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House passes plan to bar ‘sanctuary cities’

 TALLAHASSEE — With reported comments by President Donald Trump inflaming an already-raw immigration debate, the deeply divided Florida House on Friday passed a proposal to ban “sanctuary cities’ in the state.The 71-35 vote by the Republican-dominated House came after two days of debate, with GOP supporters pointing to a need to uphold the “rule of law” and Democratic critics contending the bill (HB 9) is unconstitutional and could lead [...]
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Four juveniles arrested for stealing snacks, drinks

FORT WALTON BEACH — Four juveniles were arrested Tuesday for burglarizing the concession stands at the Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center.Kalina Matos, 15, Anthony Schwarz, 14, Angel Jones, 15 and Liam Jones, 14, all from Fort Walton Beach, were arrested for stealing snacks and soft drinks and using fire extinguishers to cause extensive damage to the building, according to a press release from the City of Fort Walton Beach.Images of the subjects were captured on [...]
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Destin digits heading to Capitol

Children’s Week has become an annual tradition in Tallahassee when tens of thousands of kids contributing hand art to be hung in the Capitol Rotunda.For the first time, hundreds of pieces of hand art created by local children at the Destin Library will be part of the exhibit during Florida Children's Week on Jan 21-16.“This is the first time it’s been done here with the library in Destin,” said Will Rogers, the reference and youth services [...]
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