Good Morning! On this day in 1985, Brian Kelley was born in Ormond Beach. Kelley is best known as one-half of the country music duo Florida Georgia Line.
If it’s been a while since you checked your storm disaster kit, here’s a checklist of things all Floridians should have on hand.
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Weigh Stations to Become Immigration Checkpoints
On Monday, Attorney General James Uthmeier held a press conference in Live Oak to announce that truck weigh stations around the state will also serve as ICE checkpoints as part of a new immigration enforcement initiative.
The new partnership with federal agencies will check for English proficiency while continuing agricultural inspections along major interstate highways. It follows the arrests of two truck drivers found to be in the country illegally with licenses from other states.
Officials said that the 23 interdiction stations “will serve as critical enforcement points to stop human smuggling, fraudulent documents, and unsafe commercial vehicles.”
Illegal immigrants are unable to obtain driver’s licenses in Florida. Uthmeier said that sanctuary states that provide illegal immigrants with licenses are creating a “major liability.” Nineteen states, plus Washington, D.C., issue licenses regardless of immigration status.
Charges in Fatal Accident Spark Petition
More than 2.5 million people have signed a petition calling for leniency for illegal immigrant Harjinder Singh, who faces three charges of vehicular homicide and up to 45 years in prison over a truck accident that killed three people on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County.
The petition, posted on Change.org, calls for Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency to reexamine the case against Singh, arguing he did not have criminal intent or history.
Singh, 28, traveled to California following the accident but was extradited back to Florida, where he will remain in police custody. He was denied bond on Saturday.
U.S. Rep. Randy Fine introduced a bill to propose the nation’s 64th national park, Florida Springs National Park, that would include the Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs.
The Secretary of the Interior will conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a national park in Central and North Florida in Lake, Marion, and Putnam Counties.
The study area covers about 2,800 square miles and includes De Leon Springs, Blue Spring, Silver Springs, Alexander Springs, and dozens of other natural preserves.
After the bill was introduced, it was referred to the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources.
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➤ Fort Lauderdale: The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 76,000 pounds of cocaine off the Caribbean coast and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the largest drug seizure in Coast Guard history. The drugs will be offloaded at Port Everglades. (More)
➤ Central Florida: According to Visit Orlando, the visitor economy has doubled over the past 15 years, generating federal, state, and local tax revenue totaling more than $12 billion. (More)
➤ Palm Beach: The town will remove illegal moorings in the Lake Worth Lagoon this week to support safer navigation and to combat an increase in wrecked and derelict vessels. (More)
➤ Miami-Dade County: The U.S. Coast Guard and local fire department rescued eight people from rough waters off the coast after their boat sank on Saturday. (See Photos)
➤ St. Petersburg: Public art murals at five intersections will be removed by Sept. 4 after FDOT denied the city’s request for an exception to a state traffic rule. (More)
➤ Naples: Gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Byron Donalds joined the Cracker Barrel restaurant rebrand controversy, posting on X that, “It’s time to Make Cracker Barrel Great Again.” (More)
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➤ No. 16-ranked Florida volleyball beat No. 3 Pitt on Sunday in five sets. It’s the program’s first top-3 victory in nearly two years. (More)
➤ Tampa Bay Rays slugger Jose Caminero hit his 37th career home run on Sunday, becoming the seventh-fastest player to ever reach the mark. He’s 22 years and 85 days old. (More)
➤Florida quarterback commit Will Griffin just passed Tim Tebow on the all-time passing yards list for Florida high school football. (More)
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➤ Gas prices fell over the weekend and are 15 cents per gallon lower than a week ago. The average price for regular unleaded in Florida is currently $2.92 per gallon. (See Map)
➤ The Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach is adding a massive new water park to its outdoor pool area, which will include 11 waterslides and feature a 120-foot slide, one of the tallest in the country. (More)
➤ Costco will open a new store in Pensacola on Nine Mile Road. The Escambia County Development Review Committee granted approval last week. (More)
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Weigh Stations to Become Immigration Checkpoints
