Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Florida Cabinet to meet in Israel & accused killer's unique plea

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Florida Cabinet meeting in Israel raises questions about public access

Gov. Ron DeSantis' Cabinet meeting in Israel later this month is raising questions about the open meetings law. How do you speak in public to the government when the meeting is thousands of miles away?

Accused killer Grant Amato seeks millionaire to bond him out of jail: I would be 'eternally grateful'

The Seminole County man accused of killing his parents and brother in January described his life behind bars as "depressing," and he offered exclusive interviews to reporters if they secure the money to bond him out of jail, according to email exchanges released this week.

SpaceX will launch 60 satellites this week to begin setting up its Internet service

Elon Musk's SpaceX expects to launch the first 60 satellites of the company's planned Starlink Internet service Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's launch complex 40.

Apopka officers violated policies after chief's nephew pushed through fence, slammed on concrete, investigation finds

Several Apopka police officers, including a deputy chief, face discipline from an arrest last summer where an officer pushed a suspect through a wooden fence and slammed him down on concrete, knocking him unconscious, according to documents.

Parents sue Lake Highland Prep, say son was bullied, sexually abused by fellow student

The parents of a former student at Lake Highland Preparatory filed a lawsuit last month, accusing the private school of failing to act after the boy was bullied, harassed and sexually abused by a fellow student "almost daily."

Winter Park rejects hitting 'pause button' on $40.5M library and events center

Winter Park commissioners voted to move forward with construction drawings for Canopy, a massive $40.5 million campus in Winter Park with a library and events center.

Disney World security finds gun; Daytona man charged

A 29-year-old Daytona Beach man was charged with carrying a concealed firearm when he brought his gun in his backpack last week to the Magic Kingdom, records show.

Sex-harassment allegation brings suspension of Florida's top financial regulator

Ronald Rubin, recently hired as the state's top financial regulator by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet, is on administrative leave because of an investigation into a sexual-harassment complaint.

Doris Day: American heroine

An appreciation of Doris Day, saluting her movies, her singing and her activism to help animals. Day, 97, died Monday.

Golf pioneer Suzy Whaley reaches unprecedented heights with PGA of America

Suzy Whaley is the first woman president of the PGA of America. The 52-year-old golf pioneer is in the first year of her two-year tenure leading the organization poised to host its showcase event this week outside New York City.

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