Law

Serial Robbers Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Robbery And Pair Of Commercial Armed Robberies In South Tampa And Ybor City

Serial Robbers Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Robbery And Pair Of Commercial Armed Robberies In South Tampa And Ybor City

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Antonio Brown (55, Tampa) and Steve Jackson (41, Tampa) have each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, two counts of robbery, and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Each faces a […]

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Lifestyle

Road and Dock closures for July 6, 2023

Road and Dock closures for July 6, 2023CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITY ROAD CLOSURES  Southern Boulevard between Olive Avenue and Washington Road (through July 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 be intermittent lane closures for underground utility improvements. […]

Florida

VOTING RIGHTS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE S.B. 90 FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL: STRIKE IT DOWN!

VOTING RIGHTS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE S.B. 90 FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL: STRIKE IT DOWN!

Broward County — “Appointed by President Obama in 2012, Federal District Court Judge Mark E. Walker issued a 288-page order that ruled the Florida Voting Law as racially motivated and unconstitutional. Republicans did not see this coming, but this act of conscious and humanity is long overdue! SB 90 is a rendition of “voter suppression […]

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Florida

Governor DeSantis Signs Senator Ileana Garcia’s Legislation to Defend Patient Visitation Rights

VOTING RIGHTS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE S.B. 90 FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL: STRIKE IT DOWN!

Miami — Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami), Chair of the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs, today joined Governor Ron DeSantis as he signed Senate Bill 988, In-person Visitation, by Senator Garcia, into law. To ensure patients have the support of their loved ones when they need it most, the legislation requires intermediate care […]

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Law

Tampa Felon Who Led Police On A Chase Through Tampa Sentenced To More Than 6 Years In Federal For Possessing Two Firearms And Extended Magazine

Serial Robbers Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Robbery And Pair Of Commercial Armed Robberies In South Tampa And Ybor City

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Shawn Lanier Lowman, Jr. (23, Tampa) to six years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Lowman had pleaded guilty on March 23, 2023. According to court documents, at approximate 11 p.m. on November 1, 2022, Lowman […]

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Law

Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearm

Serial Robbers Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Robbery And Pair Of Commercial Armed Robberies In South Tampa And Ybor City

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deandre Riviera Lopez (33, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Lopez faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act. A sentencing date has not yet been […]

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Florida

Governor DeSantis Signs Six Bills

Governor DeSantis Signs Six Bills

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/HB 1417 – Residential Tenancies CS/CS/HB 1191 – Use of Phosphogypsum CS/HB 1275 – Persons with Disabilities Registry CS/HB 1277 – Public Records CS/CS/SB 170 – Local Ordinances CS/SB 1278 – Direct-Support Organizations   To view the transmittal letters, click here and here. […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Congratulates the Florida State Guard’s First Graduating Class

Governor Ron DeSantis Congratulates the Florida State Guard’s First Graduating Class

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis congratulates the first graduating class of Florida State Guard soldiers. Over the past two weeks, more than 100 soldiers officially completed the training program and became members of the Florida State Guard. Governor DeSantis reestablished the Florida State Guard in 2022, joining 22 other states and territories that sustain […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Three to the Florida Historical Commission

Governor DeSantis Signs Six Bills

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of David Hoyt and the reappointment of John Browning Jr. and Michael Francis to the Florida Historical Commission.   David Hoyt Hoyt is the Executive Director of Development for the Heartland Institute. He was previously a Senior Consultant for AC Fitzgerald & Associates and the […]

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