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Keith Ramos/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceA federal judge sided with arguments by an environmental group that wastewater discharges into the Indian River Lagoon led to the demise of seagrass and, as a result, the deaths of manatees. But he also said a trial is needed to determine whether the Florida Department of Environmental Protection violated the Endangered Species Act. -
Efrem Lukatsky/APRyan Wesley Routh is already facing federal felony charges for his assassination attempt against President-elect Donald Trump earlier this year. Now, he has been charged in Florida.
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By the time the university noticed 12 days later that it had been victimized, nearly all the money had vanished. There were no reports of arrests in the case. -
Conform reform laws passed after the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida in 2021 require structural examinations, and for associations to build their reserve funds for maintenance and repairs. Experts discussed the topic on The Florida Roundup. -
Young activists believe the Florida Public Service Commission's continued reliance on fossil fuels is a violation of their constitutional rights. It's one of a string of environmental lawsuits filed by kids and teenagers across the U.S. in recent years. -
Police in Lakeland say a recording shows Briana Boston told a representative of Blue Cross Blue Shield, “Delay, deny, depose. You people are next” as they ended a phone call Tuesday in which she unsuccessfully challenged the company’s denial of her claim. -
A judge in the Dominican Republic granted the delay at the request of prosecutors who said several key witnesses were absent. -
The trial begins Thursday. He's been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking. -
Sheriff Chad Chronister received $50,000 from a political committee tied to his counterpart in Lee County, Carmine Marceno, the subject of a investigation into alleged money laundering. -
With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from transgender inmates and compel them to cut their hair. -
Gerald Radford testified that he feared for his own life when he shot John “Walt” Lay at a Tampa dog park on Feb. 2. -
The prosecutor in Broward County is seeking to vacate convictions after police had to make crack cocaine because they didn't have enough of the drug. -
The federal government put guardrails in place to limit unauthorized plan sign-ups and switches. But the changes could prove to be a burden to consumers. -
A Tallahassee father who lost his son in a distracted driving crash is determined no one else shouldAnthony Branca was just 19 when he was struck and killed by a commercial van. That driver didn't even realize he'd run over the youth and his motorcycle.
