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By ALI SWENSON NEW YORK (AP) — You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and prosecuted. The nation’s multilayered election processes provide many safeguards that keep voter fraud generally detectable and rare, according to current and former election administrators of both... Read More

The Gators head to Rocky Top coming off a pair of convincing victories and now seeking a signature win in 2024. The rival Vols are 15.5-point favorites, but have not won consecutive visits from Florida since 1990 and ’92. Meanwhile, coach Billy Napier has not won consecutive road games at UF. Something’s got to give. During the latest Swamp Things, Edgar and Mark discuss the matchup ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival. ‘Super Bowl of the South’ (:00) Reason for optimism... Read More

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JASON DEAREN As Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida’s west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists are worried it could scatter the polluted leftovers of the state’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry and other hazardous waste across the peninsula and into vulnerable waterways. More than 1 billion tons of slightly radioactive phosphogypsum waste is stored in “stacks” that resemble enormous ponds at risk for leaks during major... Read More

With the entire state awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Milton, the anticipation has sent anxiety levels soaring. For days, as the monster storm seemed to inch toward the state, Floridians have been hearing phrases like “strongest hurricane ever” and “rapid intensification,” along with adjectives like catastrophic, life-threatening, and destructive. Those words are compounded by residents’ memories of hurricanes in recent Florida history and footage of towns swamped in North... Read More

Robert Collado, 67, who suffers from dementia, was reported missing from his home in Wilton Manors Wednesday morning. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 9, 2024 at 4:31 p.m. ... Read More

Hurricane Milton churned to Florida loaded with fearsome winds and heavy downpours. Navigating the aftermath will be its own daunting challenge. Here’s what the experts say to do. How long will food last in the fridge if the power goes out? Perishables in a powerless refrigerator don’t last long, says Orlando chef and Valencia College Culinary Instructor Jennifer M. Denlinger, Ph.D, especially if you open and close the fridge door. “You do not want your cold food to go above 70 degrees... Read More

More than 400 people entered Palm Beach County’s shelters by Wednesday afternoon to stay safe from Hurricane Milton’s impact in the region. Officials in Palm Beach County had urged people to evacuate if they live in manufactured or mobile homes, those whose residences have “substandard construction” or those living in low-lying areas prone to severe flooding to evacuate. The county opened five of the county’s general population shelters, one pet-friendly shelter and a special-needs... Read More

It’s a cast party for “The Fantasticks.”But the word “cast” has been expanded to include anyone who has ever appeared in the musical. That’s what Island City Stage in Wilton Manors has planned for the final dress performance of their reimagined production (more about that later).If you’ve ever been onstage in a production of “The Originally Published: October 9, 2024 at 3:32 p.m. ... Read More

The scam before the storm comes in the form of price gouging, illegally jacking up the cost of goods and services at the time they’re needed most. Once the storm has passed, the scammers move on to a new tactic: Pretending they’ve come to help. Federal, state and local officials wants consumers to know it’s against the law. But price gougers and scammers are counting on their customers to be too busy or worried to notice or do something about it. Water, food staples such as rice,... Read More