DeSantis signs COVID-19 liability shield law
Mar 30, 2021
Time limits and who carries the burden of proof in COVID-19 liability lawsuits were locked in on Monday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a COVID-19 […]
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DeSantis signs COVID-19 liability shield law
Time limits and who carries the burden of proof in COVID-19 liability lawsuits were locked in on Monday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a COVID-19 […]
DeSantis: Vaccine access to expand to Floridians 18+
Mar 25, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that all residents 18 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by April 5. “We’ve now vaccinated […]
UF Health team performs state’s first triple-organ transplant
Mar 23, 2021
If surgery were gymnastics, a triple-organ transplant would be a feat worthy of the Olympics. It has everything: Complex and intricate procedure? Check. Frequency of pre-existing […]
DeSantis: COVID-19 vaccine will open to 50+ Monday
Mar 19, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents 50 years old and up starting on Monday, March 22. Alachua County residents can register […]
Will Sunday time change be Florida’s last?
Mar 12, 2021
Retired Colorado school bus driver Dennis Pesce remembers how, every year in mid-March, his job would get exponentially harder as the school drop-off lane became congested […]
Vaccine momentum builds as DeSantis lowers access age
Mar 9, 2021
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System began administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday amid a flurry of good news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic that […]
DeSantis expands vaccine eligibility in Florida
Mar 1, 2021
On Monday Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order extending vaccine eligibility to include the following groups in Florida: Long-term care facility residents and […]
FWC moves to repel 16 high-risk invasive reptiles in Florida
Feb 26, 2021
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Thursday approved new rules to address the importation, breeding and possession of high-risk invasive reptiles—overruling the objections […]
Weather impacting shipments of COVID-19 vaccine to Florida
Feb 16, 2021
On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted about a tornado watch in Northwest Florida. Today, the ongoing storms throughout the United States are affecting the distribution […]
Senators join forces to increase coral reef funding
Feb 2, 2021
A bipartisan bill introduced last week by Sen. Marco Rubio could boost efforts to protect and restore the more than 330 nautical miles of Florida’s coral […]
Trump-branded manatee sparks investigation, reward offer
Jan 12, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in an incident involving a threatened Florida […]
DeSantis makes rounds, touts drive-thru and Publix vaccines sites
Jan 12, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ strategy for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout remains “seniors first.” On Tuesday, DeSantis held a press conference at The Villages, where he doubled down […]
DeSantis: Reduce COVID-19 vaccine allotments for hospitals not getting ‘shots in arms’
Jan 4, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that hospitals not administering vaccine allotments quick enough will receive smaller future shipments. DeSantis spoke from Orlando Health and addressed […]
Grim milestone: Florida sets new daily COVID-19 record
Jan 2, 2021
Late Saturday the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) reported a record 21,015 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 31, continuing the recent surge. Alachua County’s COVID-19 Recovery […]
FWC files charges in deadly Boating Under the Influence case
Dec 28, 2020
TAMPA – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office today announced that charges have been filed against Andrew Joseph […]
UF Health Shands Hospital ranked best in Florida
Dec 25, 2020
University of Florida Health Shands Hospital emerged as Florida’s top health center and one of the nation’s elite in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 […]
Bill would mandate moment of silence in Florida public schools
Dec 18, 2020
The Center Square – A conservative Florida state senator with a history of introducing controversial public school religious freedom legislation has filed a bill that would […]
UF Health Jacksonville first in Florida to administer COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 14, 2020
A group of 10 front-line health care workers at UF Health Jacksonville are believed to be the first in Florida, and possibly the Southeast, to receive […]
Florida lawmakers to again ponder pulling the plug on red light cameras
Dec 8, 2020
The Center Square – According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 63 Florida cities were operating 638 red light cameras in 2018. […]
Florida businesses to see 2021 unemployment tax increase, workers’ compensation rate cut
Dec 7, 2020
The Center Square – Florida businesses will pay higher unemployment taxes but lower workers’ compensation rates in 2021, a bad news-good news scenario fostered by the […]
Rubio calls for more small business loan money in compromise COVID-19 relief bill
Dec 4, 2020
The Center Square – The $908 billion pandemic stimulus compromise package being discussed in the U.S. Senate is a hopeful sign of progress, Florida Republican U.S. […]
Retail pharmacies to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Florida nursing homes
Dec 3, 2020
The Center Square – Florida’s proposed mass inoculation plan calls for rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state’s 4,000-plus nursing homes and long-term care centers […]
Two fallen FHP Troopers receiving Roadway Designation tribute in Alachua and Dixie Counties
Dec 1, 2020
Two Florida Highway Patrol Troopers will receive recognition this week in two ceremonies to honor their ultimate sacrifice to the FHP and the citizens they serve. […]
UF given 27,000 acres of land for conservation, outdoor classroom and laboratory
Nov 30, 2020
More than 27,000 rural acres near Yeehaw Junction in Florida’s southern Osceola County has been gifted to the University of Florida to protect one of the […]