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IRS extends tax deadlines for all of Florida due to 2024 hurricanes
Read full article: IRS extends tax deadlines for all of Florida due to 2024 hurricanesThe IRS is giving individuals and businesses across Florida until May 1 to file various federal tax returns and make payments, following last year’s devastating Hurricane Milton.
Florida Republican lawmakers push to expand state’s death penalty
Read full article: Florida Republican lawmakers push to expand state’s death penaltyNew state bills aim to expand options for death row inmates’ executions to include firing squads and nitrogen gas and allow judges to sentence more convicts to death.
Family sues Disney after employee accused of taking up-skirt videos of theme park guests
Read full article: Family sues Disney after employee accused of taking up-skirt videos of theme park guestsA lawsuit filed against Walt Disney World last week alleges an incident that happened in March 2023 involving a former employee accused of taking up-skirt videos of people over the course of his employment should never have happened and that the company “failed to take appropriate action.”
Florida lawmakers probe whether insurance firms claimed losses — while making big profits
Read full article: Florida lawmakers probe whether insurance firms claimed losses — while making big profitsFlorida lawmakers held a hearing Friday to investigate whether some property insurance companies were exaggerating losses while profiting billions.
‘Trooper’s Law’ moves along in Florida Legislature
Read full article: ‘Trooper’s Law’ moves along in Florida LegislatureTrooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, has cleared another hurdle in the Florida Senate.
IRS auctions off rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s personal belongings following raid at South Florida home
Read full article: IRS auctions off rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s personal belongings following raid at South Florida homeA South Florida-based company hosted the IRS’s auction of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s personal belongings this month.
Miami man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman
Read full article: Miami man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a womanA man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next month under a death warrant Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday.
Disney shares details about new attractions at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios
Read full article: Disney shares details about new attractions at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood StudiosDisney theme park fans will have some new attractions to look forward to, as Disney releases details about updates at two of its theme parks in Orlando.
This Week In South Florida podcast: March 9, 2025
Read full article: This Week In South Florida podcast: March 9, 2025Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Sen. Ben Albritton, the Florida Senate’s president since November; Florida Rep. Daniel Perez, the Florida House of Representatives speaker since November; and Florida Rep. Wallace Aristide, a Democrat elected to represent District 107 in the Florida House of Representatives.
This Week In South Florida episode: March 9, 2025
Read full article: This Week In South Florida episode: March 9, 2025Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Sen. Ben Albritton, the Florida Senate’s president since November; Florida Rep. Daniel Perez, the Florida House of Representatives speaker since November; and Florida Rep. Wallace Aristide, a Democrat elected to represent District 107 in the Florida House of Representatives.
Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in Florida
Read full article: Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in FloridaA mysterious affliction that causes prehistoric, endangered smalltooth sawfish to spin erratically in Florida waters and often die appears to have resurfaced, with more than 50 deaths recorded last year, wildlife officials said Wednesday.
Catholics in South Florida mark Ash Wednesday with Pope Francis hospitalized for 20th day
Read full article: Catholics in South Florida mark Ash Wednesday with Pope Francis hospitalized for 20th dayIn South Florida, Catholics attended mass at churches in greater numbers to commemorate Ash Wednesday, which marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and charity before Easter on April 20.
Florida alligator attack: Recording of man’s 911 call describes 45 minutes of panic
Read full article: Florida alligator attack: Recording of man’s 911 call describes 45 minutes of panicLaw enforcement released a man’s 45-minute-long 911 call on Tuesday that was recorded before first responders arrived to help a kayaker after an alligator attack on Monday in central Florida.
‘Trooper’s Law’ clears another hurdle in Florida Senate
Read full article: ‘Trooper’s Law’ clears another hurdle in Florida SenateTrooper's Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, is making its way through the Florida Senate.
Florida Man Games return for Round 2 as teams vie to be the world’s worst superhero
Read full article: Florida Man Games return for Round 2 as teams vie to be the world’s worst superheroThe Florida Man Games are back for Round 2, as teams from around the state gather to prove they have what it takes to join the ranks of the world’s worst superhero.
Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and now requires assisted ventilation, Vatican says
Read full article: Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and now requires assisted ventilation, Vatican saysThe Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
FWC to implement ‘Gulf of America’ name change in commission documents
Read full article: FWC to implement ‘Gulf of America’ name change in commission documentsThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it will implement a "Gulf of America" name change to all of its Commission materials.