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Jensen Beach, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida renter has been charged with attempted murder after saying he brutally attacked a landlord and plunged an SUV into the house. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said 69-year-old Brian Thomas Leach had invited his landlord to come downstairs for dinner Tuesday night. When she did, investigators said, “Leach attacked her cruelly, beat her, and seriously injured her.” A St. Pete woman was arrested almost a year after her nine months of death in a non-licensed daycare Shortly afterwards, Leach entered his SUV and “deliberately plunged it into the structure, causing great damage,” the…

A Gaines County, Florida resident is charged with federal charges allegedly trafficking methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Lawyer’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.Ronald Carl Peavy II, 49, of Old Town, has been accused of owning it with the intention of distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. If convicted, Peavy faces the biggest potential life sentence in federal prison.Peavy is scheduled to be arrested in federal court in Gainesville on July 1 at 2:15pm before U.S. Magistrate Judge Midori A. Lowry.The case comes from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Department and the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office.…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to detain immigrants as part of the state’s aggressive push to support federal crackdowns against illegal immigrants. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he was considering building the facility at the Florida State Guard training center, known as camp branding, about 30 miles (48 kilometres) southwest of Jacksonville in northeastern Florida, in addition to the site being built in a remote location in Ebara called “Alligator Alcatraz.” DeSantis signs Tampa laws to mental health, substance abuse bill The construction of the facility in a…

Independence Day is around the corner. So, some of the country’s most patriotic traditions will turn your usual peaceful community into a war zone for backyard barbecues, neighborhood parades, and for one man in many neighborhoods.Scott Maxwell (Provided)When I was growing up, July 4th meant putting streamers on bikes and big wheels. Recently, some people believe this means attempting to replicate the British artillery fire that influenced Francis Scott Key during the war of 1812.Nothing screams patriotism like using bamboo bangers and lightning to panic your neighbor’s dog and keep your baby from sleeping.Well, much of Orange County has enough.…

(Hill) – The Trump administration and Florida leaders are moving forward with plans to build detention facilities in remote areas surrounded by the nation’s swamps, retaining undocumented immigrants awaiting deportation. The site, called “Alligator Alcatraz,” can be opened with softside holding units for hundreds of detainees in the coming years through a federally funded partnership and overseeing build-outs and management by the Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM). Additional holding units will be added under the contract until next month. The facility is projected to cost around $450 million a year. This comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft finally made it off the ground on a private astronaut mission for Axiom Space. Launch of the Axiom Ax-4 mission from Launch Complex 39-A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Former NASA astronaut and director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space Peggy Whitson is the commander; Indian Space Research Organisation astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is the pilot; and European Space Agency project astronauts Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary are the mission specialists. This is the fourth private astronaut mission to…

There is a uniqueness that cannot be denied in Japan. The narrow alleyway features a small bar, rooms for just a handful of guests, lined up the street. Here, customers line up with the host for sake, skewers, skewers and proximity that Benjamin Koots might describe as “analog.” “In these little intimate bars, there’s conversation, life and reality, and there’s more face-to-face experience,” he says. There are no new stars, but 13 Orlando restaurants will join the Michelin Guide Rank This is the first Sommelier liquor Sumi pop-up of the Michelin-winning sommelier to win a Michelin award on Thursday (June…

It’s a mark mixed with your calendar moment and final warning as a handful of attractions in central Florida bow immediately. Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando are busy planning alternatives. The details are different levels of tranquility, but there are times when we know what we have known so far and that last visit is too late. The scene from Tom Saw Island in Magic Kingdom in 2024. Disney plans to replace the attraction with two “car” themed vehicles. (Dewayne Bevil/Orlando Sentinel) Twain meets Contents: Tom Sawyer Island and the American Rivers Location: Magic Kingdom Since: May 1973 When…

That glorious morning in March seems eternal with Tallahassee’s Republican leaders launching a 2025 legislative meeting and wide-ranging calls to make Florida more affordable. They put it thicker than usual – envisaging tax cuts, insurance reforms and greater consumer protection. But even after more than 100 days, even after the extended session, lawmakers were unable to realize these so-called priorities.Is someone surprised? This is how Tallahassee works.Florida State Senators have been hired for a long time and are not short of them. For many politicians, it’s simply a part of their DNA. However, other factors explain the achievement gap, ranging…

Stancho AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — US stocks hang to an all-time high on Wednesday as financial markets hold their breath following a two-day big day backed by hope that the Israeli-Iran war will not disrupt the global oil trend. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading, just 0.7% below its all-time high. The Dow Jones industrial average had not changed substantially as of 9:35am, as of 9:35am, with the Nasdaq Composite being 0.6% higher. The oil market, the heart of most of this week’s action, has stabilized oil prices after plunging at around $10 per…