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Ron DeSantis signed an executive order on Friday to help lower prescription drug prices for Floridians. DeSantis touts Florida’s improvement in civics education“Florida continues to lead the nation in ensuring accountability in the health care industry and in introducing reforms to combat rising prescriptions costs,” said DeSantis. “This executive order requires accountability and transparency for pharmaceutical middlemen when doing business with the state, thereby reducing the upward pressure on prescription drug costs.”Officials said executive order 22-164 is also designed to drive transparency in prescription costs. Watch DeSantis’ full news conference here:The order looks to hold pharmacy benefits managers accountable when managing prescription drug benefits for insurance companies. READ: Ex-employees sue Disney, claim religious discrimination over COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandatesThe state’s Canadian Prescription Drug Importation program has been under review by the FDA for nearly 600 days.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he plans to sign an executive order to tackle prescription drug prices in Florida.

Cape Coral, Fla., police said the boys’ arrests stopped a "critical incident” that could have happened in the stolen guns fell into the wrong hands.

Sheriff's deputies in Florida have arrested a 10-year-old fifth grade student accused of threatening to shoot up a school.

Fentanyl: What you need to know (NCD)CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Florida man was sentenced to house arrest and probation after pleading no contest to charges stemming from his young son’s overdose. >> Read more trending newsAngel Vasquez was sentenced to five years of probation, with the first two to be served under house arrest, WINK reported. Florida father sentenced to probation for 1-year-old’s overdose Angel Vasquez pleaded no contest. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)Vasquez was arrested after taking his 18-month-old son to the hospital on Nov. 16, thinking the child might have eaten an oxycodone pill, The Fort Myers News-Press reported. Vasquez confirmed to police he had no prescription for fentanyl, The News-Press reported.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the launch of a program Monday that will assist Floridians in over 50 professions buy their first homes.

Cape Coral police said when they told her her mother had died Mariya Lynn Kelly began to cry and told police she didn't intend to hurt her mother.

Silly String: Two boys are facing battery charges after they sprayed two other juveniles with Silly String. (Olga Donchuk/iStock )CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Two boys are accused of battery after they allegedly sprayed two other juveniles with aerosol string, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsThe boys allegedly used what is commonly called Silly String, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. Two juveniles are facing battery charges after they allegedly sprayed aerosol string at two other juveniles at a Cape Coral ice cream shop. “Even at birthday parties, there’s silly string all the time,” Alemar added.

FORT LAUDERDALE — A Florida man said he was kicked off a United Airlines flight for using women’s underwear as a face mask. In the video, you can see a flight attendant tell Jenne, “You’re going to have to come off the airplane. We’re not going to let you travel.” She goes on to explain that he has to leave the plane because he is not in compliance with the airline’s mask policy. This is not the first time he has flown with women’s underwear as a mask. Jenne told WBBT, “Every single flight has been met with different reactions from the flight crew.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will sign an executive order directing the state departments of education and health to give parents the final say if their children should wear masks in schools.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Florida man had a short fuse about the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. At about 3 a.m. EDT on June 25, the man could be heard screaming, “Firecracker, firecracker, boom,” the television station reported. “He seemed to be upset that people were celebrating early.”Warnecke decided to answer back while the man yelled, admonishing the man and telling him to “shut up.”“Bottle rocket! Yeah, it’s (expletive) annoying, isn’t it?” the man yelled. “Quit (expletive) doing it in the middle of the night.”“He’s definitely out there,” neighbor Phil Franzese told WBBH.

A man threw a cup at another car in a road rage incident, hit a girl sitting in the passenger seat and later tried to pull her out through a window, according to the Cape Coral Police Department.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A Florida couple came up with a great way to meet their new neighbors after moving into their home during the coronavirus pandemic. They offered free beer. We will be in our driveway with drinks, ready to meet any neighbors who would like to stop by. But once the “Free Beer” sign was placed outside, the neighbors started venturing over. We had a few people do a double take, free beer is a pretty easy way to get people to show up,” said Thomas Evans.

Troy, 65, retired to Cape Coral from the Boston area almost two years ago and is a Navy veteran. Carl Nyberg, a partner with MWW Inc. Roofing, was in the Troys' area on Tuesday and saw what was left of the roof. He went to ABC Supply to see if they would discount material to fix Troy's roof. The approximate cost to fix Troy's roof is $11,000. Troy filed a report with Cape Coral Police Department on Tuesday and the code compliance office is also investigating, Troy said.

Troy, 65, retired to Cape Coral from the Boston area almost two years ago and is a Navy veteran. Carl Nyberg, a partner with MWW Inc. Roofing, was in the Troys' area on Tuesday and saw what was left of the roof. He went to ABC Supply to see if they would discount material to fix Troy's roof. The approximate cost to fix Troy's roof is $11,000. Troy filed a report with Cape Coral Police Department on Tuesday and the code compliance office is also investigating, Troy said.

Troy, 65, retired to Cape Coral from the Boston area almost two years ago and is a Navy veteran. Carl Nyberg, a partner with MWW Inc. Roofing, was in the Troys' area on Tuesday and saw what was left of the roof. He went to ABC Supply to see if they would discount material to fix Troy's roof. The approximate cost to fix Troy's roof is $11,000. Troy filed a report with Cape Coral Police Department on Tuesday and the code compliance office is also investigating, Troy said.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A video of three men playing cards at a folding table while waiting for a traffic light to change at a Florida intersection is going viral. The TikTok video was posted earlier this week with the caption “Florida back at it with the long lights.”The video has more than a million likes and thousands commented on the card game. The video doesn’t specify what Florida city they were in, but thousands took the opportunity to rant about their most hated local intersections in the comments.

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Dalton Edwards, 21, was booked into the Marion County Jail on Monday. A Cape Coral man who a Marion County Sheriff's Office detective said admitted to conducting inappropriate sexual activities with a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of lewd, lascivious behavior. Dalton Edwards was booked into the Marion County Jail on Monday and released shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday on $10,000 bail. The Sheriff's Office received a report on March 17 alleging Edwards, 21, had sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl. The incident was alleged to have taken place in November.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – There’s a water crisis in Southwest Florida that is wreaking havoc on wildlife. Thousands of fish and several manatees have washed up dead because of red tide. On Tuesday, three manatees washed ashore, and WINK News reports that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission claims this year there are higher than normal manatee deaths from red tide. “I hate to say it, but it’s like a natural disaster if you ask me,” said Englewood resident Jane Tellor to WINK News. It’s so bad that Lee County commissioners declared a local state of emergency and need funding to remove the massive amounts of dead fish.