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Florida man set to be executed for killing 2 during a home invasion

Thursday, December 18 by SRN News

STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening. Frank Athen Walls, 58, is set to receive a lethal injection starting at... Read More.

Muslim rights group sues Florida Gov. DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label

Tuesday, December 16 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A leading Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. has sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order designating it and another organization as a " foreign terrorist organization," saying the directive was unconstitutional. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, known as... Read More.

24 endangered sea turtles recovering in Florida after cold stunning off Cape Cod

Monday, December 15 by SRN News

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabilitating in Florida after the frigid waters off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, left them struggling with frostbite, pneumonia and abrasions. The 24 endangered sea turtles arrived at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno... Read More.

Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren

Friday, December 12 by SRN News

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state's schoolchildren, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis called for the state to become the first in the nation to eliminate all school... Read More.

Florida governor designates Muslim rights group as terrorist organization

Tuesday, December 9 by SRN News

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed an executive order designating one of the country's most prominent Muslim civil rights groups, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, as a "foreign terrorist organization," becoming the second high-profile Republican governor to do so in... Read More.

Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

Monday, December 8 by SRN News

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a "foreign terrorist organization," following a similar step by Texas last month. The directive against the Council on American-Islamic Relations comes in an executive... Read More.

Kremlin says still no word on US-Ukraine talks in Florida

Monday, December 8 by SRN News

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Moscow had received no word on the outcome of talks in Florida on a settlement in Ukraine between U.S. and Ukrainian officials. "For the moment, we don't know the outcome of talks between... Read More.

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback

Saturday, December 6 by SRN News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida's swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of critics. The state-sanctioned hunt began Saturday, after drawing... Read More.

Florida State QB Tommy Castellanos petitions NCAA for extra season

Friday, December 5 by SRN News

Florida State quarterback Tommy Castellanos is petitioning the NCAA to reconsider his request for an extra season of eligibility. Castellanos contends he should be granted a fifth season since he played in only five games in 2022 as a freshman third-stringer at UCF. One was... Read More.

Florida man charged in 1997 killing of woman once linked to Gilgo Beach murders

Friday, December 5 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - For years, the 1997 killing of a young woman found in a Long Island state park - her body dismembered, left unidentifiable beyond a tattoo of a peach - seemed destined to remain unsolved. That all changed in 2011, when investigators... Read More.

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Florida man set to be executed for killing 2 during a home invasion

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Kremlin says still no word on US-Ukraine talks in Florida

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback

Florida State QB Tommy Castellanos petitions NCAA for extra season

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