The US coast guard announced on Monday that it had seized more than 76,000lbs of illegal drugs off the coast of Florida – marking the largest drug offload in the 110-year history of the maritime law enforcement agency. According to a news release from the branch of the US military, officials offloaded approximately 61,740lbs of cocaine and approximately 14,400lbs of …
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Record drug haul seized by US Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official says
Facebook Tweet Email Link A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would represent around 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said. The cutter Hamilton offloaded about 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, around …
Read More »Florida paints Pulse crosswalk black again after protesters colored it rainbow
The Florida Transportation Department on Sunday once again painted over a rainbow crosswalk in Orlando that was part of the Pulse Memorial after protesters filled it in with multicolored chalk. The Transportation Department initially painted the rainbow crosswalk black and white late Wednesday. The multicolored crosswalk was created in 2017 as part of a memorial for the 49 people fatally …
Read More »Flesh-eating bacteria kills 5th person in Florida, infections surge to 20 cases
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A surge in infections from the rare and deadly flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has claimed five lives in Florida this year, as cases have soared to 20 in just a matter of weeks, with one now in Martin County, as confirmed by the Florida Department of Health (FDOH). FDOH reported that, so far in …
Read More »Florida State Releases Official Depth Chart For Season Opener vs. Alabama – 247Sports
Florida State Releases Official Depth Chart For Season Opener vs. Alabama 247Sports If Alabama’s a championship contender, it’ll show up on the road AL.com FSU releases depth chart for Alabama game Tomahawk Nation I like FSU football’s swagger, freshman talent, but still wondering about team’s depth Tallahassee Democrat BREAKING: Florida State Seminoles release depth chart for Alabama game On3 Source link
Read More »Florida Cops Turn Traffic Stops Into Deportations – The Wall Street Journal
Florida Cops Turn Traffic Stops Into Deportations The Wall Street Journal DeSantis: Nearly 200 arrested in ongoing ICE operation in Florida Panhandle WEAR-TV FHP arrests 200 for immigration violations across Panhandle in ‘new chapter’ for agency Pensacola News Journal DeSantis touts Florida Highway Patrol actions against undocumented immigrants WKMG Immigration efforts continue in Florida despite judge’s ruling Florida Phoenix Source link
Read More »Styx co-founder Chuck Panozzo lists ‘private tropical’ Florida home for $1.75M
David Dworkin on housing trends Styx co-founder Chuck Panozzo has put his Asian-inspired South Florida home on the market for $1.75 million. The two-bedroom, three-bathroom home is filled with a tropical Zen ambiance, including a swimming pool, koi ponds, Buddhas, topiaries and several sculptures. The 1,608-square-foot Florida home is listed by ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, and is described as a …
Read More »Truck driver, accused in fatal Florida crash and by Trump administration of being in U.S. illegally, denied bond
A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida last week was denied bond Saturday. The crash sparked a clash between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over Harjinder Singh, a native of India, obtaining a work permit and driver’s license in the state. The Trump administration says …
Read More »Truck driver in fatal Florida crash is denied bond
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida last week was denied bond Saturday. The crash sparked a clash between U.S. Department of Homeland Security and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over Harjinder Singh, a native of India, obtaining a work permit and driver’s license in the state. …
Read More »Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting – The New York Times
Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting The New York Times Defiant protesters repaint Pulse Memorial crosswalk in rainbow colors after state covers it FOX 35 Orlando FDOT orders Tallahassee remove artistic crosswalks after federal order WCTV Fort Lauderdale mayor, Miss Bouvèè speak out against Florida order to remove rainbow crosswalks — even at Pulse memorial WPLG Local 10 Florida …
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