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Associated PressSeptember 12, 2016

A new report on the health of the St. Johns River found increasing salinity and high phosphorous levels, but also positive signs that other pollutants plaguing the waterway were reduced. The Florida Times-Union reports that the study released on Friday was conducted by researchers at four schools including the University of North Florida and Jacksonville […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2016

Backlash over aerial spraying of the insecticide naled in South Beach is prompting other Florida residents to question how it’s used. Miami-Dade County plans another spraying of naled early Sunday over South Beach, the first place on the U.S. mainland where the Zika virus was isolated in mosquito samples. The first round of aerial spraying […]

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2016

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The head of the government’s fight against the Zika virus said that “we are now essentially out of money” and warned that the country is “about to see a bunch of kids born with microcephaly” in the coming months. Friday’s warning from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden came as lawmakers start […]

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2016

Aerial insecticide spraying to combat mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus is underway in Miami Beach. A plane carrying the insecticide naled released the spray over the targeted area before dawn Friday. The next round is scheduled for 6 a.m. Sunday. Some residents oppose the spraying, citing the potential for harmful effects. But county officials say […]

Associated PressSeptember 8, 2016

The Florida Department of Corrections says hundreds of inmates created a major disturbance at a Holmes County prison. The department said the prison remained on lockdown Thursday after the incident the night before, but the disturbance has been resolved. One prisoner injured another inmate during the incident, but no staff was hurt. The department is […]

Associated PressSeptember 7, 2016

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to impersonating a U.S. senator to avoid paying off his home loan. A U.S. Attorney’s Office news release says 67-year-old Sidney Hines pleaded guilty Tuesday in Tampa federal court. He faces up to three years in prison. Court papers say Hines secured a HomeSaver Advance loan of $5,864 for […]

Associated PressSeptember 7, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its legal case against the release of 911 calls from the massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida, saying Wednesday that withholding the recordings is no longer necessary to the federal investigation. The reversal by federal prosecutors keeps the freedom of information fight in state court. About two […]

Associated PressSeptember 7, 2016

Florida will have very little extra money to spend in the coming year. That means top legislators and Gov. Rick Scott may have slash the state budget to meet some of their promises. The annual forecast released Tuesday shows that despite the state’s gradual economic recovery Florida is expected to bring in just enough money […]

Associated PressSeptember 7, 2016

Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is delaying ad spending in the Florida race, where Rep. Patrick Murphy has struggled in polls against incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. The development could signal good news for Republicans who are fighting to hang onto their slim 54-seat Senate majority. However, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee says the decision to […]

Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

Donald Trump spoke to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi before his charity cut a 2013 check to support her re-election effort, but his campaign said Tuesday the two never discussed whether her office would join a lawsuit against Trump University. Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks clarified details of the conversation one day after the Republican presidential […]

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Report finds some improvements in St. Johns River health

Florida residents outside Zika zones express pesticide fears

CDC Director: ‘Essentially out of money’ to fight Zika

Aerial spraying for Zika virus begins in Miami Beach

Attica remembered? Florida quells major prison disturbance

Man pleads guilty to impersonating senator to erase loan

DOJ drops fight over release of 911 calls from club massacre

Florida won’t have much extra money in 2017

Democrats delaying ad spending in Florida’s U.S. Senate race

Donald Trump seeks distance from donation supporting Pam Bondi