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Florida's New Receivership Law: A Game-Changer for Secured Creditors
As a secured creditor in Florida, you now have significantly enhanced tools at your disposal thanks to the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (UCRERA). This landmark legislation fundamentally transforms how receiverships operate in...

Florida Lottery Mega Millions, Jackpot Triple Play results for Sept. 26, 2025
The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 Winning Mega Millions numbers from Sept. 26 drawing...

Government Gone Wild Goes Wilder
by Michelle DeMarco A top state official spearheading the Florida governor’s much-touted mission of cutting local government spending on programs, along with employee numbers and salaries, is quietly seeking to bolster his own state agency’s...

Florida AG Deploys DOJ Agents to Protect ICE Facilities Amid Rising Threats
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi attends President Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order on a deal to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 25, 2025. Kevin...

Florida state attorney warns drivers as road rage gun incidents rise in Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. – After a string of road rage arrests in Central Florida where drivers were accused of pulling guns on others, Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell is urging caution on the roads. Worrell said she believes it is...

Florida Lottery Mega Millions, Jackpot Triple Play results for Sept. 26, 2025
The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 Winning Mega Millions numbers from Sept. 26 drawing...

In the News… quick recap for the past week – Sept. 27, 2025
Each Saturday we present a VERY brief outline of news events in Rhode Island, the region, nationally and internationally. Passings of note. _ RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Rhode Island Energy President Greg Cornett joins board of United Way RI federal...

Hannity Loooves Trump's Political Prosecutions
Trump cheerleader Sean Hannity opened his show on Fox this Thursday celebrating the indictment of former FBI director James Comey and promising more political prosecutions to come. Hannity started things off by reading Trump's note on "Truth...

The Long-Term Consequences of Ending Vaccine Mandates in Florida
Earlier this month, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declared that Florida would be the first state to abolish all vaccine mandates, marking a rejection of traditional public health strategies and an unprecedented change in vaccine...
Game Balls: Week 6 top SW Florida high school football performances
Cypress Lake won a wild one over Estero, North Fort Myers rallied for a 20-point deficit to top Fort Myers and Naples shut out Dunbar. Those were just some of the top storylines from Week 6 of the 2025 high school football season in Southwest...

New Epstein files reveal Prince Andrew ‘flew to Florida with Ghislaine Maxwell on paedophile’s private jet’
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Tariffs, government spending, gas prices—what’s driving inflation right now?
Here’s what you need to know about the state of inflation in Canada. A modest increase in inflation leaves policy-makers focused on the bigger picture Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation came in at 1.9% in August, up from 1.7% in...

Mike Norvell buyout, contract details as Florida State Seminoles coach
Mike Norvell is one of the highest-paid coaches in college football. The eight-year, $80 million extension last year came off winning the ACC championship in 2023. FSU originally intended to pay Norvel $9.9 million in 2025, but a restructured...

Florida Panthers’ depth, resilience to be tested in 2025-26
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Let’s face it: The Florida Panthers will be Stanley Cup contenders for years to come. After knocking off the Edmonton Oilers in back-to-back seasons, the two-time Stanley Cup champions will begin their quest for a...

Why Seminoles' upset loss is bad news for the ACC
The hype was already building for the first top-10 battle between Miami and Florida State in over a decade as the No. 8 Seminoles traveled to play Virginia on Friday night. All they had to do was get past a UVa team that hadn't beaten a top-10...

Florida State fans flock to Charlottesville ahead of ACC matchup
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Cavalier faithful were not the only ones pumped up for Friday night’s game. In the hours leading up to kickoff, you could find quite a few Florida State University fans on the Corner and the Downtown mall for...

South Florida man accused of distributing child abuse material through social media
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS12) — A South Florida man was charged in the federal courts on Friday for distributing, producing and possessing child sexual abuse material. According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Ian Zachary Adams,...

Phoenix face Lions in south Florida
Making its first trip to Miami, Cumberland will be blocks from Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes. But the Phoenix will play at nearby Betty T. Ferguson Stadium today as they kick off at noon CDT against Florida...

Tormenta tropical Imelda podría formarse este fin de semana con rumbo cerca de Florida
NHC. Un nuevo sistema tropical de baja presion que avanza desde el Caribe se espera se convierta en una nueva tormenta tropical, que recibiria el nombre Imelda, y podria acercarse a las costas de Florida el domingo, de acuerdo a los pronosticos....

Florida’s Open Carry Era Begins: The Impact on Retailers
Quick Hits On September 10, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal in McDaniels v. State of Florida ruled that Florida’s Open Carry Ban (790.053, Florida Statutes) was unconstitutional. Pursuant to the appellate court’s ruling and guidance from...