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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Chief Financial Officer Blaze Ingoglia mapped an example of considering wasteful spending in this week’s news release. In Hillsboro County, Ingoglia aimed for $572,000 for unconscious biased workplace training for county employees. Republican Hillsboro Chairman Joshua Wostal didn’t know the assignment until Ingoglia pointed it out. The commissioner is pleased that the CFO has made taxpayers aware. “I honestly couldn’t define what ‘unconscious bias’ was, but it sounds like a 500,000-dollar wasteful property tax,” says Wostal. The commissioner suspected this was spent before he could vote for the county’s annual budget, and said it would likely…

OCALA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida aide was found guilty Thursday in 2024 in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend. On September 19th last year, around 11pm, the Okara Police Station received a call from 33-year-old Leslie Boylow Jr. At the time, Boylow Jr. was Marion County vice-chairman and the position he had served for eight years. Credit: State Attorney’s Office-5th JC The lawmakers arrived at the scene where they found the victim, his girlfriend, Boylow Jr., who was holding the 25-year-old Polina Wright. Wright was declared dead at the scene. During the investigation, Boylow Jr. told detectives that the…

Hidden under a turquoise water from a stretch in Florida known as the “Treasure Coast,” a team of divers from a shipwreck rescue company revealed just that. More than 1,000 silver and gold coins thought to be covered in Spanish colonies in Bolivia, Mexico and Peru were discovered this summer off the Atlantic Coast of Florida, the 1715 Fleet – Queen’s Jewels LLC. Centuries ago, according to the Fleet Association in 1715, fate had returned to Spain when the hurricanes destroyed the fleet’s ships and washed their treasures into the sea on July 31, 1715. Over the years, millions of…

Cape Coral, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida lawmakers are discussing a bill that requires background checks to buy ammunition to reduce gun violence across the state. The bill, introduced by two Democrats, is being met with skepticism and support on both sides. NBC affiliate WBBH reported that many gun store owners, including Guns 4 manager Josh Araujo, have acknowledged safety considerations, but have raised concerns about the impact of costs that could be considered for store owners. Reporters said Araujo explained that every time a background check is run, it costs money, so the background check fees will be passed on…

SARKSY COUNTY (Kirk) – SARKSY County deputies have arrested a Florida man whom he believes is involved in the shooting of a woman who died this summer. According to the Searcy County Sheriff Office, authorities with several agencies in Arkansas traveled to Deland, Florida to arrest Mark R. Brown in the death of 69-year-old Monas Loop. Florida student asks chatgpt how to kill his friend and ends up in prison: deputy Deputies said Sloop was found dead at his Searcy County home in July. Officials had confirmed that she had been dead for an unknown period when she was found.…

The Orlando Science Centre features the red lisp Aguti, an animal born within the “Life” exhibit at the Loch Haven Park Museum. The arrival in late July was a surprise and part of a bigger plan, said Shannon Zimmerman, curator of conservation and welfare. The addition is in conjunction with a species survival plan developed by the association of zoos and aquariums. Already at the Orlando Science Center were Stimpy, an Aguti man who moved from San Francisco, and Brooke, a woman brought in from North Florida. “They are both animals that were recommended to us to come together and…

In September, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Agricultural Law Enforcement Agency (OALE) announced that they had broken commercial vehicle theft operations in multiple counties. Agents arrested Leonel Diaz Pearl on suspicion of his role in a criminal enterprise that includes stolen commercial vehicles, fraudulent vehicle identification numbers (VINs), and forged title documents spanning multiple counties in South Florida. “Theft of commercial trucks and trailers is not a victimless crime. It drives the costs of all Floridian goods and services,” Commissioner Wilton Simpson said. “The hard work of our farm law enforcement has taken away the streets…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Highway Safety and Automobile Division has received $13.6 million in federal funds to expand immigration enforcement. The funds come from the US Department of Homeland Security and are to support partnerships with US immigration and customs enforcement agencies under the 287(g) task force model. “Florida law enforcement officials are on the forefront of protecting our state from the consequences of illegal immigration,” Executive Director Dave Kerner said. “This investment will allow us to expand our capabilities, enforce the law alongside ICE and protect our communities.” Two people dead, several injured after car rushing, Florida…

It takes a few days to listen to Chris Brown’s massive discography, but the pop star packed as many songs as possible into a set of more than two hours at Camp World Stadium on Tuesday night. Fans squeezed their seats from the floor to the upper bowl and caught a set list of over 50 songs. This includes medleys and partial snippets presented as snapshots of Brown’s 20-year career. The “Breezy Bowl XX” tour, which began in Amsterdam in June before the state took place in Miami at the end of July, shares the story of Brown’s trials and…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Hulicane Imelda is expected to leave Bermuda for the next few hours, but the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two obstructions in the Atlantic. Imelda is located about 80 miles east-northeast of Bermuda and heads east-northeast, near 30 miles per hour. This general move is scheduled until tonight before the northeasterly movement on Friday and Saturday. The maximum sustained wind is close to 90 mph. Imelda is expected to be a progressive low late today, and has gradually weakened since then, the NHC said. Hurricane warnings are effective for Bermuda. Southwest Atlantic By Saturday, areas of…