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A Florida Republican lawmaker proposed a state constitutional amendment that would limit county commissioners and school board members to eight years of office. The proposed amendments, if passed by legislative council and approved by voters, will affect longtime officials such as Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor. Proctor, who has been working for 29 years, believes local voters should decide on term limits for commissioners.Republican lawmakers are now aiming to become county commissioners and district school board members with a passionate enthusiasm to bring more time limits to Florida.The law filed this week (SB 802, HB 679) creates a state constitutional…

Do you enjoy using the I-4 Express lane to get a place to go to central Florida? Starting on Monday, you can pay higher tolls when using them to travel around the area, but the cost depends on when you go.The Florida Department of Transport said in a news release that dynamic tolls will be launched via Orange and Seminole Counties on the 21-mile Express Lane along the interstate.The concept is pretty basic. High traffic means high tolls, low traffic means low tolls.FDOT said drivers should expect to pay their highest fees during their peak commute hours from 6am to…

Fort Lauderdale – The cat is back in it. The refreshed Florida Panthers took the ice for the first time on Thursday after a 5-1 victory over Ottawa Senators on February 8th as most of the team returned from a four-country showdown. “It was a great break,” said Evan Rodriguez after practicing at the Baptist Health Iceplex. “Good family time. I’m happy to spend time with my kids and refresh myself not only physically but also mentally.” The Panthers (71 points), which own a 34-20-3 record, are three points ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs (68 points) and five Tampa…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – A man was taken into custody Tuesday after an eight-hour crime, and deputies said he stole the store and stabbed someone to set the house on fire. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said an aggravated attack was reported at a mobile home park south of 64th Avenue when the crime began around 7:03pm on Monday, Feb. 17. A woman was shot while driving on an I-4 in Polk County, and lawmakers are investigating About 20 minutes later, the suspect, identified as Nelson Navarete Alencibia, went to Walgreens on Forest Hill Boulevard and reported…

Public Security Minister David McGinty said Ottawa is listing seven cross-border criminal organizations as terrorist groups as they seek to bolster its fight against drugs like fentanyl to avoid US tariffs. I stated.”We have appointed Emperor Fentanyl to coordinate every level of government, agency and law enforcement to tackle the fentanyl crisis that is destroying our community. Today, we chases after money.” February 20th.The terrorist designation will expand and disrupt the law enforcement of toolskits that can be used to pursue investigations and “track, track, find” illegal funding for drug cartels, the minister said. Ta.”We know that disrupting money can…

Highway safety statistics show that for the third year in a row, Florida ranks number one in the country’s motorcycle deaths.Sunshine State crashed 9,420 motorcycles in 2024, resulting in 578 deaths and 8,106 injuries, according to the Florida Highway Safety and Automobile (FHSMV) “Crash Dashboard.” The previous years have worsened, with 621 deaths in 2023 and 631 deaths in 2022.As of February 6, 2025, 32 people were killed and 562 injured in a crash on a Florida motorcycle. And that’s before hundreds of thousands of bikers and bike fans echoing through Daytona Beach for the annual Bike Week event.In comparison,…

Thirteen Florida counties were under a freeze watch Wednesday as a blast of Arctic air moves into the state.The watch remains in effect until Friday morning.Temperatures will be below normal for this time of year, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.➤ Weather alerts via text: Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by locationRain was moving through the Panhandle and North Florida before sunrise. Rain and a few thunderstorms are expected to move through the Florida peninsula late Wednesday afternoon and into the evening.Locally gusty winds, occasional lightning, and locally heavy downpours are possible…

Associated Press, by Matt OttThere was a slight increase in Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remained within the same recent healthy range.The Labor Bureau said Thursday that the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose from 5,000 to 219,000 for the week that ends February 15th. Analysts predicted 215,000 new applications would be submitted.The weekly application of unemployment benefits is considered a lieoff proxy.The four-week average, which equals some of the weekly volatility, fell from 1,000 to 215,250.Some analysts say they hope that in the coming weeks, government efficiency-ordered layoffs will appear in the…

The four-country showdown will update its old rivalry in comments about Trump’s tariff threat and the creation of the 51st state in Great White North. It’s more than just a hockey game.On February 20th, the best American player in the National Hockey League will once again face Canada’s best player in the first four Nations face-off tournament championship match. This is round two of nearly a decade’s competitive matches, causing American fans to clash between sport and national politics at a level that reminds American fans of the 1980 miracle over the ice victory over the Soviet Union.Meanwhile, Canadians whose…

It’s very Florida to watch a rocket launch while on the beach. It’s a hashtag that’s also popular on Instagram. On Florida’s space shore, Windows Shake is usually after the rocket is fired.Semi-Cool and Semi-Breeze morning rocket launches in Florida to kick off the weekend? That’s the (potential) plan!SpaceX plans to send Falcon 9 rockets with several StarLink satellites to several StarLink satellites on Friday, February 21st. Depending on the weather and visibility, there will be a show in the sky above the Space Coast.The Rockets will be available from the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, east of Orlando’s…