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Central Florida Caribbean groups respond to Hurricane Beryl with disaster supplies
As storm surge and 140-mile-per-hour winds pummeled Jamaica Wednesday, Central Florida groups hurried to get disaster supplies ready for the Caribbean nation and other islands hit by Hurricane Beryl. The relief efforts include the Jamaican American Association of Central Florida and the heads of organizations in the Caribbean American Chamber...
I-TEAM: A Cybercrime Organization Has Received Data From the Florida Department of Health
The state of Florida is concerned that cybercriminals may have gained access to some of its most sensitive documents. Unless the state of Florida pays up, the group claims it will leak 100 terabytes of data from the F-DOH. Hackers have taken data from the Florida Department of Health, the...
The Point, July 5, 2024: What's happened in 2024 so far?
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. With the year half over, much has happened so far in 2024. Here are some of the top stories from the first six months of the year. • HCA Florida North Florida Hospital abruptly suspended all...
National Hurricane Center tracking Hurricane Beryl, 2 tropical waves
Hurricane Beryl made its second landfall Friday morning on the Yucatan Peninsula near Tulum, Mexico, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. While it's expected to weaken as it moves over land, it's forecast to strengthen again once it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. ➤ Track Hurricane...
Florida Jury Recommends Death Penalty for Bank Shooting Suspect
A jury in Florida has recommended the death penalty for a former prison guard trainee responsible for a deadly shooting at a SunTrust Bank branch. On that fateful day, the town of Sebring was rocked by the brutal attack. The 21-year-old suspect, as noted by Sebring Police Chief Karl Hoglund, knowingly and intentionally took the lives of five community members.
Friday Forecast: SWFL under another heat advisory, scattered afternoon storms
FORT MYERS, Fla. — UPDATE: The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Lee County until 2:30 p.m. All of southwest Florida is under a heat advisory again today with particularly muggy conditions already in place this morning and temperatures in the 80s. Temperatures will climb to the mid 90s but with humidity factored in, it will feel like the triple digits this afternoon so it's important to stay hydrated all day. If you're working outdoors today, be sure to know the signs of heat exhaustion and take frequent breaks from the heat.
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