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DLA Aviation Transitions to New Warehouse Management System at Navy Sites
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation has started using the Warehouse Management System at Navy distribution centers in California, North Carolina and Florida. Set to eventually replace the agency’s Distribution Standard System, WMS supports ongoing efforts to enhance inventory management, operational efficiency and warfighter support, DLA said on Wednesday. According...
Wawa Is Treating Teachers To Free Coffee In 7 States
Wawa is giving teachers what they really need this time of year: free coffee. Today the beloved gas station chain announced its “Cheers to Classrooms” initiative, treating teachers and school staff to a free any-size hot coffee from Monday, September 2 through Sunday, September 15. The offer is...
Central Florida House Republican Carolina Amesty indicted on forgery charges
Florida state GOP Rep. Carolina Amesty was booked into the Orange County jail on Thursday on felony forgery charges. Amesty has represented parts of Orange and Osceola counties in the Florida House of Representatives since November 2022. According to the Orange County government website, the 29-year-old Republican faces four charges: forgery, uttering forgery, notarizing her […]
EB-3 Visa freeze impacting nursing staff shortages on the First Coast
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The nurse shortage across the country just took another hit after a popular work visa for foreign nurses has been put on a freeze by the State Department. After talking with members of the Philippine Nurses Association of America, many foreign nurses have left their home...
Florida’s Largest Home Show hosts storm protection extravaganza this weekend
Hurricane season has officially begun, and alongside it, one of the region’s greatest purveyors of home goods is making sure Tampa is prepared. The 39th annual Florida’s Largest Home Show is back and hosting a Labor Day Weekend extravaganza from August 30 to September 2 at the Florida State Fairgrounds, and this particular rendition of the celebrated showcase is an expo of all things storm protection and storm-preparedness.
Florida county sheriff blasts Biden admin. after immigrants allegedly steal over 9,000 pounds of berries
Eight individuals, including four undocumented immigrants, were arrested last week in Florida on suspicion of illegally harvesting thousands of pounds of palmetto berries. But the episode made national headlines this week after Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, who made the arrests, went on a tirade blaming Washington, D.C. lawmakers over their "complete and total failure" to keep the U.S. border secure.
Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes on the Grow in Florida
Raise your glass! University of Florida researchers have something to toast. They are harvesting their first crop of potentially disease-resistant wine grapes. This first crop of Pierce’s Disease-resistant wine grapes grown at the UF/IFAS Plant Science Research and Education Unit in Citra, showed no signs of disease. The grape...
‘Wear your bug spray,’ health officials warn. Five different mosquito-borne diseases have infected Floridians
The risk for an infection from a mosquito bite is higher than usual in Florida now, with cases of five different mosquito-borne diseases identified in the state. Experts say the hot, humid, rainy weather and an uptick in summer travel have put health officials on the offensive as they try to control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases being reported among Florida residents. Already this ...
Florida lawmakers hit state's child welfare agency with $70 million in 'claim bills'
Florida lawmakers now have filed close to $70 million worth of what are called "claim bills" for next year's legislative session to compensate families for alleged negligence by the state's child welfare agency. The five bills, all filed by state senators, take aim at the Florida Department of Children and Families, and...
Santa Rosa Republicans call for forensic audit after minor glitches on election sites
Members of the Santa Rosa County Republican Executive Committee are not accepting explanations from the Florida Secretary of State or Ben Martin, the chief operating officer of VR Systems, that a simple "glitch" caused election supervisor websites to crash across the state Tuesday. "This is a serious security issue that should be considered...
Man accused of 2022 antisemitic attack in Ponta Vedra Beach to be sentenced Friday
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused of an antisemitic attack in Ponte Vedra Beach nearly two years ago is expected to be sentenced Friday. Noah Amato was 17 years old during the attack in 2022. Deputies say he hit another teenager in the face and fired a...
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