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Associated PressMay 21, 2017

Local officials are raising concerns about drug use at hurricane shelters, saying they aren’t equipped to care for addicts, unaccompanied minors and others with other medical needs. Nearly 16,000 people in nine counties from Indian River to Miami-Dade evacuated to shelters during Hurricane Matthew. Six evacuees seeking refuge at a Delray Beach high school during […]

Associated PressMay 20, 2017

President Donald Trump arrived in the Middle East on Saturday, touching down in Saudi Arabia to begin his first trip abroad, a visit aimed at forging stronger alliances to combat terrorism while seeking to push past the series of controversies threatening to engulf his young administration. Trump flew to Riyadh overnight on Air Force One […]

Associated PressMay 20, 2017

President Donald Trump’s attorneys initially wanted him to submit an updated financial disclosure without certifying the information as true, according to correspondence with the Office of Government Ethics. Attorney Sheri Dillon said she saw no need for Trump to sign his 2016 personal financial disclosure because he is filing voluntarily this year. But OGE director […]

Associated PressMay 18, 2017

The Florida fund that helps private insurers pay out claims after a hurricane continues to be in strong shape ahead of storm season. Estimates prepared by Raymond James show the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will have $17.6 billion available this year. This marks the second year in a row that fund has more money than […]

Associated PressMay 17, 2017

Surrounded by multiplying questions, President Donald Trump complained Wednesday that “no politician in history” has been treated worse. Democrats demanded an independent commission to dig into his firing of FBI Director James Comey, but Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan cautioned against “rushing to judgment.” Ryan said Congress needs to get the facts, but “it is […]

Associated PressMay 16, 2017

Florida’s lieutenant governor joined hunters paid by the state to stalk and shoot invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. South Florida Water Management District spokesman Randy Smith says Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera went hunting Monday night with one of 25 hunters hired to kill pythons on district property. Smith says Tom Rahill and Lopez-Cantera brought […]

Associated PressMay 16, 2017

President Donald Trump defended revealing information to Russian officials, saying in a pair of tweets Tuesday that he shared “facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety” and had “the absolute right” to do so. Trump was responding to reports Monday that he revealed highly classified information to senior Russian officials during an Oval Office […]

Associated PressMay 16, 2017

State officials say 170,000 acres in Florida have burned from wildfires since the start of the year. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said that more than 127 active fires were burning in Florida as of Monday. Since the start of 2017, there have been more than 2,100 wildfires in Florida. Putnam says drought conditions and […]

Associated PressMay 15, 2017

Florida’s Department of Health on Monday ordered a Quincy-based dispensary to quit selling a medical cannabis product that could potentially be broken down and made into pot that can be smoked. Trulieve began selling its first whole-flower cannabis product meant for vaping last week at five retail dispensaries and through home delivery. The buds in […]

Associated PressMay 14, 2017

It’s no dice for gambling casinos in the tourist mecca of Miami Beach. The city’s commission voted unanimously Friday for two preliminary ordinances banning casinos or any other gambling facility on the island. Commissioners will take a final vote July 26. The Miami Herald reports that city leaders decided to push the ordinances after the […]

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Officials worry about drug overdoses at hurricane shelters

In Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump seeks to move past domestic troubles

Donald Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure

Florida’s hurricane fund remains strong heading into season

Worst treatment ever, Donald Trump grumbles; Dems demand deep probe

Stalking pythons: Carlos Lopez-Cantera joins Everglades hunt

Donald Trump defends sharing ‘terrorism’ facts with Russians

2,100 wildfires have burned in Florida since start of year

State orders sales stopped on new cannabis product

No dice: Miami Beach commission moves to ban casinos