Some FL Manufactured Home Communities Are Being Bought Up By An Investment Co. For...
Manufactured home communities can be a very popular option for Florida retirees who don't want to spend a huge amount of their monthly budget on housing costs. Some also have a second home in another state, so they don't need a large home to care for. However, three of these Florida communities were just purchased by...
Florida Weather Alert: Strong Thunderstorms with Damaging Winds Expected 5–9 PM Monday
Tampa, FL – Isolated but potentially strong thunderstorms are forecast to impact Florida’s northern Nature Coast late this afternoon and evening. According to the National Weather Service Tampa Bay, storms are expected to develop between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT Monday, March 31. Areas at risk include Cedar Key,...
The next 2 weeks will take us into summer, winter, and back again
ORLANDO, Fla. – On Sunday, we were watching closely as severe weather, including occasional tornado-producing storms, rolled across Central Florida. During the day on Monday, we should anticipate much of the same, except much less in terms of who receives any of the really nasty stuff. What’s causing all...
Armed Florida man charges at officer who shoots him
A Florida man, who was caught on camera charging an officer with a knife, died after being shot by police.
Florida woman wins $1M from scratch-off after finding lucky dime under motorcycle
BELLEVIEW, Fla. (CBS12) — A sign from a dime changed a Florida woman's life, leading her to win $1 million from a scratch-off ticket at a gas station. The Florida Lottery announced on Monday that Ocklawaha resident Sarah Mallory claimed a $1 million prize from the $5 Monopoly Secret Vault Scratch-Off game.
Ex-CardReady CEO Gets 7 Years in $19M Credit Card Fraud Scheme
The former chief executive officer of a Los Angeles-based credit card processing firm was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for orchestrating a $19 million laundering scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Flash Flooding to Impact U.S. Gulf Coast: Heavy Rainfall Hits MS, AL, and FL...
Southern Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle are experiencing extremely heavy rainfall, with flash flooding likely in the next few hours Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
A discussion of ‘ALICE’ populations in Central Florida
You probably notice each time you go out — to the grocery store, the gas station or to the doctors, costs are up. Inflation has plagued everyday Americans for several years now, and while higher prices affect everyone. For so-called "ALICE households," the struggle to make ends meet is especially real.
Judges uphold challenge to Florida rule on license renewals for medical cannabis companies
An appeals court has rejected a challenge to a Florida Department of Health rule that led to dramatically increased license renewal costs for medical marijuana companies. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld a 2023 decision by Administrative Law Judge William Horgan in the...
Weather Authority Alert Day: Beginning Monday afternoon, plan for severe weather to impact your...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As a cold front approaches our area from the southwest, be prepared for severe weather to impact your Monday afternoon. Southeast Georgia will experience the system first, beginning in the late morning hours before the system drops south into Northeast Florida. Warm temperatures throughout the...