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Hurricane Erin became a Category 5 storm over the weekend, but as of Sunday, it was a Category 3 and still expected to swing north and away from Florida.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the expansion of Florida’s capacity to detain and deport those in the country illegally with the opening of a temporary immigration detention facility in North Florida.
The governor said Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, 43 miles west of Jacksonville, will now serve as a “Deportation Depot” and “build on the success the state has had with Alligator Alcatraz.”
Deportation Depot will hold over 1,300 detainees and will have the same services as Alligator Alcatraz. Nearby Lake City Airport will be utilized for deportation flights.
The facility is expected to be operational within three weeks. The estimated build-out cost is $6 million, which federal partners will reimburse.
Sen. Albritton Hints at Resigning
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, a Hardee County Republican, hinted that he may not finish his Senate term while nominating Sen. Jim Boyd as the president-designate for the 2026-28 term.
Albritton called for a special meeting on Oct. 14 to officially name the new Senate president. Albritton’s term runs through 2028, though the 2026 legislative session would be his last as Senate president.
At legislative delegation meetings in Charlotte County and Hardee County, Albritton said his current round of such meetings would be his last.
Boyd is the Republican majority leader in the Florida Senate. He served in the House from 2010 to 2018 and was elected to the Senate in 2020.
Executive Order to Boost Commercial Space
President Trump signed an executive order last week that shifted NASA’s balance of power and removed regulatory barriers for commercial launches.
The order directs multiple federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport construction, and better support emerging in-space industries.
“You can’t be No. 1 on Earth if you’re No. 2 in space,” Cape Canaveral’s Rep. Mike Haridopolos said. “This executive order cuts red tape to speed up launch permits and infrastructure development for our commercial space industry.”
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➤ Statewide: U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and U.S. Rep. Randy Fine reintroduced the Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act, which would allow flexibility for farmers to raise sturgeon and keep the fish if they were bred in captivity. (See Details)
➤ Polk County: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for David Pittman, 63, who is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 17 for the 1990 murders of his estranged wife’s sister and parents. (More)
➤ Titusville: An instructor and a student pilot were injured in a small airplane crash in a wooded area west of the Space Coast Regional Airport on Friday. (See Photo)
➤ Tallahassee: Florida’s attempt to block children from Snapchat and other social media platforms was stopped by a federal judge, ruling that the state’s law likely violates the Constitution. (More)
➤ Orlando: Ironworkers Local Union 808, chartered in the city in 1965, broke ground on its Three Wisemen Apprentice and Training Facility to tackle a skilled-labor shortage. (See Video)
➤ Putnam County: U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody recognized sheriff’s deputy Colt Wade with a Florida’s Finest Award for saving the life of a 1-year-old boy in January. (More)
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➤ The Jacksonville Jaguars’ preseason NFL game against the New Orleans Saints ended in a 17-17 tie yesterday. (More)
➤ The Tampa Bay Rays staged a late comeback win for the second time in as many days on Saturday, capped off by Brandon Lowe’s go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning. (Watch Video)
➤Miami Dolphins star running back De’Von Achane is dealing with a lower-body injury that will cause him to miss time. Achane’s return timetable will depend on how he responds to treatment. (More)
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➤ JetBlue is returning to Daytona Beach International Airport Dec. 4 with two daily nonstop flights to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport. (More)
➤ Boca Raton-based Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, one of the largest property insurers in the state, proposed the largest rate decreases for home and condo unit owners in the company’s 20-year history. (More)
➤ Chicago-based Potbelly Sandwich Shop plans six new locations in Brevard County, making a $5.4 million investment and bringing 180 jobs to the Space Coast. (More)
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➤ The Kennedy Center will honor its 48th class on Dec. 7, including a Lifetime Artistic Achievement award for South Florida resident Sylvester Stallone. (More)
➤ Meanwhile, Sylvester Stallone and his wife of 28 years, Jennifer Flavin, showed off their Palm Beach home for the first time in an interview with Veranda magazine. (See Photos)
➤ More than 100 fat-tailed geckos were abandoned in an Osceola County storage unit. The owner was sentenced to four years of probation. (See Photo)
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Deportation Depot Coming
