Gary Fineout, Associated Press Updated 2:51 pm PDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 Photo: Phil Diederich, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 In this Tuesday, July 17, 2018 file photo, Melissa Howard who is running for the District 73 State House seat being vacated by state Rep. Joe Gruters meets with voters during a "meet the candidates" event at Gold Coast Eagle Distriburing in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Howard, a Republican candidate for the Florida Legislature who falsely claimed she had a college degree and posted a purported copy of her diploma online dropped out of her race. Florida's penchant for the weird and strange is so prevalent it's created a cottage industry of chroniclers and followers. But like a contagion, a string of bizarre incidents make it appear that this trend is spreading like a swamp fever to the politicians who represent the state’s nearly 21 million residents. (Phil … [Read more...] about Is the ever-weird Florida man becoming Florida politician?
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Alaska man gets life in prison for Florida airport shooting
Curt Anderson, Ap Legal Affairs Writer Updated 11:18 am CDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017, file photo, Esteban Santiago, center, is led from the Broward County jail for an arraignment in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sentencing is set Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, for Santiago, a 28-year-old Alaska man who pleaded guilty in the January 2017 Florida airport shooting that left five people dead and six wounded. less FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017, file photo, Esteban Santiago, center, is led from the Broward County jail for an arraignment in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sentencing is set Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, for ... more Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP Alaska man gets life in prison for Florida airport shooting 1 / 1 Back to Gallery … [Read more...] about Alaska man gets life in prison for Florida airport shooting
Alaska man faces life in prison for Florida airport shooting
Curt Anderson, Ap Legal Affairs Writer Updated 12:49 am CDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017, file photo, Esteban Santiago, center, is led from the Broward County jail for an arraignment in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sentencing is set Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, for Santiago, a 28-year-old Alaska man who pleaded guilty in the January 2017 Florida airport shooting that left five people dead and six wounded. less FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017, file photo, Esteban Santiago, center, is led from the Broward County jail for an arraignment in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sentencing is set Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, for ... more Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP Alaska man faces life in prison for Florida airport shooting 1 / 1 Back to Gallery … [Read more...] about Alaska man faces life in prison for Florida airport shooting
Florida Gov. invested in company linked to high speed rail
Published 2:20 pm CDT, Thursday, August 16, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who killed a major publically-financed high speed rail project in his first year in office, has invested with his wife in a fund that has links to a private company building a new high speed rail line. The Miami Herald reported Thursday that new financial disclosures show Scott and his wife have invested in a credit fund run by the parent company of All Aboard Florida. All Aboard Florida is building the Brightline line from Miami to Orlando, but recently expressed interest in extending it to Tampa. Scott in 2011 rejected $2.4 billion the federal government offered the state to build a high speed rail line to Tampa. He said the project championed by President Barack Obama was too risky and predicted the state would wind up subsidizing the project because ridership and revenue projections were "overly optimistic." Scott, however, has said he supports All Aboard … [Read more...] about Florida Gov. invested in company linked to high speed rail
Paper’s contempt motion up in Florida school shooting case
Curt Anderson, Ap Legal Affairs Writer Updated 5:32 am CDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Wilfredo Lee, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 School shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz arrives at a Broward County courtroom for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Attorneys for Cruz want a judge to prevent release of details of his education records to guarantee a fair trial. Cruz faces the death penalty if convicted of killing 17 people in the Valentine's Day attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. less School shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz arrives at a Broward County courtroom for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Friday, … [Read more...] about Paper’s contempt motion up in Florida school shooting case