Miami

Longtime Miami-Dade Police Department Explorer Program Advisors Helping to Shape Young Lives

Longtime Miami-Dade Police Department Explorer Program Advisors Helping to Shape Young Lives

Tucked inside Officer Arlene Jimenez’s desk drawer is a folder stuffed with snapshots, some Polaroids, of the hundreds of young men and women she has supervised over the past 20 years at the Hammocks District, as part of the Miami-Dade Police Department Explorer Program. Mixed in with the photos are letters from former cadets, thanking […]

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Florida

STATE SENATOR GARY FARMER CALLS FOR SPECIAL SESSION TO ADDRESS FLORIDA’S PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS

STATE SENATOR GARY FARMER CALLS FOR SPECIAL SESSION TO ADDRESS FLORIDA’S PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS

Ft. Lauderdale — This morning State Senator Gary Farmer joined many of his fellow legislators in sending a request to Secretary of State Laurel Lee for a special session of the Legislature related to property insurance reform. Senator Farmer issued the following statement related to his request: “Today I joined many of my fellow legislators […]

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Miami

Implement mosquito control measures that allow you to enjoy the outdoors this summer

Implement mosquito control measures that allow you to enjoy the outdoors this summer

The warmer, wetter months are here and will be far beyond the traditional summer season. That means an elevated amount of mosquitoes will be present here in Miami-Dade, so remember to Drain and Cover. Your best defense against mosquitoes is to drain standing water and eliminate objects that may hold water, like tires, buckets, planters, […]

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Law

Two Men Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl And Possessing A Firearm While Drug Trafficking

Two Men Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl And Possessing A Firearm While Drug Trafficking

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Javier Alejandro Lopez Rivera (36, Orlando) to six years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute or possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. […]

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Lifestyle

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 […]

Florida

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

STATE SENATOR GARY FARMER CALLS FOR SPECIAL SESSION TO ADDRESS FLORIDA’S PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS

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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Florida

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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Law

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

Two Men Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl And Possessing A Firearm While Drug Trafficking

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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Law

Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

Two Men Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl And Possessing A Firearm While Drug Trafficking

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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