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Polk Countians help fuel 'electrifying' mood at Republican National Convention
A global computer outage Friday left many who had attended the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee scrambling to reschedule canceled flights. For those who made the trip from Polk County, that just meant more time to bask in the afterglow of what they considered an exalted gathering. Lakeland’s Ed Shoemaker,...
Florida Crime Files: Walgreens pharmacist robbed at gunpoint, man accused of stealing steaks at Walmart
FLORIDA - A Lake County Walgreens pharmacist was robbed at gunpoint, a Florida man is accused of stealing four ribeye steaks from Walmart, and a man is accused of tricking an elderly woman at an Ocala Walmart by stealing $3,000 from her. Here's FOX 35's Florida Crime Files. Lake County...
Clermont Police Chief Charles Broadway Ends His Successful Term As FPCA President
Clermont Police Chief Chuck Broadway recently completed his term as President of the Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA). The FPCA is one of the largest state police chief’s associations in the United States with a membership of more than one thousand law enforcement executives and members throughout the State of Florida. The FPCA serves municipal police departments, airport police, college and university police, tribal community police, as well as railroad and port authority agencies. Membership participation represents every region of the State of Florida, including state and county agencies along with private business and security firms.
Stormier Pattern Arrives Tuesday
Tampa, FLA. (WFLA) – Drying out later Sunday night, but staying warm and muggy through Monday morning. Lows in the upper 70s but feeling like the 80s. Monday will be a lot like Sunday but the afternoon/evenign rain chances will increase a notch with highs in the mid 90s and feels like temps 105-110.
It’s Thunderstorms-Lite Sunday, then more widespread rain during the week
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Saturday storms were few, but still with a few downpours. Ward Lake, on the east side of Bradenton, picked up over an inch (1.14″), the east side of Sarasota almost a half inch (0.48″) while SRQ stayed dry. We’ll see a few isolated storms again Sunday. A large area of dust from the Sahara moves overhead today. That could give us a hazy overcast and thunderstorms might not be as widespread as they would be without the dry dust layer overhead, but we will still see some thunderstorm activity. Fortunately, the dust will keep the tropics quiet for several days. As the dust layer dissipates during the workweek, a small disturbance in the upper atmosphere moves over Florida. That disturbance could make afternoon and evening storms more widespread during the week ahead.
Scientists seek public help to prevent spread of invasive coral along Florida's coast
Scientists urge divers, recreational charters, residents and visitors exploring the waters of South Florida to look for an invasive soft coral species that has been reported on the nearby surrounding shores of Cuba. The invasive pulse corals, a species within the Xeniidae family, are native to the Indo-Pacific and the Red seas. Several species of pulse corals have been discovered growing outside their native range into Hawaii, Venezuela, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Pulse corals reproduce rapidly, including...
Haitian American Nurses Association of Tampa celebrates 10 years of service
TAMPA, Fla. — Nurses, students and community leaders gathered to celebrate the Haitian American Nurses Association of Tampa (HANA)'s 10 years of service to the community. The nonprofit group held their annual HANA Fundraising and Scholarship Gala on Saturday night. The group was founded to create a network of support for Haitian American nurses.
Rays place All-Star first baseman on restricted list
The Rays announced that first baseman Yandy Diaz had been placed on the restricted list, and infielder Curtis Mead was called up from Triple-A to take Diaz’s spot on the active roster. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times writes that Diaz didn’t play on Friday due to what the Rays described as “a personal matter.”
Lakeland’s VA Clinic Moves Into Its New Home
A new, state-of-the-art Veterans Affairs clinic has opened in south Lakeland, and patients and staff say it’s a big improvement. The two-story facility is at 2080 Meadowland Park Blvd, behind the Sam’s Club on Lakeland Highlands Road. It will have its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 26.
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