Road and Dock Closures for Thursday, August 3, 2023

Road and Dock Closures for Thursday, August 3, 2023CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITY ROAD CLOSURES  Intersection of Clematis Street/Quadrille Boulevard (Tuesday, August 8, 9 p.m. through Wednesday, August 9, 5 a.m. and Wednesday, August 9, 9 p.m. through Thursday, August 10, 5 a.m.): full intersection closure during night times for asphalt stamping/coating. Monceaux Road between Dixie Highway (US […]

Letter to Governor Ron DeSantis: Call for Property Insurance Special Session

Letter to Governor Ron DeSantis: Call for Property Insurance Special Session

Tallahassee — The Honorable Ron DeSantis Governor, State of Florida Office of the Governor The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399 Governor DeSantis, Florida is nearing a tipping point, and our neighborhoods are in danger of losing their viability. Some Insurance companies have been unable to reissue policies, are ceasing operations or are pricing renewals at unaffordable […]

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Toll Relief Program Marks Halfway Point Providing Customers with More Than $227 Million in Savings

Toll Relief Program Marks Halfway Point Providing Customers with More Than 7 Million in Savings

Customers see more than $37 million in toll relief in June   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Now in its sixth month of providing savings to commuters, the Toll Relief Program signed by Governor DeSantis has saved customers more than $227 million since it launched on January 1, 2023. In June alone, $37.2 million of account credits were […]

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Live Oak Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Possess And Transfer Unregistered Firearm Silencers

Live Oak Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Possess And Transfer Unregistered Firearm Silencers

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Gregory Austin Eward (25, Live Oak) to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess and transfer unregistered firearm silencers. Eward had pleaded guilty on February 27, 2023. According to the plea agreement, Eward and his father and co-defendant, Dustin Eward, operated Eward […]

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Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

Live Oak Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Possess And Transfer Unregistered Firearm Silencers

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Randell Love (48, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Love faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the fentanyl charge, and […]

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Manatee County Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Unlawfully Possessing Loaded Firearm As A Convicted Felon

Live Oak Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Possess And Transfer Unregistered Firearm Silencers

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Shaborn Washington (29, Palmetto) to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered Washington to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. Washington had been found guilty following […]

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Venezuelan National Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Prison For Trafficking $21 Million Of Cocaine On The High Seas

Live Oak Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Possess And Transfer Unregistered Firearm Silencers

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Hector Caballero (70, Venezuela) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine on the high seas. A federal jury had found Caballero guilty on May 11, 2023.          According to testimony presented at trial, Caballero was the captain of a maritime drug […]

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WPB to Host Ribbon Cutting Event for Flagler Station

WPB to Host Ribbon Cutting Event for Flagler StationAugust 1, 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)  The City of West Palm Beach to Host Ribbon Cutting Event for New Affordable/Workforce Housing, Flagler Station WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The City of West Palm Beach’s […]