Category: Florida

Florida Mom Fired for Religious Email Signoff Files Suit Against Former Employer

A Florida mom who was fired for signing her work emails “In Christ” has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against her former employer. The anti-religious discrimination lawsuit was filed on Dec. 2 in a U.S. District Court in Jacksonville. Records in it show that three supervisors at Computershare Loan Services objected to employee Andrea…


Miami-Dade Judge Dismisses Case Against Man Arrested on Voter Fraud Charges

A Miami-Dade judge has dismissed a case against a man arrested on voter fraud charges in a DeSantis statewide roundup. Miami-Dade Judge Laura Ann Stuzin has dismissed the case against 57-year-old Ronald Lee Miller, one of 20 people arrested in August. The arrest was executed by state officers through a new office—the Office of Election…


Florida State Rep. Harding Indicted for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Making False Statements

Florida state Rep. Joe Harding has been indicted on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements related to COVID-19 relief funding. According to the Dec. 7 Indictment, the United States Department of Justice has indicted Harding on two acts of wire fraud by participating in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration…


Close to 100 Illegal Immigrants Arrive in Denver Triggering Emergency Services

The City and County of Denver has activated an emergency shelter after nearly 100 illegal migrants showed up on busses overnight on Monday. Officials say they were completely unprepared for the arrival of the illegal migrants and had to set up cots in a recreation center to accommodate them. The city has been working with…


‘It’s Our Position That Disney Will Pay Its Debts’: DeSantis Office

A spokesperson for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office is standing by his statement that “Disney will pay its debts.” “My statement stands,” executive press secretary to DeSantis Bryan Griffin told The Epoch Times by email. “Yes, it is our position that Disney will pay its debts.” The reiteration was in response to an inquiry by The…


Tampa Police Chief Resigns After Dodging Traffic Ticket

TAMPA, Fla.—The police chief in Tampa, Florida, resigned Monday after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop involving a golf cart driven by her husband. Mary O’Connor submitted her resignation after an internal affairs review found she violated police department policy during the Nov. 12 stop by a Pinellas County sheriff’s…


Rescue Teams Recover Plane After Crash Leaves 2 Dead, 1 Missing in Gulf of Mexico

Rescue teams have found the bodies of a woman and a female juvenile after a Florida plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday evening. The plane was recovered earlier on Monday. A 42-year-old man is still missing. The plane, a single-engine Piper Cherokee, departed from Venice Municipal Airport in Florida around 7:30 p.m….


Tampa Police Chief on Leave After Golf Cart Traffic Stop

TAMPA, Fla.—The police chief of Tampa has been placed on leave after a video emerged of her flashing her badge from the passenger seat of a golf cart to get out of a traffic ticket. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor placed Chief Mary O’Connor on administrative leave Friday pending an investigation of the Nov. 12 traffic…


No ‘U-Turn’ on Plan to Dissolve Disney’s Special Governing District, Florida Governor Says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will not compromise with Walt Disney Co. by scaling back the plan to dismantle the company’s special district, the governor’s office said Friday. Bryan Griffin, a spokesman for DeSantis, said the governor “does not make U-turns” on the punitive measures against Disney. “The governor was right to champion removing the extraordinary…


SUV Crashes Into Florida Fireworks Store, Sparking Huge Fire

MELBOURNE, Fla.—A Florida man drove his SUV into a fireworks store, sparking a huge fire in a crash that destroyed the building, authorities said. The driver was killed. The 53-year-old driver had rear-ended another vehicle on Monday before plowing into the Phantom Fireworks shop in West Melbourne, igniting rockets and touching off a series of…