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Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife’s sister and parents, set fire to house
A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
In May 1990, Pittman went to the Polk County home of his wife Marie's parents, Clarence and Barbara Knowles, during their divorce proceedings. Pittman fatally stabbed the elderly couple along with their younger daughter, Bonnie. He then set the house on fire, stole Bonnie's car, and burned it.
A long-awaited design for an expressway that aims to change how Osceola County travels is set to be revealed to the public next month. But environmentalists have major concerns about its proximity to the 11,
DeSantis announced plans to convert a shuttered North Florida prison into an immigration detention center, replacing a costlier proposed site.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much like the island prison in California that Republicans named it after. The detention center has an estimated annual cost of $450 million, according to a public database.
For the past year, people renewing their driver’s licenses or state ID cards have received a new number. And that could cause problems for voters in next year’s elections.
As dusk softens the day, I inch closer to the tide, the sea’s salty fingers tickling my toes while I laugh and make friends with the ocean again.
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Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida for the winters
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold winter months in the Sunshine State.
But none of those Florida cities ranked as the overall top “boomtown ” in the Sunshine State. Instead, the Orlando-area destination of Horizon West was named the state’s No. 1 place for “rapid business and population growth,” according to a separate report GOBankingRates published in October.
Spear fisherman Chance Armand suffered a bull shark bite off Florida's coast just minutes after telling his visiting family not to worry about sharks.
A video showing officers punching and dragging William McNeil from his car in a February traffic stop sparked nationwide outrage.
Box with a Heart is part of the national Rock Steady Boxing program, which offers classes for people with Parkinson's.