Illegal payments, multi-state operatives, dead voters’ signatures, stolen identities and perjury. What do these have in common? They permeate the petition process used to put Florida’s extreme abortion amendment before voters this election. A recent report by Florida’s Office of Election Crimes paints a grim picture of the fraud andContinue Reading
City Council Member Terrance Freeman (Republican, At-Large Group 1), a member of the Finance Committee and former City Council President, is calling for a comprehensive audit of Mayor Donna Deegan’s recent overseas “trade mission” to Europe. This request comes after it was revealed that the mayor took a “pre-planned” personalContinue Reading
On October 28, 2024, at approximately 8:40 p.m., Sheriff T.K. Waters and Director Mark Romano provided an update on an officer-involved shooting that occurred during the investigation of a reported carjacking at Eaverson Street and Grothe Street. While officers were on scene, an uninvolved individual approached the carjacking victim’s familyContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – A judge appointed to the bench by former President Donald Trump rejected calls from the man accused of trying to assassinate Trump in September for a new judge in the case. U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon said in an order Tuesday that she saw “no proper basisContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – A coalition of 24 state attorneys general has joined Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the commonwealth’s removal of “self-identified noncitizens” from voter rolls. Miyares announced late Sunday that the commonwealth would file an emergency appeal with the courtContinue Reading
On the morning of Monday, October 28, 2024, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) received a 911 call reporting a shooting at a residence in Crystal River. Deputies responded to the scene and found 62-year-old Kimp O’Dell Knight suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a localContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – A judge overseeing the case against the man accused of trying to kill former President Donald Trump during a round of golf ordered prosecutors and defense attorneys back to the drawing board on a proposed protective order. Prosecutors had sought a broad order that would preventContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted two constitutional amendments on the Nov. 5 ballot with the help of some physicians and Hall of Fame football coach Tony Dungy at an appearance in Clearwater on Tuesday. The amendments need 60% of voters to become part of the state’sContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Vote by mail numbers in Florida have exceeded numbers from the 2016 election when former President Donald Trump won his first term in office. Florida county elections officials have mailed 3.52 million ballots to those who requested them, up from 2016, when there were 3.35 millionContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – After Pinellas County, Florida, was hit hard by two hurricanes, Helene and Milton, 91% of those arrested for looting were in the country illegally, the county’s sheriff says. Before Hurricane Helene hit the county, creating an unprecedented storm surge, destroying homes and businesses, an evacuation orderContinue Reading