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2 special weather statements in effect for Alleghany and Bath Regions

THE VILLAGES


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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 residents

No 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.

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Man, 77, meant to sell ill-gotten erectile drugs in sprawling Florida retirement community, feds say

Read full article: Man, 77, meant to sell ill-gotten erectile drugs in sprawling Florida retirement community, feds say

Federal authorities have arrested a 77-year-old man for allegedly buying more than $1,800 in erectile dysfunction drugs without a prescription and intending to sell them in the massive central Florida retirement community The Villages and elsewhere.

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3 residents of The Villages arrested, charged with casting multiple votes during the 2020 election

Read full article: 3 residents of The Villages arrested, charged with casting multiple votes during the 2020 election

Three individuals living in The Villages in Florida have recently been arrested as part of an investigation into voter fraud, according to our sister station WKMG.

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A senior warning sign for Trump: โ€˜Go Bidenโ€™ cry at Villages

Read full article: A senior warning sign for Trump: โ€˜Go Bidenโ€™ cry at Villages

Carts line up before a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office drop off their ballots Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)THE VILLAGES, Fla. โ€“ Aides say President Donald Trumpโ€™s campaign has seen an alarming drop in support among older adults in its internal research. The campaignโ€™s worries are supported by some public polls suggesting that Joe Biden could perform better among older people than Hillary Clinton did four years ago. The shift appears to be driven largely by Trumpโ€™s handling of the coronavirus, which affects these voters more acutely than others. Nowhere is the battle for the 2020 election more evident than in The Villages, the nationโ€™s largest retirement community, located in the all-important swing state of Florida.

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'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensions

Read full article: 'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensions

Those 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.

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Trump approvingly tweets video showing 'white power' chant

Read full article: Trump approvingly tweets video showing 'white power' chant

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting white power," a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. The video appeared to have been taken at The Villages, a Florida retirement community, and showed dueling demonstrations between Trump supporters and opponents. Thank you to the great people of The Villages, Trump tweeted. Moments into the video clip he shared, a man driving a golf cart displaying pro-Trump signs and flags shouts 'white power." The White House did not immediately respond to questions about Trump's decision to share the video.

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