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Monday, June 16, 2025

Minn. shooting suspect caught | Cop-chase crash victim | High prices charged by Florida insurers | FHP surveillance on immigrants

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Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught, AP source says

Vance Boelter was arrested Sunday evening.

Surviving cop-chase crash victim: Hold Orlando police accountable, too

The city has agreed to a $300,000 wrongful death settlement but declines to acknowledge responsibility or regret.

High prices charged by Florida insurers revealed by cost-per-$1,000 analysis

Florida-based home insurers charge significantly more than insurers based in other states, according to a new analysis that looks at costs per $1,000.

Florida troopers tapped surveillance network for immigration searches

Florida Highway Patrol has tapped into a vast private surveillance network — performing hundreds of searches for license plates scanned by cameras controlled by the controversial surveillance company Flock Safety — to aid in immigration crackdowns, according to newly obtained search logs reviewed by Suncoast Searchlight. The logs show that between March 13 and May […]

Young man killed in Apopka early Sunday, Orange County Sheriff's Office says

A young man between the ages of 20 and 18 was killed early Sunday in Apopka, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Florida lawmakers agree on tax cuts for back-to-school shopping, commercial leases, hurricane supplies

House and Senate will vote on package early this week along with a state budget for 2025-2026 fiscal year

The GOP's big bill would bring changes to Medicaid for millions

By LEAH ASKARINAM WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts. But what, exactly, would be a cut? Hawley and other Republicans acknowledge that the main cost-saving provision in the bill – new work […]

What acquiring Desmond Bane from Grizzlies in huge trade means for Magic

Orlando will send Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony and multiple first-round draft picks to Memphis, according to a league source.

Commentary: Florida is the 'free state' where the press needs permission

With his cease-and-desist order to hinder a Sentinel investigation, Ron DeSantis is going after the First Amendment.

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, US official tells AP

By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a stark warning to Iran against retaliating on U.S. targets in the Middle East while also predicting Israel and Iran would "soon" make a deal to end their escalating conflict. Trump in an early morning social media posting said the United States "had […]