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Fishermen describe rescue of teens who spent 16 hours adrift overnight off Gulf coast

Cutting through the waters and chilly temperatures off Florida's Gulf coast just after sunrise early Tuesday, a trio of fishermen aboard a small boat experienced the catch of a lifetime: They spotted two 16-year-old friends who had spent the night adrift on a paddleboard waving down their rescuers from atop an oyster bar miles from shore. The teens, identified by family and friends on social media as Eva Aponte and Avery Bryan, survived 16 hours on the water in temperatures that dipped into the low 40s. Rescuers described them as shivering cold with cuts to their hands and feet...

Florida · 2025-03-18

Palm Beach Daily News

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DeSantis shipping out Ladapo may be a false positive – unless Trump guts the CDC | Opinion

I’d like to thank Gov. Ron DeSantis for proposing a way to remove Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo from the state. It takes a big man, although not literally big, to admit one’s mistakes and take decisive action to correct them. So, I read with great relief that DeSantis has been hatching a premature exit plan for the state’s chief medical officer, a doctor the governor so carelessly inflicted on the people of Florida four years ago. Maybe DeSantis has one of his trademark secret flights in the works, an opportunity to whisk Ladapo out of state on a...

Florida · 2025-03-19

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Under a new bill, the federal government will compensate New Jersey police and fire districts for Trump’s security costs

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would allow the Secret Service to reimburse state and local law enforcement and fire departments for their assistance in protecting President Trump at his Florida, New Jersey, and New York residences. Kean reintroduced the Presidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act a week...

New Jersey · 2025-03-18
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Photo of Mystery Animal that 'Looks a Little Bit Wrong and a Little Bit Right' Baffles Florida Wildlife Group

The South Florida Wildlands Association posted a photo of a strange creature that has inspired hundreds of comments

Florida · 2025-03-19
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Florida Pool Company Owner Convicted Of $1.5 Million Fraud, Faces 20-Year Minimum Sentence

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution announced that James Ivan Staten, Jr., the owner and operator of Olympus Pools, has been found guilty of defrauding Floridians out of more than $1.5 million. Staten was convicted on 35 counts, including aggravated white-collar crime, organized scheme to defraud,...

Florida · 2025-03-19

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Broward Co. man went to St Lucie Co. to meet teen, met detective instead

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A 52-year-old Broward County man’s trip north to St. Lucie County on Tuesday night ended with him behind bars. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office explained Byron McCormick thought he was going to meet with a 13-year-old girl but was surprised to find a SLCSO detective waiting for him.

St Lucie County, FL · 2025-03-19

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Miami Residents Attend Empty Chair Town Hall as Representatives Hide From Public: ‘Grifters. All Three Of Them’

Florida Republican Representatives Carlos Gimenez, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Maria Elvira Salazar aren’t missing. So why were their faces featured on missing persons’ posters? To draw attention to the fact that these Representatives have been hiding from their constituents. How? By dodging town hall events. 500 Miami residents gathered to attend an empty chair town hall over the weekend in protest both against Donald Trump and the Representatives who have abandoned their people. The politicians might not want to listen, but the people have only just begun to speak.

Miami, FL · 2025-03-18

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Jail just a stone's throw away for suspect near McDonald's

MANGONIA PARK, Fla. (CBS12) — A Mangonia Park rock attack suspect threatened to kill a deputy and his family leading to multiple charges. On Saturday morning, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) deputies responded to an attempted rock attack near a McDonald's in Mangonia Park. According to the victim,...

Palm Beach County, FL · 2025-03-18