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Who is Susie Wiles, Donald Trump’s new White House chief of staff?

By MEG KINNARD WASHINGTON (AP) — With her selection as President-elect Donald Trump ‘s incoming White House chief of staff, veteran Florida political strategist Susie Wiles moves from a largely behind-the-scenes role of campaign co-chair to the high-profile position of the president’s closest adviser and counsel. She’s been in political circles for years. But who is Wiles, the operative set to be the first woman to step into the powerful role of White House chief of staff? She has decades of experience, most of it in Florida The daughter of NFL player and sportscaster Pat Summerall, Wiles worked...

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Horrific new details in Orlando mass shooting that killed UCF student from South Florida

A newly released report on Orlando’s deadly Halloween mass shooting indicates that one of the two victims was shot during a confrontation between the alleged shooter and a witness, rather than being targeted during the incident. The Thursday release of the arrest affidavit for accused gunman Jaylen Edgar offered little indication of what led up to the mayhem that wounded seven people in addition to killing two. But it tells a chilling tale of how the carnage unfolded. Moments after shooting 25-year-old Tyrek Hill — a tow truck driver who was his first victim — in the face around 1 a.m. Friday,...

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UF QB DJ Lagway ‘touch and go’ for return home to Texas; Tre Wilson out for Gators’ season

GAINESVILLE — Injured Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is “giving it his best shot,” coach Billy Napier said, to play during the Gators’ visit to the University of Texas in the 19-year-old’s home state. Lagway practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday, coach Billy Napier said, as the Gators’ true freshman recovers from a left hamstring injury sustained during the second quarter of a 34-20 loss to Georgia Nov. 2 in Jacksonville. Napier did not sound overly optimistic Lagway would return from the Grade 2 strain in time to face the nation’s top-ranked defense, positioning third-string walk-on quarterback...

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What’s next for Fort Lauderdale: Four election winners discuss biggest steps ahead

Fort Lauderdale’s sometimes nasty election cycle saw political rivals attacking incumbents, railing against overdevelopment, broken sewer pipes and nightmarish gridlock. They promised change. But on Tuesday, three out of the four incumbents declared victory. Dean Trantalis, an attorney elected mayor of Fort Lauderdale six years ago, won a third and final term. Incumbents John Herbst and Steve Glassman won their commission races for the District 1 and 2 seats. And Ben Sorensen, a former commissioner who stepped down in 2022 to run for Congress, easily knocked out incumbent Warren Sturman for...

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Palm Beach County re-elects mayor and two new faces to the commission

Palm Beach County will keep its mayor and welcome two new faces to the county commission. Current Democratic mayor Maria Sachs led the way in the polls Tuesday night with 795 of 799 precincts reporting as of 9:30 p.m., defeating her Republican opponent John Fischer. Sachs will continue representing District 5 on the commission, which encompasses West Boca and West Delray. She ran again to continue the projects she said she began during her first term. Sachs said her priorities heading into another mayoral term will be affordable and workforce housing, smart development and alleviating the cost...

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Cox, Stern locked in close race to replace Palm Beach State Attorney Aronberg

Democrat Alexcia Cox and Republican Sam Stern were locked in a tight race for Palm Beach State Attorney Tuesday night, with early and absentee voting results giving Cox a head start and Stern closing the gap to within a percentage point with most of the Election Day votes tallied. The race was destined to defy easy prediction. While Democrats hold a registration advantage in the county, Republicans have recently shown the ability to carry a majority. Gov. Ron DeSantis defeated Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in Palm Beach two years ago. This year, with Palm Beach resident Donald Trump at...

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Gossett-Seidman wins reelection in House District 91 race in Palm Beach County

State Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman, R-Highland Beach, won a second term Tuesday in Florida’s House District 91 race. She defeated Democratic candidate Jay Shooster. District 91 represents a large swatch of southern Palm Beach County, including Boca Raton, Highland Beach and reaching farther west toward West Boca. In questionnaires provided to the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Editorial Board, Gossett-Seidman said the three most important issues facing the legislative district are “inflation, traffic congestion and infrastructure failures, and property tax and property rental tax reform.” Gossett-Seidman,...

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Another loss to Georgia, DJ Lagway’s injured and Billy Napier’s luck goes from bad to worse | Commentary

How do you not feel bad for embattled Florida Gators coach Billy Napier? For some reason, a song from Hee Haw – the old cornpone country variety show – popped into my head as I looked down on the field Saturday and saw the grim-faced Napier as his injured quarterback DJ Lagway was carted away with an inspired Gator team leading mighty Georgia. “Gloom, despair, and agony on me,Deep, dark depression, excessive misery.If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all,Gloom, despair, and agony on me.” That song pretty much sums up what could be Napier’s fateful final season at Florida. If it weren’t...

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Dylan Rizk goes from benchwarmer to savior with win over Arizona

As Dylan Rizk exited the UCF locker room at FCB Mortgage Stadium, a small group of family and friends greeted him with a boisterous cheer. The redshirt freshman quarterback had plenty of reasons to celebrate following his first career start on Saturday, leading the Knights to a 56-12 win over visiting Arizona. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak and kept the program’s record in Space Games a perfect 8-0. For Rizk, the fourth quarterback to start a game this season, it all came down to patience. “I always knew there was a plan for me,” Rizk said. “Coach Gus [Malzahn] and Coach [Tim]...

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South Florida radio personality, Hollywood commission candidate Jill Tracey dies

Jill Tracey Folmar, a well-known South Florida radio personality and current candidate for Hollywood city commission, has died at age 60. Originally from Detroit, Jill Tracey, as she was known professionally, was a long-time personality on Miami’s WHQT Hot 105 and had been in the radio industry for three decades, including on WEDR 99Jamz. She was in a three-way race with Peter Hernandez and Richard Walker for Hollywood’s District 2 commission seat in next week’s election. Throughout her career, Tracey served as news director at Hot 105 and was a former president of the National Association of...

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