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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Polk County Sheriff’s deputy facing charges for threats related to Capitol insurrection
Posted By Colin Wolf on Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 6:21 PM
A deputy with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office now faces charges related to the deadly insurrection at the U.S Capitol. According to a statement from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, the charges involve “written threats the deputy made related to the violence at the Capitol in Washington D.C.” Peter...
No, Sen. Josh Hawley can’t host a ‘fun-filled’ fundraiser on Universal Orlando property
Posted By Matthew Moyer on Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 4:51 PM
A February Republican fundraiser in Orlando featuring Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was canceled by event host Loews Hotel over the weekend. The Republican senator — fresh off taking a lead role in objecting to certifying the 2020 presidential election results on the same day that Trump supporters attempted an insurrection...
Florida Rep. Sabatini, who says masks don't work, quarantined after a brush with COVID-19
Posted By The News Service of Florida on Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 11:26 AM
The price of freedom? State Rep. Anthony Sabatini, a Howey-in-the-Hills Republican who has served as an attorney in attempts to overturn local mask mandates, is the latest lawmaker to be sidelined by COVID-19. “I came in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID in the last 24hrs...
Monday, January 18, 2021
COVID data whistleblower Rebekah Jones turns herself in after Florida law enforcement issues warrant
Posted By Dara Kam, NSF on Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 4:36 PM
Former state COVID-19 data scientist Rebekah Jones turned herself in to the Leon County Jail after law enforcement officials issued a warrant for her arrest on allegations that she illegally accessed a Florida Department of Health computer system. Court records show that Jones, who was fired by the Department...
As coronavirus deaths climb, critics blast DeSantis for using Floridians as test subjects in a ‘herd immunity strategy’
Posted By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida on Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 3:02 PM
With a surge of 1,200 reported COVID-19 deaths during the past week, Florida on Saturday exceeded 24,000 resident deaths since the pandemic started last year. The reported number of resident deaths stood at 24,004 on Saturday, up from 22,804 a week earlier, according to state Department of Health numbers....
The Publix stores allotted COVID vaccines by the state are located in 12 ‘safely Republican’ Florida counties
Posted By Jim Turner, NSF on Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 11:13 AM
A common trait of the counties that are part of Florida’s growing COVID-19 vaccination partnership with the Publix supermarket chain is that they are all safely Republican. As of last Thursday morning, 105 Publix stores were offering limited numbers of shots to people 65 and older in Bay, Citrus,...
Universal Studios Orlando expects spring break to span 'multiple weeks' in 2021
Posted By Sierra Williams on Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 9:51 AM
Last week Universal Studios Orlando announced to its team members that they expect a longer spring break season this year. Universal employees were told in an announcement on the team member website that their complimentary pass tickets will be blocked out from Saturday, March 13, through Saturday, April 10, to reflect...
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Gideon's Bakehouse celebrates its grand opening at Disney Springs
Posted By Sierra Williams on Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 2:06 PM
Gideon's Bakehouse celebrated the grand opening of its Disney Springs location Saturday, Jan. 16, with a line of eager customers, many of whom traveled hours to get their hands on one of the bakery's massive chip-studded cookies. According to Gideon's Instagram, just 30 minutes after opening, there was a nine-hour virtual queue....
Friday, January 15, 2021
DeSantis mobilizes Florida National Guard to protect Capitol in Tallahassee
Posted By Ryan Dailey, NSF on Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 9:14 PM
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday evening activated the Florida National Guard to assist state and local law enforcement agencies, following FBI warnings of potentially violent protests in state capitals this weekend in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. The governor's executive order mobilizing the guard was issued "in response...
Florida Man Dave Bautista offers $20,000 reward for ‘MAGATs’ who defaced Homosassa manatee
Posted By Colin Wolf on Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 9:58 AM
Dave Bautista, a former WWE wrestler and Guardians of the Galaxy cast member, has offered a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of whoever wrote “TRUMP” on the back of a Florida manatee. The Tampa resident took to Twitter this week to declare the reward, and...
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