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Florida sees COVID-19 surge in emergency rooms, near past winter's peaks
Rates of COVID-19 have surged in Florida emergency rooms over recent weeks, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are now near peaks not seen since the worst days of this past winter's wave of the virus.The weekly average of emergency room patients with COVID-19 has reached 2.64% in Florida, according to CDC data updated Friday, and now rank among the highest of any state during this summer's COVID-19 wave.Trends from Florida have also climbed steeply in other key metrics that authorities now use to track COVID-19, including in wastewater and nursing homes. Florida's steep increase...
DeSantis signs final group of bills to wrap up 2024 legislative session
(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed some of the last bills to wrap up the 2024 legislative session. House Bill 1347 allows consumer finance companies to increase annual interest rates, of which they can charge up to 36% on the first $10,000 of principal amounts; 30% on amounts that exceed $10,000 up to $20,000; and 24% on amounts between $20,000 and $30,000. DeSantis vetoed a bill...
Trump asks Judge Cannon to halt classified documents case over immunity decision
Former President Donald Trump urged a judge on Friday to pause most of the proceedings in his classified documents case in Florida, arguing that the Supreme Court‘s recent decision on presidential immunity must be factored into the case first. Trump’s attorneys said in a court filing that the high court’s ruling that presidents enjoy some […]
Florida Department of Environmental Protection provides update on Piney Point cleanup
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - More than 151,000 cubic yards of material has been removed from Piney Point’s NGS-South compartment to be dried out and packed up. The team has also closed off the NGS-North compartment. According to the Department of Environmental Protection, they are continuing regulations to ensure progress...
Outdoor workers react to federal government's heat protection proposal which Florida blocked
MIAMI -- In South Florida hundreds of workers are exposed to extreme heat, according to WeCount – a worker's center led by people who work outdoors."This is hot, hot… very hot," said a landscaper who goes by Mr. Knox, referring to working over eight hours a day under the heat advisory weather conditions in South Florida. "Without the breaks, staying in the sun too much and not hydrating, you pretty much can have a heat stroke," he added.Echoing him are agriculture workers, car washers, and roofers – just some of the men working outdoors on the Fourth of July holiday. ...
Villager allegedly flips golf cart and flees scene of crash
A Villager was arrested after flipping his golf cart and fleeing the scene of the crash. Gary Steven Breault, 58, who lives at 908 Aloha Way on the Historic Side of The Villages, was found hiding in the bushes after his golf cart flipped over at about 10 a.m. Fourth of July at El Camino Real and Cazares Avenue, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Photos: Crews battle large dump truck fire in Ocala
OCALA, Fla. — The Marion County Fire Rescue crews battled a large dump truck fire on Saturday afternoon. According to the MCFR, units were dispatched around 12:06 p.m. to reports of a commercial structure fire located at the 4900 block of North US Highway 441 in Ocala. The caller...
We missed the ‘bombs bursting in air’ at Ocala’s drone show
We attended the inaugural drone show hoping to have a spectacular showing. The atmosphere was patriotic and we loved the food trucks being there. The live music was very good from the bands that played. There is something to say about the bombs bursting in air that we did not get with the drones. The show was nice, but lackluster in our opinion. I understand that it is more friendly for the environment and better for the animals that are scared of loud noises, but it was not what we were hoping for.
One of Sarasota's best new restaurants voted Top 10 dog bar in country by USA TODAY
One of the best new Sarasota area restaurants of 2023 has received national attention for more than its yummy food and drinks for human guests. In December, I published my annual list of favorite new restaurants of the year and included Boo's Ice House & Dog Bar, located in the Rosemary District just north of downtown Sarasota proper, as the "best new restaurant for dog (and pizza) lovers."
Sarasota's Bayfront Park Fireworks show is at risk over low donations, organizers say
SARASOTA, Fla. — For one Tampa Bay community, tonight's fireworks show may be the last for the group that puts it together if they don't get a financial intervention. Suncoast Charities said the future of the annual July 4th fireworks they host at the Bayfront Park in Sarasota is now at risk.
Property values soar by nearly 50% on Fort Myers Beach as it rebuilds from Hurricane Ian
Property values have soared by nearly 50% on Fort Myers Beach, a community devastated by Hurricane Ian. The final tax roll for Lee County shows an even bigger jump than the preliminary one – at 47.99%, up from an estimated 36.37% a month ago. The final report was submitted...
Boys & Girls Club shores up funding to replace North Port club devastated by Hurricane Ian
NORTH PORT – Construction on the new Boys & Girls Club in North Port may commence as soon as late fall, after local attorneys helped the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties obtain a unique type of loan to bridge the gap between money raised by local donors and the anticipated $9 million cost.
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