: Bose Sound Link Bluetooth Speaker Nintendo Switch Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden One-Day Family Gift Pass Frost Science Museum One-Day Family Guest Pass HistoryMiami Museum Family Membership Tickets to the Miami Book Fair Street Fair in November […]
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Orlando, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Tremaine Lincoln Farara (37, Maitland) with two counts of distributing child sexual abuse images and videos over the internet, two counts of receiving child sexual abuse images and videos over the internet, and one count of possessing child sexual […]
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Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jacoby Jules Colon (20, Ocala) and Darius Rodney Capers (19, Ocala) have pleaded guilty in connection with their robbery spree of postal carriers in Florida. Colon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob postal carriers, armed postal robbery, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of […]
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Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that De’Andre Swain (26, Ocala) today pleaded guilty to possession of controlled substances (fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin) with the intent to distribute them. Swain faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years, up to 40 years, in federal prison. Swain had been indicted on May […]
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July 5, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Diane G. Papadakos, Director of Communications City of West Palm Beach – Mayor’s Office [email protected] (561) 822-1411 (TTY: 800-955-8771) Contact: Uneeta Palmer [email protected] (469) 682-3484 Soul in the City Jazz Experience Brings Soulful Sounds to Downtown West Palm Beach Enjoy three electrifying performances in the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted the Freedom Summer Sales Tax Holiday, which began on Memorial Day and will run through Labor Day weekend. The sales tax holiday was part of the Framework for Freedom Budget and is estimated to save Florida families nearly $230 million over the summer. Items included in the Freedom […]
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Each educator earning a Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement receives a stipend worth $3,000 each TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Department of Education. The educators have completed either the Summer Civics Professional Learning Series or […]
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Driver licenses given exclusively to undocumented immigrants in other states are invalid as of July 1, 2023 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has published a list of out-of-state license classes that are invalid in Florida as of July 1, 2023, […]
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Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Kevin John Merritt (61, Jacksonville) with the production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse materials. If convicted, Merritt faces a minimum mandatory 25 years, and up to 110 years, in federal prison. Merritt is a registered sex offender. […]
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Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Anthony Quantarius Brooks (21, Winter Park) to four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Brooks to forfeit a Glock 9-millimeter handgun and ammunition, which were used to commit this offense. Brooks had pleaded guilty […]
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