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In June, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported Hurricane Ian resulted in more than 700,000 insurance claims statewide. While some claims remain open, over 86% of them have been closed, and nearly 200,000 of them were closed without payment.
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A team of University of Central Florida scientists has identified a rise in sick frogs in the area and a resulting die-off.
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Monique Worrell wants the Florida Supreme Court to overturn Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to remove her from her role as an Orlando-area state attorney. She wants her job reinstated with back pay.
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Researchers are scratching their heads over the number of leprosy cases in Central Florida, leaving some to believe it may be endemic to the area.
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A central Florida art museum that was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings has sued its former executive director and others, claiming they were part of a scheme to profit from the sale of the fake artwork.
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It’s the second time Gov. Ron DeSantis has removed a Democratic state attorney and follows an investigation that began when a teenager was charged with fatally shooting a television reporter and a 9-year-old girl.
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Susan Lorincz was accused of fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her son in central Florida has been formally charged with manslaughter and assault.
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The Florida-based attorney stands with the family of Ajike Owens who was fatally shot after going to the apartment of her white neighbor.
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Immigration advocates gathered at Hope Community Center in Central Florida to decry a new state law that would limit the rights of undocumented people here.
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A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman.
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Like many homes in central Florida, Janét Buford-Johnson’s is situated on a pond that in better times would be considered picturesque. During Hurricane Ian in September the pond swelled into a horrific torrent, nearly swallowing her and her daughter alive.
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention to return home, where legal issues await.