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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Dodge began a mission in February to audit the state’s universities to look for unnecessary spending, programmatic, staff and other inefficiencies, and a report is currently being compiled. “Our universities are doing a very good job in terms of how they handle their finances, but there’s always room for improvement,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. A recent audit of Florida’s colleges and universities highlights some of the lowest tuition and most affordable degrees in the nation, but the report says budgeting can and should be improved. “We can and should do better,” said Ben Watkins,…
Featured video: 6-year-old dies in crash. Shooting suspect’s deputy rescues boy | Tampa Bay Headlines LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly planning and failing to commit suicide with her family, police announced Monday. 2-year-old child dies after being hit by truck in Dade City According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, 59-year-old Barbara Bates, her husband, 64-year-old Neil Bates, and their son planned a suicide pact after learning they would be evicted and become homeless. “Due to an impending eviction that would leave the family homeless, a plan…
Video above: Former Bucks player Antonio Brown wanted for attempted murder (previous report) (AP) — Former NFL player Antonio Brown will return to Miami from a New Jersey prison after deciding not to contest extradition to Florida to face attempted murder charges, officials announced Friday. Brown, 37, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Dubai and taken to the Essex County Jail in New Jersey. He waived extradition during a brief court hearing Friday. “Brown has returned to the Essex County Jail in Newark and is awaiting pick-up by Florida authorities,” Essex County Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Carmen Martin said in a…
SEBASTIAN, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man ran from law enforcement and barricaded himself in a Sebastian residence before falling through the ceiling on Nov. 3, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they received an alert from a license plate reader that a Ford F-350 was headed westbound and had been stolen. The vehicle was reported stolen on October 19th out of Osceola County. After investigative efforts, the IRCSO Real-Time Crime Center announced that the driver was identified as Keith Rogers, 37. The sheriff’s office confirmed that Rogers purchased the wood at Sebastian Home Center and…
SEBASTIAN, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man ran from law enforcement and barricaded himself in a Sebastian residence before falling through the ceiling on Nov. 3, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they received an alert from a license plate reader that a Ford F-350 was headed westbound and had been stolen. The vehicle was reported stolen on October 19th out of Osceola County. After investigative efforts, the IRCSO Real-Time Crime Center announced that the driver was identified as Keith Rogers, 37. The sheriff’s office confirmed that Rogers purchased the wood at Sebastian Home Center and…
AUGUSTINE, Fla. (WFLA) – The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that a driver was pursued and arrested after allegedly pointing a firearm at a woman and threatening her. According to SJSO, officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle after a citizen reported an altercation with the driver. “A woman came up to me and advised me that a man in the car in front of her had put a gun to her head,” the officer said over the radio. According to SJSO, the driver, David Jordan Lucas, was fleeing from officers when he collided…
Watch this week’s top Tampa Bay stories in the video player above. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Temperatures aren’t the only thing expected to plummet in Florida during next week’s cold snap. Residents may find iguanas falling from trees. Tropical reptiles are notorious for turning into projectiles when their body temperature drops too low. Former Bucks star Antonio Brown extradited to Florida on attempted murder charge: Report After a warm weekend, temperatures in the Sunshine State are expected to drop to near (or below) freezing in some places, reaching 40 degrees as far south as Fort Myers. This could mean problems…
See this week’s top Tampa Bay stories in the player above TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A recently introduced bill would require portraits of former Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to be displayed in classrooms in Florida’s public schools. The bill, titled the “Patriotic Expression in the Classroom Act,” was introduced Thursday by Republican state Sen. Danny Burgess, who represents parts of Pasco and Hillsborough counties. Former Bucks star Antonio Brown extradited to Florida on attempted murder charge: Report If passed, photos of the first president and the 16th president would be required to be displayed in a “conspicuous place”…
MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – Gov. Ron DeSantis and other leaders spoke Friday at the Miami Freedom Tower to commemorate Florida’s Victims of Communism Day. The governor said he believes Florida is the only state with a holiday like this, created in 2022 as a way to remember those who suffered and lost their lives under the communist regime. The award is given on November 7th every year. “It is important to speak in a very clear way about the destruction and lives and 100 million deaths at the hands of Marxist-Leninism,” the governor said. The venue for the press conference,…
It’s hard to find escapism like the annual Suwannee Hulaween Music and Arts Festival. Set against the backdrop of the 800-acre Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, the four-day Halloween weekend event strips away all the trappings of “normal” society: high-rise buildings, sprawling suburbs, traffic jams, and chain restaurants. Instead, festival-goers are transported to a place in the woods where music and art foster their own little world. It’s a space where “Happy Hulaween” is a common greeting, and people are free to dress up, take off their shoes, and dance to jam bands, DJs, and bluegrass artists. After hearing…