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Osceola County Sheriff’s Office to Host ‘Christmas In July’ This Saturday at Tax Collector’s Office
Get ready for a festive summer celebration with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office as they host Christmas In July on Saturday, July 27th, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Osceola Tax Collector Parking Lot, located at 2501 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, in Kissimmee. This event is...
Madeline Soto: Sheriff receives summons for posting teen's body on social media, court records show
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez is scheduled to appear in court later this year after receiving a civil summons claiming that he violated Florida's public records laws when a photo appearing to show the body of Madeline Soto was posted on social media, according to court records.
Class is in session, year-round: Students arrive for 1st day of new Challenger 7 schedule
While summer break lasts a few more weeks for most Brevard kids, students at Challenger 7 Elementary School headed back to school Monday. This year, Challenger is operating year-round, a plan proposed during the 2023-2024 school year by Megan Wright, school board chair. ...
TIMELINE: Storms could bring heavy downpours to Central Florida on Tuesday
ORLANDO, Fla. - While Tuesday's temperatures won't be quite as sweltering as Monday, it will still be hot and humid across Central Florida. Plan for highs to reach the mid 90s for inland areas, and closer to the 90-degree mark along the coast. Shower and thunderstorm chances will be higher...
High school NIL in Florida: Here's FHSAA's latest rule change after vote on collectives
The Florida High School Athletic Association amended its bylaws on amateurism in a remote emergency meeting on Monday, the latest step in the association's continuing process to regulate Name, Image and Likeness across the Sunshine State. The FHSAA, which voted last month to permit NIL deals for Florida high school athletes under specified...
Space Coast woman helps keep Brevard streets clean
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A group dedicated to keeping the Space Coast clean is in need of more help as Keep Brevard Beautiful is desperate for more volunteers. Pat Scott is a volunteer for Keep Brevard Beautiful. She has been volunteering for the group for more than 17 years.
Only one third of the Florida Legislature races will have primaries
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Floridians have until Monday to register to vote in the primaries on Aug. 20. This year, all of the seats in the state House and half of the Senate posts are technically up for grabs; in practice only one third of those races will feature primaries. The state’s closed-primary system means that if there are […] The post Only one third of the Florida Legislature races will have primaries appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Winning lottery ticket worth over $64,000 sold at Florida Publix
PALM BAY, Fla. - Someone in Brevard County is more than a thousand dollars richer. A winning Fantasy 5 ticket was sold at a Publix located at 3450 Bayside Lake Boulevard SE in Palm Bay, according to the Florida Lottery. The winning ticket was worth $64,444.81. Saturday evening's winning numbers...
Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA, Succeeds Douglas E. Padgett, MD as Chief Medical Officer of HSS Florida David Backstein, MD, Named Medical Director of HSS at NCH
July 22, 2024 – Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, today announced the appointments of Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA, as Chief Medical Officer of HSS Florida and David Backstein, MD, as Medical Director of HSS at NCH. Dr. Qureshi succeeds Douglas E. Padgett, MD, who was appointed Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director of the HSS enterprise in September. Dr. Backstein succeeds David L. Helfet, MD, who will continue to serve as Founding Medical Director of HSS at NCH. All three appointments are effective immediately.
North Atlantic right whale identified along Irish coast for first time in over 100 years
LISTEN: The rare species is usually found off Georgia, Florida and New England, but one was recently spotted more than 3,700 miles away from the Peach State. GPB's Benjamin Payne reports. A critically endangered species of whale sometimes found along Georgia's coast during calving season has been identified off the...
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