DeSantis Suspends Hillsborough State Attorney, says he’s not enforcing law

Saying that a twice-elected Hillsborough County prosecutor has put himself “above the law,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren for pledging to not enforce Florida’s 15-week restriction on abortion. The 20th Judicial Circuit State Attorney, Amira Fox, spoke with WINK News to discuss what happened after DeSantis suspended Warren. “My duty […]

WNBA’s Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically charged trial that came amid soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine and could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between the two world powers. The 31-year-old Griner, a two-time U.S. […]

Vegan

Cak’d, satisfying a sweet tooth with vegan recipes

In this Gulfshore Business report, a new restaurant in Naples is catering to people’s sweet tooth. Cak’d is not an ordinary kind of cookie dough, it’s vegan, which means no dairy products are used. But, the owner, Maria Trupiano, could have fooled David Dorsey. “We have a Cak’d dough bar. And people don’t know what […]

Florida Highway Patrol

Troopers: Drunk woman drove golf cart on Florida highway

A woman with an open bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey in a bag was arrested for driving a golf cart on Florida’s busiest interstate while drunk, according to an arrest report. The 58-year-old woman was arrested Saturday night on the shoulder of Interstate 95. She is now facing misdemeanor charges of disorderly intoxication in a […]

James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of Cartwheel Galaxy

A stunning image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope has given us the clearest look of the Cartwheel Galaxy so far. NASA released the image Tuesday of the distant galaxy — named for its resemblance to a wagon wheel. The Cartwheel Galaxy is located about 500 million light-years away in the Sculptor constellation, the […]

Floridians continue pulling plug on landline phones

Not that long ago, millions of Florida homes and businesses had landline phones. But a new state report details the continued disappearance of what was a staple of life and how demand and competition have “exploded” for wireless and internet-based technology that most Floridians now use to make calls. “These other modes are simply different […]

A grieving father erupted in anger as he told jurors about the daughter Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered along with 16 others.

Grieving father erupts at Parkland school shooter’s trial

A grieving father erupted in anger Tuesday as he told jurors about the daughter Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered along with 16 others four years ago, his voice rising as he recounted her “infectious laugh that I can only get to watch now on TikTok videos.” Dr. Ilan Alhadeff’s emotional testimony about his 14-year-old […]

NFL suspends, fines Dolphins owner for tampering with Brady, Payton

The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the league. The league’s investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during the 2019 season but the team had […]

Fort Myers land sells for $30.8M

In this Gulfshore Business report, new developments continue to go up across Southwest Florida, thanks, in part, to some big real estate deals. Just east of I-75 and north of State Road 82 in Fort Myers 64 acres were sold for $30,800,000. Varden Capital Properties, based in Atlanta, bought the land from the Huether Family. […]

Legal and LGBTQ-advocacy groups are prepared to fight a move by Gov. DeSantis to deny Medicaid coverage for treatments for transgender people.

Florida medical board to weigh blocking treatments for transgender youth

The Florida Board of Medicine is slated Friday to consider barring physicians from providing transgender youths with treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty-blocking medication, a proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration. The state Department of Health last week filed a petition asking the board, which regulates medical doctors, to start a rule-making process on […]