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Florida Breaks Tourism Record With 34.4 Million Visitors in Second Quarter 2025
Travelbinger
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August 28, 2025
State sets new benchmark for second-quarter visitation, cementing position as nation’s premier travel destination Florida has shattered another tourism record, welcoming an unprecedented 34.4 million visitors during the second quarter of 2025,...
Florida man accused of having stolen car in Limestone County
WAFF 48 - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A Florida man is accused of driving a stolen car all the way to Limestone County. Limestone County deputies said they saw a “suspicious vehicle” on Upper Elkton Road on Tuesday. A check of the license plate found...
Florida Man Busted Again, Now For Trying To Use Debit Card As Driver’s License
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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August 28, 2025
William Walters, with a history of serious crimes, is back in custody after a routine traffic stop. WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Winter Haven man with a lengthy rap sheet is back behind bars after a traffic stop led to his seventh arrest and more...
Florida Man in Batman Pajamas Heroically Detains Burglary Suspect: ‘Gave Me the Extra Confidence I Needed’
The Gateway Pundit
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August 28, 2025
A “Florida man” in Batman pajamas took down a burglary suspect in Cape Coral who was caught red-handed stealing from vehicles and garages early Wednesday morning. Kyle Myvett was alerted to the burglar by his home security cameras before springing...
How truck drivers who don't speak English cheat DMV tests, causing fatal crashes like St. Johns teen's
WJXX First Coast News - Florida
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August 28, 2025
Step #1: They cut a hole in their T-shirts. First Coast News shows how people in Jacksonville cheat to get licensed to drive trucks. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It all starts with a T-shirt—with a hole cut into it. First Coast News obtained photos and...
Deadly palm disease spreads across Florida counties
Fox 4 - Florida
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August 28, 2025
NAPLES, Fla. — Florida's iconic palm trees are under attack from a deadly disease that has already spread to more than half the state's counties, threatening millions of dollars worth of trees along major highways and in residential areas. Palm...
Pro-Khalistani Gurpatwant Singh Pannun backs truck driver Harjinder Singh charged in Florida crash that left 3 dead
Mint
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August 28, 2025
Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, leader of the banned group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), has come out in support of 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, a Punjab-origin truck driver charged with vehicular homicide in Florida. After meeting Singh...
3 NASCAR rivals who can challenge Truck favorite Corey Heim for the championship
Sportskeeda
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August 28, 2025
As the NASCAR Truck Series heads into the championship race, there are a few favorites who have made a case to be the champion at the end of the season. Corey Heim is a clear favorite as he is the points leader. Corey Heim is the current leader in...
New information in case of accused truck driver in deadly U-turn crash
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY − About 20 attended a prayer circle Aug. 28 outside the St. Lucie County Jail for three who died after a truck driver is accused of making an improper U-turn, and also in hopes for a fair trial for the jailed truck driver. The...
‘It’s Not In Me To Just Stand There’: Florida Man Dressed In Batman Pajamas Stops Attempted Home Burglary
BroBible
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August 28, 2025
iStockphoto Audio By Carbonatix A Florida man dressed in Batman pajamas stopped an alleged burglar working in his neighborhood in Cape Coral early Wednesday morning. The man, Kyle Myvett, was awakened at around 2 a.m. by an alert from his home...
ICE Places Detainer On FL Trucker With Invalid NJ Driver's License, Authorities Say
Daily Voice
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August 28, 2025
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrested Roberto Carlos Vergara Cervantes, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a statement on X Sunday, Aug. 25. Uthmeier said Cervantes “is now on an ICE hold and will be deported.” Days earlier,...
Immokalee's new bypass road aims to keep big trucks away from schools
WINK - Florida
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A major road project is moving forward in Immokalee. State leaders announced a new bypass road aimed at keeping big trucks away from neighborhoods and school routes. The project promises safer streets and a new future for the community. WINK News...
Broward County plans new North Perry Airport safety study after latest plane crash
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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August 28, 2025
What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of North Perry Airport? “Dangerous” was the most common response nearby residents submitted in response to that question in a survey Wednesday night. More than 100 residents frustrated with...
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy to California, Washington, and New Mexico: Enforce English Language Requirements or Lose Federal Funding
Arizona Free Press
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Ensuring truck drivers can communicate with law enforcement and read road signs keeps American families on our roads safe WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced California, Washington, and New Mexico will lose...
Prayers outside jail as Sikh group defends driver in fatal Florida Turnpike crash
CBS 12 - Florida
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A small group of Sikh community members gathered outside the St. Lucie County Jail on Thursday, praying for three victims killed in a deadly Turnpike crash — and for the driver accused of causing it. Harjinder Singh,...
Video: Burmese python yanked out of semi-truck engine in Florida
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Lieutenant Jolie Vandervlugt had a busy week. He pulled a Burmese python out of the engine compartment of a tractor-trailer and then wrangled another one in a dark yard less than a day later. HOMESTEAD, Fla. - A first...
Florida man stops burglary suspect while wearing Batman pajamas
East Idaho News
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August 28, 2025
CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WBBH via CNN Newsource) — For a Florida man, the Bat-Signal was an alert on his wife’s phone. And he jumped out of bed — in his Batman pajamas — and answered the call. “I was sleeping, and my wife was coming out of the bathroom,...
Florida DOT to close one lane on Matanzas Pass Bridge for lighting work
Fort Myers Beach Observer - Florida
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/Fort Myers Beach News Work on the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is expected to close one lane of traffic onto the bridge on Sunday, Sept. 1 and from Tuesday, Sept. 3 through Friday, Sept. 6. Photo by Nathan Mayberg The Florida...
Semi crashes on I-95 in Brevard County, snarling traffic
WKMG 6 - Florida
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August 28, 2025
Florida Department of Transportation cameras show a semi partially off the road in the area of I-95 north near State Road 528 in Brevard County. (Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A semi truck...
Watch: Drone video shows water rescue after small plane crashes off North Carolina coast
FOX Weather
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August 28, 2025
A North Carolina man was rescued recently after his single-engine airplane crashed into the ocean. OAK ISLAND, N.C. – A North Carolina man was recently rescued after his single-engine airplane crashed into the ocean. The incident occurred in early...