Day: July 30, 2026

Senate Democrats blocked the passage of legislation introduced by Florida Sen. Rick Scott that sought to prevent citizens of hostile foreign nations from using American surrogates to secure U.S. citizenship for their children. The proposal, titled the Stopping Adversarial Foreign Exploitation of Kids in Domestic Surrogacy (SAFE KIDS) Act, represents the first federal attempt to
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LAKELAND, Fla. – Health officials confirmed the fifth rabies case in Polk County this year after a bat tested positive for the virus in Lakeland on Thursday, July 30. The incident began on Monday, July 27, when Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control officers responded to a home on Lakewood Circle. A local resident contacted
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MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – Monroe County law enforcement officials are warning the public about a recent surge in phone and text scams where thieves pretend to be Sheriff’s Office deputies, jail personnel, or other officers in order to steal money. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the fraudsters falsely identify themselves as real law
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The New Mexico Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that prosecutors cannot use hospital body camera footage or a taped confession in the murder trial of Alexee Trevizo. The justices upheld a Fifth Judicial District Court decision finding that all statements Trevizo made in her hospital room in front of police are protected by doctor-patient confidentiality.
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Access DX Laboratory, located in Houston, Texas, its former CEO Michael Stewart, and Florida businessman Harold Shatz have agreed to pay a combined $36.4 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. Federal prosecutors alleged that the laboratory and both men participated in illegal kickback schemes and submitted claims for medically unnecessary
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A Sale City, Georgia, man was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a case that marks the nation’s first federal conviction for possessing firearms in furtherance of dog fighting, federal authorities announced today. Dun Terrius Bradford was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia following his December conviction on
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SAN ANTONIO, Fla. – Pasco County authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a series of vehicle break-ins in San Antonio early Tuesday morning. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the break-ins occurred around 12:30 a.m. on July 28 in the area of Osprey Peak Way. Investigators stated
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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Emergency crews responding to reports of a plane crash in Hernando County on Thursday afternoon discovered the downed craft was actually an unmanned drone. Units from Hernando County Fire Rescue and the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched shortly before 4 p.m. to the 14000 block of Citrus Way. Upon searching the
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Fire crews responded to a structure fire and a car stuck in flood water Thursday.

UEFA said European teams will not enter FIFA competitions unless the governing body abandons plans to sell stakes in World Cup revenues.