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Some Republicans Opposing Gov. DeSantis Plan To Include Golf Courses at Florida’s State Parks
From the Panhandle to Miami, golf courses and other outdoor activities are being proposed to be built on Florida’s state parks. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the launch of its 2024-25 Great Outdoors Initiative. This would increase millions from the state to expand Florida’s state parks with more campsites, cabins and outdoor recreation such as pickleball, disc golf, golf and paddling.
Florida wildlife officials seek federal permit to plant seagrass off Samsons Island
Florida wildlife officials plan to spend $1.7 million in federal money to plant back more than seven acres of seagrass along Samsons Island in Satellite Beach. But they also will cover more than an acre of the Banana River Lagoon with limestone boulders to blunt waves, and with 165 cages to thwart hungry manatees and other grazers, to give the seagrass a fighting chance. Because of global warming, like many islands in the Indian River Lagoon,...
'One pill can kill.' Brevard moms band together over Florida fentanyl deaths
Nancy Shine’s only child had just turned 26. And it was just one pill. But Keaton Alan Shine made a choice to use fentanyl one night. It cost Keaton his life — and changed the lives of his parents forever. ...
Vote for Times-Union Athlete of the Week, Aug. 19-24
The new season is here. Fans can now vote for the first Times-Union Athlete of the Week for the 2024-25 high school sports season, covering the week of Aug. 19-24 in the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida area. ...
Fuentes: App Store legislation threatens to put Floridians’ sensitive data in the hands of shady companies
Julio Fuentes warns about the dangers of the Open App Markets Act The post Fuentes: App Store legislation threatens to put Floridians’ sensitive data in the hands of shady companies appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Out-of-State Visitor Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize in Florida
An out-of-state visitor recently claimed a $1 million Powerball prize in Florida. The Florida Lottery announced that Floyd Horner, Jr., of Tega Cay, South Carolina, claimed a $1 million prize from the Powerball drawing held on February 1, 2023, at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office. The winning Powerball ticket...
Phil Jones, former CBS News correspondent, dies at age 87
Phil Jones, a CBS News correspondent for more than 30 years, has died. He was 87.Jones died over the weekend at his home in Florida. He leaves behind a son, Paul, and a daughter, Pam. The tenacious reporter joined CBS News in 1967 — a time when Walter Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News. Jones was considered one of "Cronkite's Kids." Soon after joining CBS, Jones won an Emmy for his coverage of the war in Vietnam. Jones was best known for reporting on the political battles in Washington. He started with Watergate, then served as White House correspondent during the Ford administration. Jones also covered the impeachment trial of then-President Bill Clinton. He was a tenacious reporter, following a story wherever it led. As a "48 Hours" correspondent, Jones rode a mule through Burma in pursuit of a drug kingpin. Colleague Eric Engberg described Jones' impact when he retired in 2001 after 32 years at CBS News."Every lying, conniving, thieving, sniveling politician in Washington is going to sleep better with you gone," Engberg said at the time.
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