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Crave Hot Dogs reopening in Ocala under new ownership
A hot dog, barbecue, and axe-throwing restaurant in southwest Ocala that closed late last year will reopen next week under new ownership. Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is reopening at 2463 SW 27th Avenue, in the Shady Oaks Shopping Plaza, on Friday, August 30. To celebrate its grand opening, the...
HealthCares: HCA trauma center doctor speaks on emergency response
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - In TV20′s new monthly interview series “HealthCares,” TV20′s Paige Beck sits down with doctors from HCA hospitals in North Central Florida. Beck spoke to Dr. Darwin Ang, the trauma medical director at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital. She asked what people in the community can do to help first responders in an emergency situation.
Judge allows Regina Hill to grab personal belongings from homes
An Orange County court order has granted former Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill access to retrieve items from two properties belonging to a 96-year-old woman who Hill was accused of exploiting earlier this year.
Florida is much safer than Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Osgood: The only logical way to look at murder rates is homicides per capita. Cherrypicking a total deaths number without reference to the number of residents in a state is foolish at best and disingenuous at worst. Florida was ranked 27th in the United States with 5.0 deaths...
Melbourne woman, 75, faces September court hearing on 18 counts of animal cruelty
A 75-year-old woman faces a September hearing after Brevard County sheriff’s investigators said she kept more than a dozen cats, birds and a malnourished 10-year-old dog infested with fleas in deplorable conditions. Patricia Regan Merrill, of Melbourne, was charged with 18 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 18 counts of unlawful confinement of...
Historic Falcon 9 Launch Set for Polaris Dawn Mission on August 27
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX is set to make history on Tuesday, August 27, with the launch of Polaris Dawn, an ambitious all-private spaceflight that will include the first-ever attempted commercial extravehicular activity, or spacewalk. The mission, commanded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, will lift off from Cape Canaveral at 3:38 a.m. aboard the Falcon 9 rocket.
Amazon to expand Cape Canaveral facilities for future Project Kuiper satellite constellation
Amazon is building a bigger complex at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to process broadband satellites for its future $10 billion Project Kuiper internet constellation, company officials announced Thursday. The e-commerce giant will invest another $19.5 million by adding a 42,000-square-foot flight hardware building to its facility under construction at the Launch and Landing...
Port Canaveral halts cruise expansion amidst concerns for space industry
Port Canaveral’s planned seventh cruise terminal is dead in the water after commissioners voted to pullback the project based on concerns from state departments. Canaveral Port Authority Commissioners voted 4-1 in a meeting Wednesday to abandon the plans agreed upon in May that would turn North Cargo Berth 8 into a new terminal. The decision comes after the Florida Departments of Commerce and Transportation sent the port a letter detailing displeasure with the intention and potential detriment for the space industry.
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