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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades, emails obtained by The Associated Press show, while relying on an executive order to seize the land, hire contractors and bypass laws and regulations. The emails show that local officials …

Expand Warning comes from experts regarding flesh-eating bacteria in Florida Warning comes from experts regarding flesh-eating bacteria in Florida PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Flesh-eating bacteria has killed four people in Florida, including one person in Broward County, according to the Florida Department of Health. Warning comes from experts regarding flesh-eating bacteria in Florida Several years ago, relatives of William Pledger …

A rare flesh-eating bacteria has killed four people in Florida this year, according to a recent report by the state’s Department of Health. The deadly bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is typically found in warm saltwater or brackish water. It can enter the body through open cuts or by consuming raw shellfish, and the microbe is often found in oysters from warm coastal …

Florida’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district in north Florida that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The court, dominated by DeSantis appointees, ruled that restoration of the district that previously united Black communities from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee, or across 200 miles …

Officials in Florida diverted crucial disaster preparedness and response resources to support the hasty construction of the so-called Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention jail by the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, a newly published report has claimed. Some of the $20m in contracts analyzed by Talking Points Memo (TPM) before they inexplicably disappeared from the Florida department of financial services website went …

Flesh-eating bacteria has killed 4 in Florida. Here’s what to know.  The Washington Post Four people dead in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters  Fox News Vibrio Bacteria in Beach Water Can Make You Seriously Ill  Scientific American 4 people in Florida have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in 2025, including a St. Johns County resident  News4JAX 4 dead after contracting flesh-eating …

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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health has reported that one person died from a flesh-eating bacterium in South Florida. Leer en español The one case and death were reported in Broward County. Three other deaths have also been reported in Manatee and Hillsborough Counties. There have currently been 11 cases reported as of July 11, 2025. According …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — At least two people have been wrongly charged under a Florida law that outlaws people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state since a federal judge halted its enforcement, according to a report Florida’s attorney general is required to file as punishment for defying the judge’s ruling. Both men were arrested in late May …

New Trump-DeSantis proxy war launches over key Florida job  Politico DeSantis picks Blaise Ingoglia for CFO over Trump candidate  Tampa Bay Times Governor DeSantis appoints Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s chief financial officer  FOX 13 Tampa Bay Gov. DeSantis taps ally Blaise Ingoglia as Florida CFO, snubbing President Trump’s pick  Tallahassee Democrat Joe Gruters brings Donald Trump confidantes onto campaign as he prepares to challenge …