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A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife's sister and parents before setting their house on fire 35 years ago is set to be put to death next month.
In May 1990, Pittman went to the Polk County home of his wife Marie's parents, Clarence and Barbara Knowles, during their divorce proceedings. Pittman fatally stabbed the elderly couple along with their younger daughter, Bonnie. He then set the house on fire, stole Bonnie's car, and burned it.
A long-awaited design for an expressway that aims to change how Osceola County travels is set to be revealed to the public next month. But environmentalists have major concerns about its proximity to the 11,
DeSantis announced plans to convert a shuttered North Florida prison into an immigration detention center, replacing a costlier proposed site.
Meanwhile, new flights emerge as Spirit Airlines starts flights between Fort Lauderdale and Key West, benefiting travelers seeking easy access to the Keys. American Airlines also advances its offerings by adding routes from Miami to European hubs like Milan, accommodating travelers heading to fashion and business centers.
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Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida for the winters
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold winter months in the Sunshine State.
Bezos announced on Instagram that his mother, Jacklyn, died inside her Miami home after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
But none of those Florida cities ranked as the overall top “boomtown ” in the Sunshine State. Instead, the Orlando-area destination of Horizon West was named the state’s No. 1 place for “rapid business and population growth,” according to a separate report GOBankingRates published in October.
In the second of two lawsuits challenging practices at the facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” civil rights attorneys are seeking a preliminary injunction to ensure that detainees at the facility have confidential access to their lawyers, which they say hasn’t happened. Florida officials dispute that claim.
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Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife’s sister and parents, set fire to house
A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Commercial truck driver Harjinder Singh was charged with homicide and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an illegal U-turn that killed three in St. Lucie County, the Florida