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If you recently received a text message from an unknown number warning you about an unpaid SunPass fee, authorities want you to know it could be a scam.“Smishing” or SMS phishing is when scammers attempt to obtain personal information through text messages. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the text may include not only a link but also possibly the amount of money owed.Clicking the link will take you to a page where you enter your bank account or credit card information.”SunPass would like to remind customers to be wary of text messages or other communications requesting immediate payment of…
If you recently received a text from an unknown number warning you about an unpaid SunPass toll, officials want you to know it’s probably a scam.”Smishing” or SMS Phishing is when scammers attempt to obtain your personal information through text messages. According to the Federal Trade Commission, this text may include an amount and a link about how much you owe.Clicking the link will take you to a page to enter your bank account or credit card information. “Sunpass would like to remind customers to be wary of text messages and other communications requesting immediate payment of outstanding toll balances,”…
MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – A Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy was arrested Friday after he was reportedly caught trying to smuggle drugs onto a cruise ship by hiding them in Skittles bags. Francisco Melo, 36, has served as a Miami-Dade congressman for the past six years, NBC 6 South Florida reports. But on Friday morning, he found himself locked up in jail. A Lake District man was struck and killed while changing a tire on Interstate 275. FHP is looking for suspect The sheriff’s office said Mello was relieved of duty after his arrest. Mello was taken into custody at the Royal…
Ware said the 1978 Inspector General Act requires the president to notify Congress at least 30 days before an inspector’s dismissal.President Donald Trump has reportedly overruled at least 12 inspector generals, commonly designated watchdogs who oversee government agencies.Hannibal Ware, Small Business Administration (SBA) inspector general and chairman of the Council of Inspectors on Integrity and Efficiency, said in a Jan. 24 letter sent to Sergio Go, White’s director of presidential affairs, that I mentioned it in a letter. The House objects to a series of termination emails sent by GOR to a number of inspector generals.”I am writing in response…
(This story has been updated with new information.)A large 1,400 -pound white shark called Breton, called Breton by Oceach Scientist, has continued to hang out the florida sea, and the winter storm continues to rising again immediately after covering the northern state of the state.Breton stopped at 11:14 am, 12:36 pm, at 5:02 pm to the northeast of Palm Coast, then moved southeast and listened again at 6:26 pm.When a shark dorsal fin moves on the surface of the water, the satellite tag attached to the dorsal fins by OceaCH sends a ping that contains location information in the tracker.Breton…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man was arrested Friday for allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, the FBI received a tip regarding social media posts by Shannon DePararo Atkins, 46. “I got kicked out of Mr. X because I said I hoped and prayed someone would kill him,” Atkins wrote in a Facebook post, according to WPBPD. “History is bound to repeat itself. There hasn’t been an assassination in years.” According to WPBPD, Atkins wrote in a post about President Trump’s inauguration: “Bullet please. Jesus please! Save America.” (West Palm…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Nikki Fried was re-elected as chair of the Florida Democratic Party on Saturday. Fried, who was first elected chair in 2023, received more than three-quarters of the vote from the party’s executive committee over Sen. Audrey Gibson of Jacksonville. Fried will serve an additional four years in that role. Who is the Bishop, Reverend Marian Badet, who portrayed Trump’s anger in a prayer service? She held the statewide office as agriculture commissioner from 2019 to 2023 and was the last Democrat to unsuccessfully run for governor in 2022. The GOP also has a decisive lead over…
MIAMI – The death penalty is not hanging over a Fort Lauderdale man accused of killing his estranged wife in Spain.The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami said this week: “We do not intend to seek the death penalty against the defendant in this case.”Federal prosecutors did not elaborate on their decision in the David Knezewicz murder case, which they reached after asking officials from the Justice Department’s Capital Science Division about the final decision last month, according to a recent court hearing. Prosecutors handed down the non-death sentence in Miami federal court on Tuesday, a day after Joe Biden left…
Can a $2 Powerball ticket make someone a millionaire? As they say in the lottery industry, “It could happen to you.”A $20 million drawing was held on Monday, Jan. 20, when no one matched all five Powerball plus numbers, but on Wednesday, Jan. 22, the jackpot jumped $11 million. Wednesday’s winning numbers were 5-6-27-40-49, 5x Powerball and 2x Powerplay. According to Powerball Online, the lump sum will be $13.8 million. The jackpot was reset to $20 million on Monday, Jan. 20, for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a federal holiday, and President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day. In case…
Anna-Louise Jackson, Bankrate.comIt is now the norm for Americans to file their taxes online. The IRS reports that more than 90% of individual tax returns were electronically funded in 2023, the most recent data available. Even most professional tax preparers are required to electronically file returns on behalf of their clients.When it comes to filing your own taxes, there are several different options for filing online, ranging from a completely do-it-yourself process to guided experiences offered by most tax software companies.How to file taxes online: 4 optionsMost of us are going to file our taxes online no matter what, and…