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LAKWORTH, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is throwing his support behind efforts to update the results of the 2020 US Census. DeSantis appeared alongside Attorney General James Usmier on Wednesday. He was a leading advocate for revisiting census numbers and securing what he called “appropriate reallocations” for Floridians. “Even the Biden administration has admitted that Florida was shortened with a re-pregnancy caused by the last census,” DeSantis said. “My office is working with Attorney General Usmeyer on our mission to secure legislative representation for Florida people in Congress and to correct mistakes identified in the aftermath of the 2020 census.”…

Upcoming editions of Volcano Bay Nights at Universal Orlando Water Park include Scooby Gang. Evening events will be held on Friday evenings from September 5th to October 31st. Entertainment options include a DJ-led beach bash on attraction Waturi Beach. There, Scooby Doo, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred and Verma appear along with the Mystery Machine Van. Visitors can also expect to see the villains from the realm of animation, including ghost clowns, Universal says. Admission includes access (and a short wait) to the Volcano Bay slides, body plunge, lazy river and the Krakatau aqua coaster that passes through the park and its…

Talahassee, Fla. (WFLA) – The fight over rezoning is intensifying. Florida Democrats are fighting back against the DeSantis administration’s potential plan to redraw maps of the state’s legislature. Florida Attorney General James Usmiere wrote to the state Department of Commerce, saying that at least 700,000 people were hiding in the 2020 census.”I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but every state that made the shortchange was a Republican state, and every state that got more was a Democrat state. That’s just the truth,” DeSantis said. But Democrats see this as a political stunt.”They know they’re losing the medium term. This is a…

Danny Evins, founder of Cracker Barrel, has to turn inside his grave over the indecency shown to the respected and successful dining brand he has created from everything. The casual dining restaurant known for Southern Charm under the current “Wake Up” administrator has changed its image, including dropping a man in jersey overalls with his arms in wooden barrels from his logo. Since 1977, the painting of the man and barrel has been part of the restaurant’s logo. The decision to drop it is reportedly as restaurant chains are trying to maintain a connection with a new generation of diners.…

Stockton, Calif. (WFLA) – Lt. Col. Jay Collins went to California on Thursday to escort a semi-truck driver accused of killing three people in a crash crash on the Turnpike back to Florida. “I’m here today because of tragedy,” Collins said. “Three lives have been lost. The lives of three Florida have ended early.” The Florida Highway Safety Department said Haljinder Singh, 28, of California, was driving a semi-truck on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Tuesday, August 12th. Officials said the minivan driver could not be slowed down in time and was wedged under the truck. St.…

OCALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) – Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Pennsylvania man after being told he traveled more than 1,000 miles to stalk a teenage social media influencer. Firefighter injured in Hillsboro County Scrapyard Fire at 3 Alarm According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, 29-year-old jarred Easter of Torevos, Pennsylvania, was arrested “after developing a paranoid online fixation with a 14-year-old social media influencer.” Jarred Easter (Walton County Sheriff’s Office) mugshot Officials said Easter had sent “intrusive emails, nude photos and obsessive messages” to the girl’s social media-connected email account for three months. Easter…

ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – A rainbow crossing that was part of Florida’s Pulse Memorial Site has been removed overnight, according to NBC affiliate WESH. The news station reported that the crosswalk on the south side of Westester Pulse Nightclub was originally painted in 2017. It was painted on Thursday morning. Courtesy of Wesh Last month, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy wrote a new safety initiative to all 50 governors. “Taxpayers hope that the dollar will fund a safe street, not a rainbow crossing,” he wrote to X. He went on to say that intersections and crosswalks need to be freed from…

CASSELBURY, Fla. (WFLA) – A man who was already facing prison life for child sexual abuse is accused of killing a police detective, prosecutor and a minor victim, and attempting to kill a minor victim in connection with his case. According to NBC affiliate WESH, 24-year-old Tarilvan has been in the Seminole County Jail since May last year as he awaits trial for sexually abusing a child under the age of 12. Wesh informed that Vann used a coded message for each target, provided BMW as payment, and communicated with someone he believed was a hitman. Investigators told reporters that…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida broke its own records and welcomed a record amount of travelers in the second quarter of 2025, Gov. Ron Desantis announced. Florida welcomed 34.4 million visitors in the second quarter of 2025, bringing this to an all-time high for visitors in the second quarter. “Florida continues to lead the way as the country’s top travel destination,” DeSantis said. “People from all over the world are coming to Florida to take advantage of our top attractions, great weather and public safety commitment. Today’s record numbers are testament to the work we’ve done to make Florida the…

The nonprofit conservation group is working to stop bear hunting in Florida before the winter season begins. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee (FWC) unanimously approved the first regulated black bear hunting season since 2015. It will start on December 6th and run until December 28th. Residents pay $100 per permit, while non-residents (limited to 10%) pay $300. This shows more policy changes than expected after nearly a decade of moratrium and controversy after the 2015 hunt, after 295 bears were killed in just two days. This decision relies on outdated data. The Bear population informs that there will…