Here are some important takeaways from recent appellate ruling over dispute at Hollywood condo | Opinion

A recent decision over a dispute at the Hollywood Station Condominium by Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal illustrates one potential outcome for community association lawsuits brought by concerned unit … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Asian American Theologian: Our ‘Culture’ Is Not to Blame

When it comes to the community’s response to trauma and anxiety, Daniel D. Lee calls for a closer look at the dynamics of racism and the migrant experience. The past several years have seen a sharp rise in violence against Asian Americans. In 2020, the FBI recorded a 73 percent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes. Over the next two years, the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center documented over 11,000 self-reported discriminatory incidents, two-thirds of which were categorized as... Read More

Christians, Jews and Muslims celebrate highlights of their faith today. I am filled with Easter joy | Opinion

As many of my dear readers know, I love this time of the year. I love celebrating Holy Week, and the story of how the Lord Jesus was willing to … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Minors arrested in Marion triple homicide; search continues for 3rd suspect

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods on Friday announced the arrest of two minors – 12 and 17 – and the search of a third suspect in connection with the murder of three minors in Ocklawaha last week. One teen was already in juvenile custody after being arrested by the Orlando Police Department the day after the murder; the other was taken into custody at a Marion County school. The third suspect, who is 16, was not located by deputies Thursday night, said Woods. Advertisement “Some... Read More

How do Florida juries decide if someone deserves the death penalty?

It took a jury about 40 minutes to decide that Louis Gaskin should die. Dubbed by the media the Ninja Killer because of the dark outfit he wore during his crimes, Gaskin had been found guilty of shooting Robert and Georgette Sturmfels as he burglarized their Flagler County home. His defense attorney offered little to weigh against capital punishment. Advertisement From what Thomas Stuckey remembers more than three decades after he served on the 12-person jury, they didn’t have much... Read More

Florida health official must testify in transgender Medicaid fight, court rules

TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge has rejected a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to shield a top health official from testifying in a lawsuit challenging the state’s prohibition on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for transgender people. State attorneys have been wrangling with plaintiffs’ lawyers seeking to depose Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida, arguing that, under what is known as the “apex doctrine,” Weida should not have to... Read More

Surfside man plied wealthy family ties in an insider trading scheme. He’s going to prison

Surfside resident David Schottenstein, a member of one the nation’s richest families, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for an $3.5 million insider trading scheme … Click to Continue » ... Read More