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The shooter, identified as 35-year-old Jacob Pearson, drove from his home in Orlando and crashed his car through a fence and plowed into a courtyard where employees were eating lunch, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said.
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WUSF photo illustration/AP, stock.adobe.comByron Donalds will be governor, Ashley Moody turned back Angie Nixon and Amendment 3 passed. But what about Congress? What about Texas?! We try to break it down on "Florida Matters Live & Local." -
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Florida's 2026 rainy season ended unevenly, leaving some areas drought-stricken despite heavy October downpours. Historic early-November rainfall brought catastrophic flooding to parts of Central Florida, highlighting the state's sharp weather contrasts. -
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The day after her historic victory as Orange County’s first Black woman to be elected mayor, Tiffany Moore Russell outlined her goal of building “a better future.” -
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