The Ray Blacklidge Campaign today announced that it raised $10,395 during December, bringing his total amount raised to more than $87,000. When combined with funds raised for his political committee, Friends of Ray Blacklidge, his total amount exceeds $100,000.
Times Puerto Rican evacuee Shamira Melendez, 4, watches "Finding Dory" on a tablet while her mom Ivana Reyes, 22, talks to representatives from local agencies while her son Jezel Garcia, 1, snoozes in his stroller at the Hispanic Outreach Center Thursday 11/2/2017. - Pinellas County government hosted a bilingual panel Thursday featuring community organizations providing help for local Hurricane Maria evacuees from Puerto Rico.
One day last month, a Largo Police officer arrested Malkhaz Ambroladze on a charge of allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle. The next day, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent Pinellas County jail officials an arrest warrant for Ambroladze, a 39-year-old Guatemalan man, saying agents had probable cause to believe he was in the country illegally.
Augie Ribeiro thinks he's the only "true Democrat" running for Florida Senate District 19 - and he's spent at least $141,000 on mailers alone to tell voters that. His glossy ads land in mailboxes with an uncommon frequency.
Gawker Media founder Nick Denton penned an open letter to Peter Thiel Thursday, slamming the tech entrepreneur as a "thin-skinned billionaire" for bankrolling lawsuits aimed at destroying his media company. He also challenged the PayPal founder to a public debate on journalism.