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Pasco Deputies Fighting Sex Trafficking With Intercept Bots

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says it’s the first law enforcement agency in Florida to partner with the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking to...

By the end of the day, more people received an injection on Monday than have been vaccinated since the start of the vaccine program on Dec. 18, Judson Howe, president of Adventist Health said.

Hospital Scrambles To Find Patients Before Freezer Failure Ruins 830 Vaccines

The crisis starts around 2 a.m. at a hospital in Mendocino County, Calif. A compressor gives out, giving the staff two hours to use the coronavirus vaccines before they are declared unusable.

A field hospital tent for suspected COVID-19 patient triage was set up outside the emergency department of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California. A surge in deaths has prompted the county to lift environmental limits on the number of cremations that can be performed each month.

Cremation Limits Lifted In LA Due To 'Backlog' As COVID-19 Deaths Skyrocket

Air quality limits on cremations are temporarily suspended in Los Angeles because of increased demand due to COVID-19. Officials say the death rate is now more than double that of pre-pandemic years.

Florida Governor Orders State Investigation Of Jeffrey Epstein's Work Case

Pointing to a request from the Palm Beach County sheriff, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday directed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to oversee an...

The easements on timber land nearby will protect undeveloped areas such as the Lower Suanee

State Eyes Deepwater Horizon Money For Land Deal

Florida officials are looking at using money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to help shield timber land in Dixie County from future development.

Carmen Garcia stands in line on Friday to be tested for COVID-19 at a Mobile Testing Truck in Miami Beach, Fla. The units were brought to the area as the cases of coronavirus spike in Florida.

Florida Sees Its 4th Day Running With More Than 100 COVID-19 Deaths

Florida's death count from COVID-19 continues to be in the triple digits as coronavirus cases surge in many parts of the state, especially the Miami area.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, here in Sacramento on Friday, has ordered face coverings be required in public spaces statewide.

California Hits New High In COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Officials attribute at least part of the rise to a decline in social distancing as people venture out into the world again. The majority of new cases are in Southern California and the Central Valley.

SalusCare crisis center closed while insurers quibble over fixing damages caused by Hurricane Ian

A behavioral healthcare facility damaged from Hurricane Ian is having problems getting insurance to covert damages, putting many of its services on hold. Hundreds of people that would have been admitted to the SalusCare crisis stabilization unit are now being sent to hospital emergency rooms or out of the county.

A 12-year-old on trial in the stabbing death of a 9-year-old talks to his lawyer in 2014 in a Michigan circuit court. The Justice Department is targeting a Georgia case in the hopes of making legal representation for juveniles there more effective, but they say the problems occur nationwide.

Justice Department Weighs In On Assembly-Line Justice For Children

For the first time, the federal government is asserting juveniles' right to counsel by wading into a Georgia case alleging inadequate representation. Authorities say the problems occur nationwide.

Early voting on October 11, 2022 at the Lakes Regional Library Disaster Recovery Center.

Dunbar vote-by-mail drop box added to improve voter access

A coalition of voter rights groups has successfully petitioned to add a new Secured Ballot Intake Station in the Dunbar community in Fort Myers. The new drop box will be accessible at the Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library in Fort Myers from 9 a.m. to 6 pm. Sunday, Nov. 6 and Monday Nov.7.

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