Tea party-backed Florida congressman resigns after drug conviction, rehab
US Rep. Trey Radel, a conservative Republican elected with backing from tea party activists in 2012, resigned from Congress Monday, following a drug scandal. Radel, 37, who admitted to cocaine possession in November, took a leave of absence from …
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Saint Matthews House Drug Rehab Center – LPA Says No
LABELLE, FL. — At a well attended public meeting of the Hendry County Local Planning Agency Wednesday night, four of the seven member board voted to disapprove of St. Matthews House of Collier County's application for a special exception to operate a …
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