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Judy Copier Pasted Into Florida iHeart Region President Role
IHeartMedia has appointed Judy Copier as the new Region President for its Orlando and Melbourne markets. Copier brings more than thirty years of experience in media and advertising to iHeart’s fifteen stations across Central Florida. Copier transitions to this role after a successful tenure as Metro President for iHeart...
Police: hit-and-run driver crashes stolen car into Cape Coral home
The Cape Coral Police Department is investigating why a stolen car crashed into a home and where the driver responsible has run off to. The crash was reported to police early Tuesday at Southeast 42nd Terrace and Palm Tree Boulevard. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. There were...
Nonprofits in Bloom: The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature offers engaging experiences for all ages, fostering appreciation for science and the natural world. Visitors can explore informative exhibits and interactive educational spaces like the captivating Mosaic Backyard Universe or blast off in a cutting-edge Planetarium. The Museum is also dedicated to rehabilitating Florida manatees at the Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat, playing a pivotal role in their conservation. Your support is vital to these educational and environmental initiatives.
FGCU falls to USF's second-half surge
Florida Gulf Coast University succumbed to South Florida's second-half surge Sunday, falling 4-0 on the road in Tampa, Florida. "Not the result we wanted, but we will get better from this as we prepare for our games next week," head coach Jim Blankenship said. USF scored all four of its...
Billionaire Larry Ellison buys Florida resort. Here's a look at his other hotels
Multi-billionaire Larry Ellison, who made his fortune in the software industry by co-founding Oracle, also has dipped his hands into the hospitality industry with the purchase of several resort and hotel properties in Hawaii, California and Nevada. His most recent hotel buy was a Florida whopper. In early August, he paid a recorded $277.4 million for the 300-plus-room, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan, a luxury beachfront property in the wealthy town south of...
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to appear in Florida next week
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will be on the Florida ballot in November, and she’ll be in the state to make a couple of appearances next week. Stein will be in Tampa on Sept. 3 to attend the opening day of the federal trial of Omali Yeshitela and two other members of the International […]
3 Florida Men Plead Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme
Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Three Florida men have pleaded guilty to running a tax fraud scheme called the “Note Program.”. Christopher Johnson of Orlando and Jasen Harvey of Tampa pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States through the scheme, in which the two “prepared tax returns for clients that claimed large nonexistent income tax withholdings had been paid to the IRS, and sought large refunds based on those purported withholdings,” according to the Department of Justice.
South Florida's extreme heat causing seasonal affective disorder, but help available
MIAMI - In South Florida, extreme heat is causing issues like seasonal affective disorder. This can affect your daily life, but help is available if needed.At Zoo Miami, grandparents Elzbieta Wnuk and her husband Stanislaw Wnuk played with their grandson and persevered through the heat."It's incredible and it's hard to endure out here," said Elzbieta. CBS News Miami's team of meteorologists confirmed that we are dealing with the hottest weather on record in South Florida. Experts warn that South Florida's extreme heat can lead to something more serious. It's called seasonal affective disorder. While many people think that's something those in the...
Florida wildlife officials seek federal permit to plant seagrass off Samsons Island
Florida wildlife officials plan to spend $1.7 million in federal money to plant back more than seven acres of seagrass along Samsons Island in Satellite Beach. But they also will cover more than an acre of the Banana River Lagoon with limestone boulders to blunt waves, and with 165 cages to thwart hungry manatees and other grazers, to give the seagrass a fighting chance. Because of global warming, like many islands in the Indian River Lagoon,...
Florida Department of Health to offer credit monitoring to victims of major cyberattack
The breach resulted in a hacker group releasing over 20,000 data files containing sensitive health information of Florida residents, including Social Security numbers, banking information, and medical histories.
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