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5th-grade teacher from Florida is under investigation after showing children a pro-LGBT Disney movie. The elementary instructor then went on to CNN to attack school administrators and concerned parents, ranting, “Your rights as a parent, those rights are gone when your child is in the public school system.” The Disney movie, “Strange World,” centers on two homosexual men, and its showing exists in a grey area of Florida’s new parent’s rights legislation, dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by the left. The instructor claimed to have received parental permission, though she allegedly only asked parents to approve a “PG” movie, with the...

Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government. Blaise Ingoglia bill would ‘cancel’ Democratic Party Mike WrightFebruary 28, 20234min 1964 Civil Rights ActFlorida Democratic PartyPresident Lyndon B. JohnsonSB 1248Sen. Blaise IngogliaSlavery Related Articles ‘Take that for what it’s worth’: Ron DeSantis dismisses Donald Trump criticism Rick Scott demands answers for why ‘known gang member’ was free to kill Last Call for 2.28.23 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics 'Some people want to have "uncomfortable conversations" about certain subjects.' Sen. Blaise Ingoglia is sponsoring the “Ultimate Cancel Act,” which would eliminate all political parties that...

MONROE COUNTY, FLa.- Two suspected members of the Pagans motorcycle gang were arrested in separate incidents — one for having an outstanding warrant and another for illegal weapon possession. “Anyone who comes to the Florida Keys and commits crimes will be on my radar,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “I am committed to the safety of this community.” • Nicole Marie Fortier, 45, Springhill, Florida, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine (.4 grams), possession of a concealed weapon without a permit (a 9mm pistol), and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on U.S. 1 near 17th Court in Marathon....

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A credit union customer, a man sitting in his driveway, a gas station clerk and a customer were all punched by a stranger, according to deputies in Florida. Devin Ray Wilbanks, 23, is facing several charges including battery, assault, burglary, and resisting arrest. Hernando County sheriff’s deputies said the first incident happened around noon at the Mid-Florida Credit Union, located at 11098 Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill. When they arrived, they were met by a woman who was a customer at the credit union. She told deputies a strange man punched her in the forehead...

SPRING HILL, Fla. - Authorities in Hernando County are investigating after the bodies of an adult and two children were found inside a home. Deputies responded Friday morning to Dunkirk Road. Names have not been released Sheriff Al Nienhuis said his deputies responded to Dunkirk Road at about 10:10 a.m. after receiving a report of a house on fire. One of the deceased children was a pre-teen and the other a teenager, the sheriff said. "Taking the lives of young children is never an option, and so this is a very heart wrenching scene that we're dealing with right now," Nienhuis...

Rumors of a drive-by shooting have been swirling around Spring Hill over the weekend after gun shots that were fired on Sandhill Avenue on July 17, 2015. Details have finally been released by the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office and it turns out the homeowner on Sand Hill actually fired the shots after his daughter’s ex-boyfriend. Throughout the day on Friday Deontray Jackson texted threatening messages to his ex-girlfriend, who is also pregnant. Jackson’s arrest affidavit for an aggravated stalking charge lists a number of disturbing messages including “I will ruin your life and that’s on God,” “I gonna smash y’all...

SPRING HILL – Firefighters face countless hazards each time they walk into a burning building or pull victims from mangled vehicles, but what about unexpected dangers presented by those they are trying to help? Just like the increasing hostility towards law enforcement, the threat of violence against all First Responders is growing. During the recent unrest in Baltimore, Firefighters were pelted with rocks and bottles as they tried to extinguish burning buildings and vehicles. Closer to home, Fire Rescue responded to 680 Cape Cod Loop Sunday, to assist a man who had fallen into a pool at Nantucket Cove Apartments....

SPRING HILL -- The daylong search for a man who Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies may know something about the murder of Lee Ann Shoeman, 55, of Spring Hill has ended. Hillsborough County Deputies responded to the Citrus Park Town Center Mall at around 5:30 p.m. Monday and found Jerome “Jerry” Sheridan, 49, in his car with self-inflicted wounds after he tried to take his own life. Emergency crews were able to rush him to the hospital where they said he was talking. Deputies had been searching for his car, a 1971 Pontiac GTO with no front fender and black stripes...

MANSFIELD, LA (KSLA) - Shelves in Walmart stores in Springhill and Mansfield, LA were reportedly cleared Saturday night, when the stores allowed purchases on EBT cards even though they were not showing limits. Additional Links Computer issue, not government shutdown, likely cause of EBT card failures The chaos that followed ultimately required intervention from local police, and left behind numerous carts filled to overflowing, apparently abandoned when the glitch-spurred shopping frenzy ended. Springhill Police Chief Will Lynd confirms they were called in to help the employees at Walmart because there were so many people clearing off the shelves. He says...

<p>BROOKSVILLE - Steven Langone was at the Publix supermarket on Mariner Boulevard on Thursday morning handing out flyers and asking people to join him in his efforts to kick County Commissioner Jeff Stabins out of office.</p> <p>This morning, he plans to do the same at the Sweetbay, just up the road from his Elgin home.</p>

SPRING HILL | Charlie and Maria Cardoso are among the millions of Americans who have experienced the misery and embarrassment that come with home foreclosure. Just one problem: The Massachusetts couple paid for their future retirement home in Spring Hill with cash in 2005, five years before agents for Bank of America seized the house, removed belongings and changed the locks on the doors, according to a lawsuit the couple have filed in federal court. ... Cardoso had to prove to police that he owned the house. The next day he broke in through a back door and used bolt...

SPRING HILL, FL -- While showing off her JROTC uniform, 16-year-old Heather Lawrence told us joining the Army is her next big goal, to follow in the footsteps of her father and grandfather. "Our flag represents everything that our country is," she said. The teen says an issue over the American flag is why she was written up and handed a five-day suspension from Springstead High School this week for criticizing a Muslim student. Heather says the other girl was sitting down during the Pledge of Allegiance. "You know, I made a not-so-kind remark, and I do sincerely apologize for...

A former grocery store owner already facing three years in prison for aiding a terrorist group got 14 months tacked onto his sentence Friday for swindling the food stamp program out of $1.4 million. Hatem Fariz, 33, must serve a total of 51 months in federal prison under the sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Milton I. Shadur. Fariz, who now lives in Spring Hill, Fla., also was ordered to repay the money he siphoned off by swapping cash for food stamps. At the same time, Fariz pleaded guilty in a federal court in Tampa to conspiring to provide...

Living in one middle tennessee city just got a whole lot cheaper. The mayor of Springhill has announced that residents in the area will no longer pay a 19 cent property tax. With a budget surplus of over a half a million dollars---the property tax was eliminated. The new zero tax rate for spring hill goes into effect next year. Residents will still have to pay "county" property taxes