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Local shares frustration over growing development trend taking over beloved area: 'So sad'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 18, 2025
"I would almost think they would have built on it." by Zachary EhrmannAugust 18, 2025 One Orlando resident's drive through her neighborhood has highlighted the rapid development consuming natural spaces across Central Florida. Scarlettremix...
Florida gives Delray Beach deadline to eliminate LGBTQ+ pride intersection — or state will do the removal
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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August 18, 2025
The reprieve for Delray Beach’s LGBTQ+ pride intersection didn’t last long. On Friday, the southeast Florida district secretary of the state Department of Transportation ordered City Manager Terrence Moore to have the pride intersection removed by...
Florida League of Women Voters calls mid-decade GOP redistricting plan a 'power grab'
WLRN - Florida
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August 18, 2025
The president of the League of Women Voters of Florida is warning state legislators not to embark on a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, saying it's unprecedented and goes against the 2010 “Fair Districts” constitutional amendment. “In...
Alligator bites Florida woman during hiking trail attack, officials say
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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A woman was attacked by an alligator while on a hiking trail in the Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said. The FWC said the incident happened on Sunday, when an alligator emerged...
Florida GOP Quietly Deletes Deportation Depot Merch Days After Launch
Miami New Times - Florida
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After broadcasting the sale of Home Depot-inspired merchandise for Governor Ron DeSantis' newest deportation facility, dubbed Deportation Depot, the Florida GOP has quietly removed all related shirts, hats, and mugs. The move comes after Home...
Florida Tech community getting the brunt of the first El Niño winter in five years
The Florida Tech Crimson
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Florida is estimated to have about one million residents who spend their time in the Sunshine State during the winter months every year, according to the Florida Realty Marketplace. Known as “snowbirds,” these people often settle in Florida to...
'Why here?': Florida’s new ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center stirs fears among neighbors
Orlando Weekly - Florida
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August 18, 2025
click to enlarge Photo via Kaley Mantz/Fresh Take Florida Baker Correctional Institution, set to become Florida's second immigration detention center in Sanderson, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Lucy Johnson didn’t know a shuttered prison down the...
Truck Driver Who Killed 3 in Fla. Crash Was in Country Illegally
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
A truck driver involved in a crash that killed three people while attempting a U-turn in Florida was in the country illegally, authorities said. Harjinder Singh has been charged with vehicular homicide and immigration violations, the Department of...
3 South Florida residents killed in Turnpike crash in St. Lucie County; truck driver arrested
WSVN 7 - Florida
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August 18, 2025
FORT PIERCE, Fla (WSVN) – Three South Florida residents were killed in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Fort Pierce involving a minivan and a commercial semi-truck, authorities said. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash occurred on Aug. 12...
‘Deportation Depot’ stirs fears among Baker County neighbors
Jacksonville Today - Florida
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August 18, 2025
Lucy Johnson didn’t know a shuttered prison down the road would soon hold as many as 2,000 immigrant detainees until a reporter told her. Standing under her carport in Sanderson as ribs sizzled on the grill and her four children played in the...
Indian Truck Driver Faces Deportation After Fatal Florida Crash
India West
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August 18, 2025
India-West News Desk MIAMI, FL – An Indian national who entered the United States illegally in 2018 now faces deportation following a tragic crash in Florida that killed three people. Harjinder Singh, 28, was driving a commercial semi-truck on the...
Redistricting could cost blue Central Florida a Democratic Congressional seat
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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August 18, 2025
A state and national GOP effort pushing a rare mid-decade redistricting could put one of Central Florida’s two Democratic Congressional seats at risk, and local Democratic leaders gathered Monday to denounce the strategy. At a press conference...
Miami-Dade County’s Investment Policy: What You Need To Know
Miami's Community Newspapers - Florida
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August 18, 2025
During Mayor Levine Cava’s recent community budget hearings, several residents expressed concerns regarding Miami-Dade County’s investments in Israeli Bonds. We understand that many members of the public may not be familiar with the legal...
Train Derails in Halifax County, North Carolina, Disrupting Travel Across East Coast
Saluda Standard Sentinel - South Carolina
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August 18, 2025
HALIFAX COUNTY, N.C. — A freight train carrying coal derailed Sunday afternoon in Halifax County, North Carolina, causing travel disruptions and cancelations for Amtrak services along the East Coast. Coal Train Jumps Tracks Near Enfield The...
This Blue City Sheriff Allegedly Extorted a Business–Now He Is Facing Justice
Townhall
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August 18, 2025
The Justice Department recently announced an indictment against Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins for extortion charges related to investments in a Boston-based cannabis company. A federal grand jury indicted the sheriff over a scheme in...
3 people killed on Florida Turnpike after semi-truck driver makes illegal U-Turn, FHP says
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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Three people – two men and a woman – were killed in Florida after a semi-truck driver hauling a trailer made an illegal U-Turn on the Florida Turnpike, locked all lanes, and collided with a minivan, according to an investigation by the Florida...
OHP: Driver falls asleep at the wheel, causing deadly crash on I-35 in Logan County
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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August 18, 2025
OHP: Driver falls asleep at the wheel, causing fatal crash last week on I-35 in Logan County The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has not released the victim's name pending next-of-kin notification WILL COOL DOWN. THAT’S COMING UP. ALL RIGHT MICHAEL, THANK...
For these incarcerated students, Florida's online school has been a disaster
Miami Times - Florida
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To earn his freedom, 15-year-old Cayden Gillespie had to complete three school assignments a day. But school had gone virtual for Cayden and other incarcerated young people in Florida. And sometimes, he didn’t understand it. One day last summer,...
Heritage Trail spotlights St. Johns County’s hidden Black history
Jacksonville Today - Florida
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August 18, 2025
A new self-guided trail connects 20 local Black history landmarks from the pre-colonial era to the present. The St. Johns County Black Heritage Trail is an effort from the St. Johns Cultural Council to bring more attention to the Black people who...
WRONG TURN! Illegal Migrant Suspect in Deadly Florida Crash Was Nearly Deported: Report
Sean Hannity
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August 18, 2025
According to a New York Post report, an illegal migrant accused of killing three people in a Florida highway crash is an Indian national who had previously been processed for deportation but avoided removal by claiming fear of returning home. From...