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Brigadier General (retired) Michael Fleming, Chairman of The Fire Watch

Brigadier General (retired) Michael Fleming, Chairman of The Fire Watch

Educating, engaging the 90%

Ashley Chandler
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
An organization that got its start as a Northeast Florida government entity is now a nonprofit flying on its own, and spreading its mission across Florida.  The mission is the same: To decrease veteran suicide rates.
Demonstrators gather outside the Winston Arnow Federal Building in downtown Pensacola on May 3, 2022. The protest was called after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion indicated the court will rule in favor of overturning Roe versus Wade and clear the path for states to make abortion illegal. Tony Giberson/News Service of Florida

Demonstrators gather outside the Winston Arnow Federal Building in downtown Pensacola on May 3, 2022. The protest was called after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion indicated the court will rule in favor of overturning Roe versus Wade and clear the path for states to make abortion illegal. Tony Giberson/News Service of Florida

Judge backs abortion clinic license

News Staff
Thursday, August 29, 2024
An administrative law judge Wednesday ruled that Florida should approve a license for a Pensacola abortion clinic, after regulators last year rejected the application because of what they alleged were problems at a now-closed clinic in Louisiana.
United States Supreme Court. File photo

United States Supreme Court. File photo

Supreme court refuses to halt execution

News Staff
Thursday, August 29, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday morning refused to halt the scheduled 6 p.m. execution of Loran Cole, who was sent to Death Row in the 1994 murder of Florida State University student John Edwards in the Ocala National Forest.
Opponents rallied Tuesday in Tallahassee against a plan to put golf courses, lodges and pickleball courts in state parks. Submitted photo

Opponents rallied Tuesday in Tallahassee against a plan to put golf courses, lodges and pickleball courts in state parks. Submitted photo

DeSantis says park plans need another look

News Staff
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Trying to quell a bipartisan uproar, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that “half-baked” plans to bring golf courses, resort-style lodges and pickleball courts to state parks will be revamped.
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COVID-19

Florida COVID-19 death toll climbs

News Staff
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
A reported 3,162 Florida resident deaths have been linked to COVID-19 this year, as the death toll continues to climb, according to data on the state Department of Health website. The number of deaths was up from 2,972 at the beginning of July and 2,740 in early June.
Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, faces a primary challenge from former Jacksonville City Council member Brenda Priestly Jackson. Colin Hackley/File

Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, faces a primary challenge from former Jacksonville City Council member Brenda Priestly Jackson. Colin Hackley/File

House primaries include challenges to incumbents

News Staff
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
More than a quarter of the 120 Florida House seats have primary elections Aug. 20, with Democrats competing in 14 districts and Republicans squaring off in 21. The Florida Democratic Party this year has a strategy of fielding candidates in all House districts.
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Primary ballots cast near 1.2M

News Staff
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
With a week to go before the Aug. 20 primary elections, nearly 1.2 million Floridians had cast ballots by mail or at early-voting sites as of Tuesday morning, according to data posted on the state Division of Elections website.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether to uphold a Florida law preventing people under age 21 from buying rifles and shotguns. 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether to uphold a Florida law preventing people under age 21 from buying rifles and shotguns. 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

NRA reloads arguments against age restriction

News Staff
Sunday, August 4, 2024
After a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the National Rifle Association on Wednesday urged an appellate court to find that a 2018 Florida law banning people under age 21 from purchasing rifles and other long guns violates the Second Amendment. The Republican-controlled Legislature and then-Gov.
File photo

File photo

Pot initiative pulls in $313M

News Staff
Thursday, July 18, 2024
A political committee leading efforts to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow use of recreational marijuana raised $313,566 from July 6 through July 12 and had about $12.6 million in cash on hand, according to a newly filed finance report.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., did not get selected as former President Donald Trump's 2024 running mate. File photo

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., did not get selected as former President Donald Trump's 2024 running mate. File photo

Trump chooses Vance over Rubio for VP

News Staff
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Former President Donald Trump on Monday bypassed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in making his vice-presidential pick, averting what could have been a major change in Florida’s political landscape. Trump announced freshman U.S. Sen.