Jacob OglesOctober 2, 2019
2min375
Trooper died on duty in Sept. 27 vehicle crash.
Tag: Florida Highway Patrol
Jacob OglesOctober 2, 2019
Scott PowersSeptember 1, 2019
4min256
Latest forecast still has high chance for barrier islands to be battered
Staff ReportsJuly 4, 2019
2min275
"Be patient on our busy highways."
Jacob OglesOctober 28, 20182min360
State leaders dispatched Florida Highway Patrol troopers to increase patrols around religious institutions following a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Gov. Rick Scott announced hours after the Pennsylvania attack that patrols would be enhanced at places of worship throughout the state of Florida. “The shooting at a synagogue in Pennsylvania was an act of […]
Peter SchorschAugust 4, 2018
43min465
Every July Fourth, Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston reads a copy of the Declaration of Independence reprinted in the Tallahassee Democrat. “I always sit in the morning with a cup of coffee and read back through that,” Polston told members of the Economic Club of Florida in Tallahassee this week. “I just enjoy doing […]
Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2018
47min315
With a brow-raising $89.3 billion for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the state appropriated the largest budget in Florida history, a $4.36 billion increase from last year. Those big numbers make Florida TaxWatch’s recently released Taxpayer’s Budget Guide all the more valuable. Authored by the watchdog group’s vice president of research, Kurt Wenner, the interactive series […]
Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2018
45min355
Clouds are brewing over the journalism industry, but the long-term forecast is promising. That’s according to Diane McFarlin, the former publisher of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and current dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism. She delivered a media ‘forecast’ to an audience of UF alumni in Tallahassee this week. In the short term, […]
Staff ReportsApril 25, 20183min423
Call it instant karma. A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper’s car was intentionally struck as she was conducting a regular traffic stop. With minor sustained injuries, she pursued and apprehended the offender. On Tuesday night, FHP Trooper Vanessa Franceschi was parked along a portion of the Florida Turnpike in Miami-Dade County when a suspect in another […]
Staff ReportsNovember 3, 2017
2min362
Major Derek Barrs now is the state’s Chief of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, according to a Friday news release from Col. Gene Spaulding, director of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). Barrs is a 26-year law enforcement veteran who most recently served as the Commander of FHP’s Troop J, which handles commercial vehicle enforcement operations for Florida’s southern region. […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 8, 2017
3min212
With tropical storm-force winds less than 24 hours away, Hurricane Irma also is expected to bring storm surge of 6-12 feet to the state’s southern coasts, Gov. Rick Scott said Friday night. “Our state has never seen anything like this before,” he said. The governor spoke at an evening news briefing from the state’s Emergency Operations Center […]