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Home health aide accused of stealing more than $17K from client in West Palm Beach
WPBF - Florida
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June 3, 2025
Video above: News and weather headlines for June 3A West Palm Beach woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her client.Turaimi T. Castellon, 51, was arrested Monday and charged with exploitation of an elderly person and fraudulent...
Michelin-star chef in West Palm Beach faces felony as victim is left bloodied and bruised
CBS 12 - Florida
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A renowned Michelin-star chef with ties to West Palm Beach was arrested after an alleged assault that left the victim bruised and bloodied. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) was the arresting agency, the...
Property values in Palm Beach County are still rising, but not as quickly
WLRN - Florida
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As experts predicted, the nearly double-digit increases in the Palm Beach County tax rolls slowed this year after a three-year ride. Property values rose 7.7% countywide, a slower increase than in the past three years when values rose 9.6% in...
Bodycam video: SWAT raid turns deadly in Orange County; man shot, killed by deputy
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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A SWAT raid in Orange County ended in a deadly shooting when deputies said a man reached for a rifle, prompting one of them to open fire. Newly released body camera footage captures the fatal encounter inside a home during the execution of a...
Miami, Broward may open Coastal Link rail simultaneously
Miami Today - Florida
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June 4, 2025
Written by Miami Today on June 4, 2025 Miami-Dade and Broward are coordinating to simultaneously open both Northeast Corridor commuter rail from Miami to Aventura and its continuation up the coast into the heart of Broward County in a Coastal Link...
Prichard police officer arrested in Florida, accused of kidnapping a minor
WPMI - Alabama
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MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A Prichard police officer is under arrest in Orlando, Florida, charged with kidnapping of a minor. 22-year-old David Dewayne Cunningham is in the custody of the Orange County Sheriff's Office. According to the Orange County,...
Orange County commissioners to make final decision on rezoning for Hope City Refuge
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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June 3, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida ministry has big plans to help Orlando’s homeless population. However, Orange County commissioners need to rezone the area before a shelter project can move forward. What You Need To Know Orange County...
Bodycam shows deputies shoot 32-year-old man reaching for rifle in Orange County
WESH 2 - Florida
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June 3, 2025
The Orange County Sheriff's Office released body-worn camera video on June 3 showing deputies shoot a man while executing a search warrant. At approximately 2:20 p.m. on May 16, the OCSO SWAT team served a search warrant in a drug case at a home...
Retro Rams Reign: One Palm Beach County HS scores state, national recognition for E-sports
CBS 12 - Florida
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — As the school year wraps up for summer, one Palm Beach County high school is celebrating not one, not two, but three major milestones. Since 2019, the scholastic E-sports program at Palm Beach Lakes Community High...
Miami-Dade property appraiser urges local governments to lower taxes
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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Miami-Dade's property appraiser is calling on local governments to lower property taxes for homeowners. Tomás Regalado said the county's slowing real estate market no longer justifies higher tax bills. "If we do the right thing on the part of...
Palm Beach Housing Crunch Spurs $236 Million Muni Deal for Dorms
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- Student housing is so tight at Palm Beach Atlantic University that some applicants have chosen not to enroll. A $235.8 million high-yield bond deal is the school’s bet to reverse that trend. Most Read from Bloomberg Palm Beach...
Pulse memorial gets $5 million pledge from Orange County
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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June 3, 2025
Orange County commissioners unanimously pledged $5 million today to support the city of Orlando’s plan to build a memorial to Pulse, honoring its victims and survivors at the site of the former LGBTQ nightclub as the ninth anniversary of the...
'Courage is contagious': Ben Crump, Jasmine Crockett urge Miami-Dade residents to stand up for social justice
Miami Times - Florida
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As national politics loom large over local communities, Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump descended upon Miami-Dade County this past weekend, urging residents to take action. The pair spoke to a full house...
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The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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A Palm Beach Post digital subscription gives readers access to exclusive online content, including videos and interactive databases. Subscribers receive newsletters with curated local news, including a daily briefing and specialized topics like...
Brevard Sheriff’s Office GAMEOVER Task Force Busts Fugitive Shootout Suspect That Injured 2-Year Old
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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June 4, 2025
Lynnard Semaj Woods arrersted, now at Ivey’s Iron Bar Lodge on No Bond status BREVARD SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY: Lynnard Semaj Woods was arrested by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office GAMEOVER Task Force, along with the U.S. Marshals, at a house in...
Driver injured when pickup crashes into back of dump truck on side of SR-528 in Orange County
WKMG 6 - Florida
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June 3, 2025
CHRISTMAS, Fla. – A driver was injured Tuesday morning when a pickup truck crashed into the back of a parked dump truck on the side of a major roadway in east Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened around 7:15 a.m. on...
Brevard Zoo set to release first manatee rehabilitation patient back into the wild
WFTV - Florida
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June 3, 2025
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Churro, a three-year-old manatee known for her sweetness, arrived at Brevard Zoo’s Manatee Rehabilitation Center in April. She was accompanied by another manatee, Randa, after their transfer from SeaWorld Orlando. In May...
West Palm Beach courthouse law library renamed for Judge Edward Rodgers
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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The Palm Beach County Courthouse law library has been renamed to honor Judge Edward Rodgers, a prominent civil rights figure and legal pioneer. Rodgers achieved numerous firsts in Palm Beach County, including being the first Black judge,...
Miami-Dade County is Republican for a reason | Opinion
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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June 3, 2025
Miami-Dade has officially flipped. For the first time in our county’s history, there are more active registered Republicans than Democrats. Just four years ago, Democrats held a 220,000-voter lead. That lead is gone. It didn’t just shrink; it...
In his beloved Cocoa and beyond, Brevard mourns death of 'Dick' Blake
Florida Today
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The honors bestowed upon Richard "Dick" Blake in life were many and well deserved, from a Rockledge park and a Cocoa sports stadium named for him to receiving the Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Service Award from Brevard Democrats in 2015. Now,...