Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Hometown Heroes Program Has Provided $100 Million in Down Payment Assistance to Florida’s Hometown Workers

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Hometown Heroes Program Has Provided 0 Million in Down Payment Assistance to Florida’s Hometown Workers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Hometown Heroes program has provided $100 million in down payment and closing cost assistance to help Florida’s hometown workers purchase homes in the communities they serve. Governor DeSantis announced the launch of Hometown Heroes in June 2022, and since then the program has helped 6,753 […]

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Law

Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing With The Intent To Distribute 400 Grams Or More Of Fentanyl And 500 Grams Or More Of Cocaine

Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing With The Intent To Distribute 400 Grams Or More Of Fentanyl And 500 Grams Or More Of Cocaine

Orlando, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Christian Yaveh Cruz-Santiago (25, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine. Cruz-Santiago faces a minimum mandatory sentence […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Alexandria Suarez to the College of the Florida Keys District Board of Trustees

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Hometown Heroes Program Has Provided 0 Million in Down Payment Assistance to Florida’s Hometown Workers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Alexandria Suarez to the College of the Florida Keys District Board of Trustees.   Alexandria Suarez Suarez is an Assistant State Attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit. She is currently a member of the Florida Bar and was previously a teacher for Miami-Dade County […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Four to the Biomedical Research Advisory Council

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Hometown Heroes Program Has Provided 0 Million in Down Payment Assistance to Florida’s Hometown Workers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Stephen Black, Nicole de Lara Puente, Dr. Shaye Moskowitz, and Dr. Akram Shibani to the Biomedical Research Advisory Council.   Stephen Black, PhD Black, of Port St. Lucie, is the Chair of Florida International University’s Department of Cellular Biology & Pharmacology and Associate Dean for […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Six to the Florida Commission on Community Service

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Hometown Heroes Program Has Provided 0 Million in Down Payment Assistance to Florida’s Hometown Workers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Stefanie Ink Edwards, Gina Evans Dew, and Jessica Hays and the reappointment of Christy Brodeur, Lori Killinger, and Wilson Roberts to the Florida Commission on Community Service, also known as Volunteer Florida.   Stefanie Ink Edwards Ink Edwards is the Chief Executive Officer of […]

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Law

Orlando Area Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Gas Station Robbery

Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing With The Intent To Distribute 400 Grams Or More Of Fentanyl And 500 Grams Or More Of Cocaine

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge William Jung has sentenced Deshawn Martin (26, Orlando) to 20 years in federal prison for Hobbs Act robbery. Martin had pleaded guilty in February 2023. As part of his plea agreement, Martin acknowledged his guilt in four additional Hobbs Act robberies of businesses located in the Orlando area. According […]

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Lifestyle

EPL Will Now Launch on July 31, 2023

EPL Will Now Launch on July 31, 2023June 16, 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)  Enterprise Permitting and Licensing System (EPL) Will Now Launch on July 31, 2023 WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The City of West Palm announces that the Enterprise Permitting […]

Miami

Celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act

Celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act

Join the Internal Services Department ADA Office in celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the ADA. Events will take place July 25-28 at the Stephen P. Clark Center lobby and the Main Library.  Celebration activities include an inclusive community Zot Artz project, a mobile library featuring literary works and memoirs authored by people with disabilities, special […]

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Law

Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition

Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing With The Intent To Distribute 400 Grams Or More Of Fentanyl And 500 Grams Or More Of Cocaine

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging John Knight (45, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Knight faces up to 15 years in in federal prison. According to the indictment, on February 18, 2023, […]

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