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Why the fastest-growing place for young kids in the US is in the metro with the oldest residents
Read full article: Why the fastest-growing place for young kids in the US is in the metro with the oldest residentsNo one younger than age 19 is allowed to live in The Villages, the massive retirement community in central Florida which has the highest median age of any place in the U.S. Yet it is part of the fastest-growing metro area for young children this decade.
Vervet monkey escapes Central Florida sanctuary, could be headed to South Florida
Read full article: Vervet monkey escapes Central Florida sanctuary, could be headed to South FloridaA vervet monkey escaped from a sanctuary in Sumter County about a month ago and has been sighted in Clermont, according to the sanctuary’s founder.
Broward court: Probation officers give up on man and recommend ‘maximum prison sentence’
Read full article: Broward court: Probation officers give up on man and recommend ‘maximum prison sentence’Adam Joseph Stone, who was at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday, has a history of violence, according to court records. Broward County judges gave him a chance for years, but the Florida Department of Corrections recently had enough.
Florida man charged with voter fraud blames rivalry between Trump and DeSantis supporters
Read full article: Florida man charged with voter fraud blames rivalry between Trump and DeSantis supportersA man has been charged with forgery and fraud after authorities say he cast a ballot in Florida for his deceased father in the 2020 election, though the suspect says the charges were motivated by a local, internal GOP political rivalry between former President Donald Trump advocates and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis supporters.
Florida man faces charges in Villages black market erectile dysfunction drug case
Read full article: Florida man faces charges in Villages black market erectile dysfunction drug caseA man from The Villages is facing a year in prison after allegedly stockpiling erectile dysfunction medications and is accused of planning to distribute them.
Golfer accused of causing man’s death in Villages ‘clearly’ has anger issues, expert says
Read full article: Golfer accused of causing man’s death in Villages ‘clearly’ has anger issues, expert saysThe Villages-News published a photograph of Robert E. Moore Jr., on Nov. 8, 2022, after he scored a hole-in-one on hole six at the Tarpon Boil Executive Golf Course. Months later, detectives reported the photo helped them to identify the golfer accused of causing Dean W. Zook’s death.
'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensions
Read full article: 'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensionsThose tensions got international attention last weekend when President Donald Trump tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters at the retirement community chanting a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. Those tensions, though, flared two weeks ago during a golf-cart parade for President Donald Trump's birthday in which a man shouted, White Power, when confronted by anti-Trump protesters. A video clip of that confrontation in Americas largest retirement community was tweeted approvingly by Trump last weekend and then taken down. In the past, when conflicting political views came up in The Villages, residents said it was best to say, I disagree, and quickly change the topic. A man driving by in a golf car responded by shouting, White Power," a racist slogan associated with white supremacists.