Fresh Take FloridaOctober 18, 2023
11min0
Florida law requires that a crime must occur within the presence of police for warrantless misdemeanor arrests.
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Fresh Take FloridaOctober 18, 2023
Jesse SchecknerOctober 13, 2021
6min761
She was driving home after finishing a nursing shift when a state worker veered into oncoming traffic.
Jesse SchecknerAugust 4, 2021
9min2150
A mother has yet to receive adequate compensation for a 2014 crash.
Associated PressFebruary 23, 2021
5min846
No other cars were involved in the accident, which sent Woods to the hospital for surgery.
Ryan NicolAugust 30, 2018
5min266
Florida’s gubernatorial race isn’t the only statewide contest in which sparks are already flying. You can add to that list the battle between Jeremy Ring and Jimmy Patronis for Chief Financial Officer, which is getting particularly rougher after a digital ad from the Ring campaign dropped Thursday. Titled “Redefining CFO,” the 30-second spot seeks to […]
Scott PowersApril 27, 2017
2min216
Sometimes fate plays that unexpected card that makes all the difference, such as Wednesday when the Florida House of Representatives narrowly approved the controversial “whiskey & Wheaties” bill, allowing whiskey to be sold in grocery stores. Earlier that day a 30-year-old Monticello man driving in Tallahassee was distracted by a device, didn’t see the red […]
Scott PowersApril 26, 2017
2min736
Orlando Democratic State Sen. Victor Torres and his wife Carmen Torres were injured in a car crash Wednesday morning in Tallahassee but have been released from the hospital. The three-car crash – with the Torreses in the middle – occurred early Wednesday right in front of the Capitol Building, at the corner of Apalachee Parkway […]
Scott PowersApril 7, 2017
3min593
Former Osceola County chairman, Florida state representative, and Kissimmee Mayor Frank Attkisson was killed Thursday night when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Attkisson, 61, was riding on Kissimmee Park Road near St. Cloud around 6:30 p.m. Thursday when his bike was struck from behind […]
Scott PowersSeptember 8, 2016
4min622
State Rep. Scott Plakon and his wife Susie are living through a summer of love, pain, tragedy, faith, and struggle as they deal with her deteriorating health and the compounding effects of a horrible car crash. The Republican lawmaker from House District 29 posted an update on Facebook this morning that details what had been their relatively […]
Scott PowersJuly 20, 2016
3min384
A plea negotiation conference and possible sentencing for lobbyist and former Apopka city official Richard D. Anderson have been set for early August in the hit-and-run driving case he faces in Lake County. Anderson, 62, of Apopka, is out on bond after being arrested in late May in connection with a hit-and-run vehicle crash April […]