Amanda Inscore Whittamore
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WGCU
Primary election results Tuesday showed some surprising victories and expected wins across the state.
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The New Life Dream Center, a faith-based drug rehab facility, is based in the Deer Run Farms neighborhood in southern Lee County. It's operated by Pastor Bishop Gaspar Anastasi of Word of Life Ministries. A county zoning violation hit New Life Dream Center earlier this year, in addition to scrutiny from neighbors who believe Anastasi used his connections in the Florida legislature to run it. -
Palm Beach County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller Mike Caruso, a former Republican legislator, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and local police on child sexual abuse charges Tuesday.
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