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Detainees pepper-sprayed on 2 occasions at Florida ‘Deportation Depot’ immigration detention center

Thursday, January 29 by SRN News

MIAMI (AP) - Detainees have been pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions at a Florida immigration detention center dubbed "Deportation Depot" since it opened this past September. The Florida Division of Emergency Management confirmed Thursday that the most recent incident at the former Baker Correctional... Read More.

Republican candidate challenges Tuberville residency, says he appears to live Florida, not Alabama

Wednesday, January 28 by SRN News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A Republican opponent is challenging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's eligibility to run for governor of Alabama, accusing the football coach-turned-politician of not meeting the legal requirement to have lived in the state for seven years. Ken McFeeters, who is running against... Read More.

Alex Vindman, who testified against Trump during his first impeachment, enters Florida Senate race

Tuesday, January 27 by SRN News

Alex Vindman, who became a key player along with his twin brother in President Donald Trump's first impeachment, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in Florida. Vindman, an Army veteran, was serving on the National Security... Read More.

Rioter convicted for carrying Pelosi’s podium seeks Florida county office

Saturday, January 10 by SRN News

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who grabbed then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's podium and posed for photographs with it during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for county office. Adam Johnson filed to run as a Republican for an at-large seat on the Manatee... Read More.

Florida to take up congressional redistricting in April, DeSantis says

Wednesday, January 7 by SRN News

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday the Republican-led state will take up a redistricting effort in April in a move that could give President Donald Trump's party up to five more seats in Congress. Trump has... Read More.

Florida awaiting federal approval for 3rd immigration detention center

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida is awaiting approval from federal officials to open a third immigration detention center, following "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Deportation Depot," and the state also is looking into a potential fourth detention facility, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday. Florida officials were waiting... Read More.

Gabriel Landeskog injured in Avalanche’s game against Florida, needs help getting off ice

Sunday, January 4 by SRN News

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog was injured early in the second period of the Avalanche's game in Florida on Sunday night and needed to be helped off the ice. Landeskog lost his footing, fell to the ice and crashed into the goalpost... Read More.

Ouster of Maduro government sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida

Saturday, January 3 by SRN News

DORAL, Fla. (AP) - Revelers chanted "liberty" and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the American military attack that toppled Nicolás Maduro's government - a stunning outcome they had longed for but left them wondering what comes... Read More.

Hockey was already a big deal in Florida. Outdoor games might spark even more growth of the game

Saturday, January 3 by SRN News

MIAMI (AP) - Panthers forward Brad Marchand remembers a few times when he and the Boston Bruins would play games in the state of Florida and be impressed by what they were hearing from the crowds. Those fans were rooting ... for the Bruins. It's not... Read More.

Florida Panthers and New York Rangers bring Miami Vice flair to Winter Classic

Friday, January 2 by SRN News

MIAMI (AP) - The Florida Panthers arrived in Ferraris, cigars lit, dressed in all-white Miami Vice attire - and, in true South Florida fashion, fashionably late. The New York Rangers followed suit, stepping into loanDepot Park in their own Miami Vice whites. With that, the 2026... Read More.

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Detainees pepper-sprayed on 2 occasions at Florida ‘Deportation Depot’ immigration detention center

Republican candidate challenges Tuberville residency, says he appears to live Florida, not Alabama

Alex Vindman, who testified against Trump during his first impeachment, enters Florida Senate race

Rioter convicted for carrying Pelosi’s podium seeks Florida county office

Florida to take up congressional redistricting in April, DeSantis says

Florida awaiting federal approval for 3rd immigration detention center

Gabriel Landeskog injured in Avalanche’s game against Florida, needs help getting off ice

Ouster of Maduro government sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida

Hockey was already a big deal in Florida. Outdoor games might spark even more growth of the game

Florida Panthers and New York Rangers bring Miami Vice flair to Winter Classic

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