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Baptist Health, Florida Blue contract expires Oct. 1; Here's what both are saying
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Many insurance holders on the First Coast are caught in the middle of a tug of war between Baptist Health and Florida Blue. Baptist Health and Florida Blue hope to negotiate a new contract before the current one expires Sept. 30. Florida Blue says Baptist Health is raising prices too high, while Baptist Health says it's just keeping up with raising costs.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rockets Launched From California/Florida
After this past week's mishap in Florida prompted a pause in SpaceX launches, they were given the OK to resume Friday night and they took full advantage. At Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County 21 Starlink satellites (13 with Direct to Cell capability) were successfully launched and deployed into low earth orbit.
Rays place reliable bullpen arm on 15-day IL
The Rays announced a series of roster moves Saturday, including the news that left-hander Colin Poche was placed on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Right-hander Erasmo Ramirez was also designated for assignment, and right-handers Cole Sulser and Hunter Bigge were called up from Triple-A to fill the two spots on the active roster. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reported on the moves shortly before the team’s official announcement and also noted that catcher Logan Driscoll has been added to the taxi squad, perhaps in advance of a contract selection Sunday when rosters expand to 28 players.
3 sentenced in Florida in a cocaine distribution case
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - Three men northwest Florida residents have been sentenced to federal prison after previously pleading guilty for conspiring to distribute cocaine through the mail and hiding cocaine in a karaoke machine. Marcos Aguilar Gonzalez, 50, of Santa Rosa Beach, and Edmar Agustin Gonzalez, 34, of Crestview,...
Major publishers sue Florida over book ban law in schools
Orlando, Florida — On 16-year-old Jack Hayes' bookshelf you'll find books that may no longer be available in some Florida classrooms, such as the Kurt Vonnegut classic "Slaughterhouse-Five." His mother, Judi Hayes, said the 2023 Florida law restricting certain books in school libraries is hurting Jack's ability to learn. "We're not talking about Playboy magazine, you know, we're talking about 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace,'" Judi Hayes told CBS News.The Hayes are part of a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by Penguin Random House, other publishers and some authors that argues the law "violates the First Amendment" and has created "a...
FIRST PEP RALLY OF THE YEAR
After the cancellation of the first football game, Seminole High School (SHS) students were more hyped than ever for the first big pep rally. Although there was a lunch pep rally the week before, students can agree that gym pep rallies are more exciting and get us hyped more. This...
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