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Senior center receives $260K boost for dementia care and mental health. What that means
Baker Senior Center Naples has been awarded $260,000 from the state to address demand for dementia respite support and mental health counseling. The funding comes from the state Department of Elder Affairs, which receives numerous requests from elder-related organizations around the state, said Jaclynn Faffer, president and chief executive officer of the Baker center.
TCPalm wins 8 FSNE awards for best journalism published in 2023
TCPalm won eight awards in the Florida Society of News Editors' annual contest recognizing the best journalism published in 2023, which were presented Thursday at the 2024 Florida Media Conference in Orlando. Among TCPalm's awards, five were for first place, one was for second place and two were for third place. ...
Tampa Bay Times wins top honors in Florida journalism
The Tampa Bay Times won 17 awards on Thursday from the Florida Society of News Editors, including one for the most distinguished journalist in the state. The Times won a coveted gold medal recognizing two separate efforts — the newsroom’s hurricane coverage and an investigative series on the dangers of kratom.
2 Publix shoppers win over $50K prize playing Fantasy 5
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two lucky Publix shoppers won over $50,000 playing Fantasy Five on Wednesday. According to the Florida Lottery, the winning tickets were sold at a Publix in Jacksonville and Tampa during the midday and evening drawings on Wednesday. Hollywood store sells $2 million winning Mega Millions ticket.
St. Pete-based insurance company cancels some 1.1K mobile home policies, expert says
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg-based insurance company is canceling at least a thousand mobile home policies, according to Mark Friedlander with the Insurance Information Institute. In an email to 10 Tampa Bay, Friedlander said the company sent a notice in March to around 1,100 Florida manufactured/mobile home...
SpaceX return to flight: FAA OKs Falcon 9 launches; first mission set for Saturday morning
The familiar rumble of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been absent from Space Coast skies the past two weeks — but the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the company permission to return to flight amid its ongoing anomaly investigation. And SpaceX is already targeting 12:21 a.m. Saturday for its next Falcon 9 mission....
Florida high school teachers attend annual ‘Scientist in Every School’ program workshop
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - High school teachers from across Florida traveled to the University of Florida to attend the annual Scientist in Every School program workshop. The week-long workshop hosted by the IFAS plant pathology department includes scientific lectures and live hands-on experiments. The workshop is designed to inspire Florida...
‘A complete disgrace’: Gov. DeSantis speaks out against US Capitol protests
Governor Ron DeSantis took a break from highlighting Florida's "Back to School" sales tax holiday to speak out against the crowds that gathered to protest Israel's war in Gaza outside of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
Black leaders unveil Project 2025 counteroffer
Black leaders are presenting voters with an alternative to Project 2025, the controversial plan prepared by conservative groups to guide the next Republican administration. Project FREEDOM — orchestrated by Until Freedom, Live Free, MPower Action, Woke Vote and KAIROS Democracy Project (KDP) — will canvass, engage in calls and run pro-democracy digital campaigns to help…
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