A Florida inmate is facing additional charges after he was caught on courtroom cameras lunging and spitting at a judge during a hearing, authorities said. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, 46-year-old Evan Paul McCulloch was already classified as a “special status inmate due to prior arrests for battery on law enforcement and threats […]
Neighbors in the upscale Florida community of Windermere know them as Peter and Nancy, the seemingly friendly retired couple they wave to on morning walks, and who always appear to enjoy visits from their two high-flying grown daughters, one a respected professor of science at Harvard University. Yet behind the high walls of their $3.6m […]
MELBOURNE, Fla. – While many Florida residents may be big fans of the state’s native grocery chain Publix, the specialty retailer Trader Joe’s gets a similar amount of love. As such, these fans may be excited to learn that Trader Joe’s is planning to open up several new stores — including one here in Central […]
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A state appeals court on Wednesday threw out Florida’s nearly 40-year-old prohibition on openly carrying guns, contending that it is unconstitutional due to recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. The decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal comes amid Gov. Ron DeSantis’ clamoring for open carry despite wide resistance from local sheriffs, […]
Madison Cawthorn’s bid to return to Congress got off to a dramatic and embarrassing start on Wednesday, when the former North Carolina lawmaker was arrested in Florida for failing to appear in court over a traffic citation. The 28-year-old Republican firebrand, now living in Cape Coral, was taken into custody at his home early on […]
Repeating history, just with a different vehicle Florida’s Space Coast could soon see a lot more launch activity if SpaceX can launch its new spacecraft, Starship, from the Kennedy Space Center. The plan is to launch the massive vehicle dozens of times each year, in part to support NASA’s plans to return humans to the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida appeals court on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a state law banning the open carrying of firearms, calling the law incompatible with the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The First District Court of Appeal issued its ruling in a case stemming from the July 4, 2022, arrest of a man […]
WINK News has the latest on three new fugitives on the run this week. Thomas Geis has been added to the CrimeStoppers 10 Most Wanted list. The 54-year-old has 41 previous arrests for various offenses and is now wanted for violating probation related to drug and weapons charges in Lee County. Geis is believed to […]
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity has been awarded a $2 million grant to expand the UWF Florida Cybersecurity Training Program, a statewide initiative that provides free cybersecurity education for eligible Florida government personnel. The program is funded by the Florida Legislature through the Cyber Florida: FirstLine initiative. “This program will equip Florida’s […]