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ISLAMORADA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa man has been in shaky situation after stealing boots and fleeing deputies, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Daveon Hassan Fleming, 29, was accused of stealing a pair of boots from an Islamorada store at 11am Wednesday. Florida man is executed today for the murder of an 8-year-old girl, her grandmother The lawmakers found him after discovering his car near Snake Creek Bridge, but he ran into the mangrove. He then found raw muddy water near Snake Creek. Deputies were unable to detain him on foot or use the boat. Fleming was found…

In a targeted operation to enhance public safety, agents from the US Miamisector Border Patrol have worked closely with the US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to arrest 10 undocumented immigrants over the past three weeks. All individuals arrested have been pre-convicted as sex offenders. The coordinated multi-agency operation focused on the Florida Key and eliminated dangerous individuals from local areas. All 10 suspects registered sex offenders with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and lived in Florida Keys, authorities said.Their criminal history includes convictions for the following crimes: Indecent and perverted behaviors lead to…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida highway speeds could rise as new bills pass the Florida Legislature and arrive at the governor’s desk. The bill, SB 462, is currently moving through the Florida Senate. The Transportation Commission vote was passed on Wednesday. The bill will increase the speed limit for Interstate and Florida turnpikes from 70 mph to 75 mph. The proposal calls for the speed limit for rural four-lane highways to 70 mph from 65 mph, and Florida’s Department of Transportation can set the maximum speed limit for all other roads to 65 mph. “We should protect our pets”: lawmakers…

Gold gatherings could be extended if central bank purchases and ETF inflows remain, analysts predict.Citi Research has raised its gold price target for the next three months from $3,000 to $3,200 per ounce.”For our bulls, we have a gold price of $3,500 per ounce by the end of the year, backed by much higher hedge/investment demand for the fear of hard landings/stagflation in the US,” city analysts said in a note on March 20.The upward revision comes as Spot Gold surged temporarily to an all-time high on March 20, driven by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts and growing expectations…

A former Key West firefighter was arrested after authorities discovered a detailed diagram of the city’s infrastructure inside his residence, a cache of weapons, a bomb-making parts, and a detailed diagram. According to a report from Keys Weekly and a statement from the main West Police Station, law enforcement officials executed search warrants in private homes, revealing a schematic of firearms, materials commonly used in creating explosives, and various important areas around the city.Authorities have not yet revealed what the former firefighters were intent, but the existence of such material, coupled with the illustrations, raised serious concern among local officials…

A woman was arrested Tuesday after an investigation tied her to a dead animal found in a toilet at Orlando International Airport in December, Orlando police reported.Alison Agatha Lawrence, 57, was taken into custody in Clermont on charges of aggravated animal cruelty (three-degree felony) by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, according to a statement by Orlando Police Department. Lawrence is currently in custody at the Lake County Jail, according to jail records.WFTV reported Wednesday that Lawrence allegedly owned a dog in the airport bathroom, citing an unnamed source. She was about to board the flight, but she lacked the necessary…

By Christopher Lugerber, Economics writer for the Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve holds benchmark interest rates on Wednesday, indicating it expects to cut interest rates twice this year, even if inflation is seen as stubbornly rising.The Fed also expects this year and the next economy to grow more slowly than it was three months ago, according to a set of quarterly economic forecasts released on Wednesday. Growth fell from 2.8% last year to just 1.7% in 2025, down from 1.8% in 2026. Policymakers expect inflation to rise slightly by the end of the year, starting from the current…

Schools must either take corrective action against anti-Semitism by the end of today or lose billions with federal aid. Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong has worked with President Donald Trump and federal agencies to implement protections for Jewish students and demonstrated that by March 20th he is recovering funds from the U.S. Department of Education.After the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office withdrew $400 million in federal grants to Columbia earlier this month, Ivy League schools have determined that they have failed to properly deal with the lasting events of anti-Semitism following the protests and campus occupations that Jewish…

Associated Press Business Writer Matt OttThough a little more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, layoffs remain historically low.U.S. unemployment alleges that there has been an increase in applications between 2,000 and 223,000 for the week that ends March 15, the Labor Bureau said Thursday. That’s less than expected by 224,000 new application analysts.The weekly application of unemployment benefits is considered a layoff proxy and has been in the range of 200,000-250,000 for the past few years, primarily in the 200,000-250,000 range.The four-week average even extended some of the weekly swings, increasing from 750 to 227,000.The Labor Bureau’s February…

Fort Lauderdale – Take as much rest as you can. Back in Florida, following a busy four-game road trip to the northeast that ended in a row with the Montreal Canadiens and New York islanders over the weekend, the Florida Panthers (41-24-3) were practicing at Baptist Health Iplex on Wednesday after two off-days. “It was huge,” Anton Landell said of taking a few days off after a busy road trip. “We feel our schedule was pretty crazy. We want to get into the end of the season and save as much energy as possible and make sure we’re ready when…