Miami

After 14-Year Absence, Mounted Patrol Unit Makes First Public Appearance

After 14-Year Absence, Mounted Patrol Unit Makes First Public Appearance

The Miami-Dade Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit is back, 14 years after it was disbanded due to budget cuts. The Unit’s first official public appearance was on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the grand opening of the Vicky Bakery on 8290 Bird Road. The gathering was chosen because it offered the right amount of crowd […]

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Travel

Norse Atlantic adds two more routes to its Miami launch

Norse Atlantic adds two more routes to its Miami launch

Norse Atlantic Airways was founded by CEO and major shareholder Bjørn Tore Larsen in March 2021. Norse has a fleet of 15 modern, fuel-efficient, and more environmentally friendly Boeing 787 Dreamliners that currently serve destinations including New York, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Washington, San Francisco, Boston, Oslo, London, Berlin, Rome, and Paris. The […]

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Law

Cape Coral Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity

Cape Coral Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington has sentenced William Douglas Collinsworth (54, Cape Coral) to 14 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. The court also ordered Collinsworth to serve a lifetime of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and forfeit his cellphone which […]

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Law

Sarasota Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To Failing To Provide Information To The IRS

Cape Coral Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Karl Knocker has pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to provide information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as required by law relating to his income tax liability. Knocker faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison. A sentencing date has […]

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Law

Tampa Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Federal Prison

Cape Coral Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell today sentenced Rafael Jose Gonzalez Alomar (39, Tampa) to seven years and three months in federal prison for possessing over 500 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. Gonzalez Alomar had pleaded guilty on March 28, 2023. According to court documents, in February 2022, […]

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Florida

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Highlights Mission to 2023 Paris Air Show

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Highlights Mission to 2023 Paris Air Show

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez highlighted her aerospace and aviation mission to France for the 2023 Paris Air Show, the largest air show in history, which took place from June 19-25. During the mission Lieutenant Governor Nuñez met with several aerospace and aviation companies and partners to discuss various economic development projects and […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Awards More Than $247 Million Through the Broadband Infrastructure Program

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Highlights Mission to 2023 Paris Air Show

Connecting more than 59,000 Unserved and Underserved Businesses, Homes, Farms and Anchor Institutions Like Hospitals and Libraries to High-Speed Internet    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $247 million through the Broadband Infrastructure Program, connecting more than 59,000 unserved and underserved businesses, homes, farms and anchor institutions like hospitals and libraries […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Terrance McCaffrey to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Highlights Mission to 2023 Paris Air Show

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Terrance McCaffrey to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. This appointment is effective August 2, 2023.   Terrance McCaffrey McCaffrey, of Tallahassee, is the Deputy Director of Operations for Civil Air Patrol. Formerly the Vice President of Military and Defense Programs […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Three to the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Miami-Dade County

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Highlights Mission to 2023 Paris Air Show

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Roberto Alonso, Eric Diaz-Padron, and Rodolfo Pages to the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Miami-Dade County.   Roberto Alonso Alonso, of Miami Lakes, is the Vice President of Business Development at Costa Realtors and a Miami-Dade County School Board Member. He is the former Chair […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Three to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Highlights Mission to 2023 Paris Air Show

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Pamela Davis, Daniel Foganholi, and John Newman to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission.   Pamela Davis Davis is the Chief of Police for the Punta Gorda Police Department. She was previously the Director of the Professional Development and Training Academy for the […]

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