Florida Governor Rick Scott has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate whether south Florida election officials fraudulently mishandled ballots in the U.S. Senate race, and filed lawsuits demanding access to those ballots. Scott accused election officials in Broward and Palm Beach counties, of “rampant fraud” in a vote counting process that has continued two…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
MONITOR LIZARD CAUGHT
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said an 8-foot long monitor lizard which has terrified residents of a suburban Miami neighborhood for months, has been caught. The Asian water monitor lizard was a pet that escaped in in August in a neighborhood in Davie. Wildlife officers and Davie police officers caught it Tuesday. The…… MORE
1,000 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE UPHELD
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday has upheld a 1,000-year prison prison sentence for a man who was convicted of what the court described as “brutally” assaulting women when he was juvenile in 1983. That means Arthur O’Derrell Franklin, was convicted in three Duval County cases of armed kidnapping, kidnapping, armed sexual battery, and would…… MORE
U.S. SENATE AND FLORIDA GOVERNOR
Both Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis were narrow winners in their hotly contested races. Governor Scott announced victory in his race for the United States Senate against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson with the State Division of Elections showing Scott was leading by less than 40,000 votes. In the race for Florida Governor the results were…… MORE
MATT GAETZ REELECTED
Congressman Matt Gaetz easily won reelection to a second term against his Democratic opponent, Dr. Jennifer Zimmerman. Gaetz took 67 percent of the almost 322,000 votes cast in the race. He represents Florida’s First Congressional District which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton and part of Holmes County. Gaetz was elected to his first term…… MORE
DOCTOR ANDREWS SUED
A former professional football player is suing Dr. James Andrews and his practice. The lawyer for xx-Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, says his client suffered permanent nerve and muscle damage in his leg as the result of a 2016 surgery performed at the Andrews Institute for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and that he was…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY TORNADO
The National Weather Service says the Okaloosa Correctional Institution work camp on Colonel Greg Malloy Road, was damaged by a probable tornado Monday night as a line of thunderstorms moved through the area. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said the facility’s food service building and outer perimeter fence were damaged and deputies were called to…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY EARLY VOTING ENDS
Early voting ended Saturday night in Escambia County and about a third of Escambia County voters have already cast their ballots ahead of tomorrow’s general election. The 70,774 ballots received represents a 33 percent turnout so far. The includes 39,052 votes cast at the various polling places around the county and an additional 31,696 ballots …… MORE
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER SOUGHT
Law enforcement authorities are looking for a driver who managed to hit a fence, a street sign, a stop sign, and three utility poles – bringing down power lines across Pace Boulevard – before fleeing the scene on foot. The Florida Highway Patrol said it happened yesterday about 11 a.m., on Pace Boulevard near West Saint…… MORE
I-10 CRASH AND FIRE
A traffic crash early Sunday morning on Interstate-10 eastbound near the Florida Welcome Center seriously injured two people. It happened just after 3 a.m, when a car collided with an 18-wheeler and caught fire. The two people in the car were taken to a hospital. And eastbound traffic was halted while crews worked to clear…… MORE
