More Floridians arrive in Orlando from Haiti State officials continue to pull more Floridians out of Haiti. A group of 32 people, including 10 children, landed at Orlando International Airport on Thursday night. They are among the more than 100 Florida residents that the state has evacuated amid gang violence in Haiti. Previous: State officials […]
Sitting in front of a wall of wine and flanked by enormous wine bottles, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Thursday that permits the retail sale of much larger bottles of wine in Florida. The measure was sponsored by state Rep. Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, and DeSantis signed it into law at a Fort Lauderdale wine […]
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is reportedly in the mix to serve as Donald Trump’s running mate, but tapping a fellow Floridian for the job could mean running afoul of a rarely invoked constitutional provision. The debate centers around a clause in the 12th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which says that electors cannot vote for […]
There are more concerns about fuel tanks on newer model Kia K5s. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Action 9 showed you in January a mother’s back seat popped up with her kids in the car after she said her K5 gas tank suddenly expanded. Now an Osceola County man has come forward claiming he […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time, residents in Florida had the opportunity to legally place bets on the Super Bowl. Gaming attorney and sports betting legal expert Dan Wallach said if you didn’t get your bets in this time, you might have missed your chance because Super Bowl LVII could be the last […]
For months WFTV has been telling you about problems with Social Security, as seniors across the area deal with overpayments that were not their fault. Now, as the agency tries to claw the money back, local lawyers are stepping in to help for free. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS People like Addie Arnold were […]
Two weeks have passed since Ron DeSantis crashed out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but many in Florida are questioning if the rightwing governor is still auditioning. On his return to Tallahassee following his national humiliation there was no period of quiet contemplation, or pause to refocus on his day job. Instead, […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis first took office in 2019, he surprised many with actions indicating he’d be a much more moderate leader than anticipated: He corrected a decades-old racial injustice, took the side of medical marijuana supporters over GOP leaders and hired a liberal Democrat for a key state position. […]
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Sunday that he was ending his presidential bid, a decision that came after his distant second-place showing in the Iowa caucuses. Here’s what Florida politicians — some of whom supported his opponent, former President Donald Trump — and others had to say: Florida House Speaker Paul Renner Renner, a […]
Over the summer, needy families around the country will receive debit cards from the federal government to help feed hungry kids. But not in Florida, where the state opted out of a new federal program to provide grocery-store money for low-income families. Under the program, called Summer EBT, families would have been able to apply […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ State of the State address on Tuesday is supposed to be about Florida’s future. Iowa, though, is more likely at the front of his mind. The speech kicking off Florida’s annual legislative session comes exactly a week before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, and DeSantis has been spending […]
Growing up in Miami in the 1960s had to be a sweet spot of times to live there. The fishing was great, traffic was moderate and there was plenty of room to grow. Much of what I then took for granted now looks threatened as Florida has grown exponentially. Jeff Dorian Threats to our clean […]