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Two Florida Men Charged for $34.8M Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

Two Florida Men Charged for $34.8M Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

An indictment was unsealed Friday charging two Florida men for their roles in a scheme to submit approximately $34.8 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary products. As part of the scheme, the defendants and...

Owner:  American Government
DEP Secures 200th Conservation Easement, Protecting Over 364,000 Acres of Florida’s Working Lands

DEP Secures 200th Conservation Easement, Protecting Over 364,000 Acres of Florida’s Working Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 15, 2025 Deer Creek Ranch — Photo by Lauren Yoho/Wildpath TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is celebrating a major milestone: the Florida Forever Program has secured its 200th...

Owner:  American Government
GBI Investigates Shooting in Cook County

GBI Investigates Shooting in Cook County

Adel, GA (September 14, 2025) – At the request of the Adel Police Department, GBI agents are investigating a shooting that occurred in Adel, Cook County, Georgia. The preliminary investigation indicates that a witness called 911 at about 10:31...

Owner:  American Government
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Florida open carry ruling prompts celebration, alarm and questions

Florida open carry ruling prompts celebration, alarm and questions

TALLAHASSEE — For nearly 40 years, Florida has had a ban on the open carry of firearms that was signed into law by a Republican governor and defended by a Republican-controlled Legislature against the efforts of gun rights advocates and, more...

Owner:  Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
County hears tentative $780.6 million budget

County hears tentative $780.6 million budget

GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the first reading of a tentative $780 million budget on Tuesday. The approximately $780,630,570 is also inclusive of the Lake Asbury municipal services bonding special...

Owner:  Osteen Family
Captiva, Naples restaurants on weirdly wonderful best of Florida list
Analysis says Florida is most expensive state for homeowners insurance

Analysis says Florida is most expensive state for homeowners insurance

Florida has made some gains in reducing homeowners insurance costs in recent years. But the state still has the most expensive premiums for coverage in the U.S., according to a new realtor.com analysis. The real estate market monitoring company...

Owner:  Peter Schorsch
'Historic day for Jackson County': 1970 school desegregation case ends

'Historic day for Jackson County': 1970 school desegregation case ends

A federal judge has ended a 55-year-old desegregation lawsuit against the Jackson County, Florida school district. The district addressed several areas, including student assignment and discipline, to comply with desegregation requirements....

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
The scene outside Florida State Prison for David Pittman's execution
Open carry is legal now in Florida. Where you still can’t wear your gun

Open carry is legal now in Florida. Where you still can’t wear your gun

It is now legal to openly carry firearms in Florida. But not everywhere. After a Sept. 10 appeals court ruling that said Florida's ban on open carry unconstitutional state Attorney General James Uthmeier declared that the law, still on the books,...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
'Law enforcement was not a priority': IRC Sheriff reacts to county's budget decision

'Law enforcement was not a priority': IRC Sheriff reacts to county's budget decision

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A heated budget battle in Indian River County is finally coming to an end. Wednesday evening commissioners approved the upcoming budget, but the decision was one not everyone was in favor of, including the...

Owner:  Smith Family
SpaceX to Launch 28 Starlink Satellites from Florida Thursday Morning

SpaceX to Launch 28 Starlink Satellites from Florida Thursday Morning

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX is preparing to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 UTC) on Thursday morning,...

Owner:  Non-transparent
Mix of sun, clouds with passing showers this afternoon in Central Florida

Mix of sun, clouds with passing showers this afternoon in Central Florida

Mix of sun, clouds with passing showers this afternoon in Central Florida SCHEDULED TO DEBUT IN EARLY 2026. ALL RIGHT. AT 518, WE’RE GOING TO TURN OUR ATTENTION NOW TO OUR LOCAL FORECAST BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, FOLKS, IT FEELS GREAT OUT THERE TODAY....

Owner:  Hearst Family
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