Lillie Mae Callahan, a 14-year-old white female, has been reported missing by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Lillie was last seen on February 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM in Dunnellon. According to authorities, Lillie is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 125 pounds, with brown hair and hazelContinue Reading
The University of North Florida commenced construction on a new Honors Residence Hall on February 9, 2024, signaling a significant addition to the campus infrastructure set to be available for students from fall 2025 onwards. UNF President Moez Limayem and Dr. Jeff Chamberlain, UNF Hicks Honors College dean, led theContinue Reading
On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, Patrol Officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 4300 block of Post Street in the Murray Hill area following reports of a shooting. Upon reaching the scene, Officers found Blaise Conner, a 17-year-old white male, with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite efforts fromContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Increases greater than 50% on homeowner policies by two insurance companies will be considered in hearings by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation later this month. n The requested rate hikes come as state legislative leaders grapple with proposed solutions to rising insurance rates in theContinue Reading
(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers have advanced new legislation that would safeguard Floridians from being shut out from the property insurance market by raising the cap on the state’s last-resort insurer. n Senate Bill 1106 is sponsored by state Sen. Ed Hooper, R-Palm Harbor, and would revise certain minimumContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says the biggest problem with illegal border crossers is they’re coming “across the border specifically to commit crime.” n “They’re coming across the border hand over fist as a result of very organized systems and processes [created] by the criminal cartelsContinue Reading
(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers are taking preventative action against retail theft and porch piracy at the urging of Gov. Ron DeSantis after a new study has shown that it cost retailers over $112 billion across the U.S. in 2022. n DeSantis announced on Tuesday that while retail theftContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Elimination of Florida property taxes and replacing it with a consumption tax is being proposed in the House of Representatives. n Rep. Ryan Chamberlin, R-Marion, wants a study of how to phase out property taxes, which generated $25 billion last year. n “This is the beginningContinue Reading
(The Center Square) — A bill that would have possibly prevented Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from sending the Florida State Guard to the nation’s southern border has been rewritten to remove that provision. n Instead, House Bill 1551, sponsored by state Rep. Mike Giallombardo, R- Cape Coral, was replaced byContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida is once again the most popular state for Affordable Care Act health insurance, according to the U.S. government. n In the most recent open enrollment period for the health insurance which ran from Nov. 1 to Jan. 16, 4.2 million Florida residents signed up forContinue Reading