Florida boating accidents up 16 percent in 2020
Lack of paying attention and being on the lookout accounted for almost half of boating accidents in Florida in 2020. With the release of the […]
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Florida boating accidents up 16 percent in 2020
Lack of paying attention and being on the lookout accounted for almost half of boating accidents in Florida in 2020. With the release of the […]
Tax package set to bring Florida new tax holidays
A tax relief package that includes back-to-school, disaster preparedness and Freedom Week tax holidays is poised to impact summer buying plans starting May 28. The Florida […]
DeSantis signs election changes into law
Gov. Ron DeSantis said a bill he signed on Thursday would help safeguard elections in part by strengthening voter ID requirements for mail-in ballots. He noted […]
FWC issues notice to appear for men who dragged shark
Two people will appear before the Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission accused of killing a tiger shark that was dragged up the Chassahowitzka River in […]
DeSantis ends local COVID-19 emergency orders
Gov. Ron DeSantis used executive action to ban vaccine passports and end all local COVID-19 emergency orders on Monday. “We are no longer in a state […]
U.S. Census: Florida to add congressional seat
Florida is one of six states that will receive at least one new congressional seat based on preliminary U.S. Census data released Monday. The data show […]
Will face masks be mandatory next school year?
Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran sent a letter to school district superintendents on Wednesday asking that school districts make face masks optional for the 2021-22 school […]
Squall line in the Gulf heads deep into Florida this weekend
The State Emergency Response Team (SERT) and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) have issued a statewide flash flood threat in the Panhandle and in […]
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+
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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 […]