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Dog abandoned amid hurricane suffers major health scares as previous owner faces criminal case
By Gabriel Velasquez Neira, Ella Thompson
A judge on Thursday pushed back a criminal case that went viral over a man accused of abandoning his bull terrier tied to a fence along Interstate 75 in the face of an approaching major hurricane.
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:59:33 GMT
After Trump pardon, here are Florida defendants with Jan. 6 ties still facing legal woes
By Lauren Brensel, Diego Perdomo
While President Trump granted clemency last week to more than 1,500 people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, at least two Florida men who were among those defendants have yet to celebrate.
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:27:10 GMT

Miami archbishop’s message to Trump: ‘Migrants are not a problem’
By Gabriel Velasquez Neira
As President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans ramp up, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says the president is taking the wrong approach.
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:07:30 GMT
Florida chief financial officer, state senator coast to easy Republican primary wins
By Sophia Bailly
Florida’s chief financial officer, Jimmy Patronis, won the Republican nomination Tuesday night to fill former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s vacant seat in Congress in the Panhandle. Across the state, in the 6th Congressional District, state Sen. Randy Fine won the GOP nomination in a special election there.
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:40:56 GMT