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What locals are saying about Amendment 3: Marijuana Legalization
Florida voters could legalize adult marijuana use this November, known as Amendment 3. The proposed amendment would allow adults to possess up to three ounces of Marijuana legally. Additionally, it would authorize existing medical marijuana dispensaries to expand their operations to sell Marijuana to adults for personal use. Sebastian Daily...
West Nile virus has infected people in Florida (and Dr. Fauci). Is it in your county?
It's peak season for West Nile virus, and five human cases have been documented in Florida so far this year. Since March, cases have been documented in Collier, Duval, Marion, Orange and Walton counties, according to the Florida Department of Health. ...
HUD to grant $1.2M to local nonprofit for low-income older adults to age in place
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded three organizations across the country more than $3.7 million to help keep low-income older adults in their homes and safely age in place, and one local nonprofit is benefiting the most. It’s part of HUD’s Older Adults Home Modification Program,...
HURRICANE CENTER: New Area Being Watched Southeast Of Florida As August Wraps
BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The National Hurricane Center Tuesday is watching an area southeast of Florida as a location where a tropical system could form. Nothing of significance is expected to happen for several days — if at all — but it’s a… Read More »HURRICANE CENTER: New Area Being Watched Southeast Of Florida As August Wraps
At Honeymoon Island, urgency grows to defend ‘real Florida’
DUNEDIN — For Terry Fortner, the fight to save Honeymoon Island State Park from proposed development is personal. Nearly 130 years ago, just offshore from here, her grandmother Myrtle Scharrer was born in a pioneer home on Caladesi Island. She lived for decades in the tranquility of the then-untouched island chains that today include Florida’s most-visited state park. When she was pressured to sell her acreage in 1946, Scharrer placed on it a deed restriction that would lay the groundwork for its protection.
Could one state house district elect the first transgender person in Florida history?
TAMPA, Fla. — A local race has the potential to make history. If elected — Ashley Brundage would become the first openly transgender person to hold elected office in Florida. The Democratic nominee for State House District 65 is challenging first-term Republican incumbent Karen Gonzalez Pittman. The district...
SRQ's Frederick Piccolo Wins Florida Airports Council's Aviation Leadership Award
The Florida Airports Council (FAC) presented Fredrick J. Piccolo, president and CEO of the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, with the 2024 Aviation Leadership Award. The award is presented to an airport professional who has demonstrated outstanding service and contributions to the Florida airport. community. Gulf Coast Community Foundation has announced...
A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man scheduled to be put to death on Thursday is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so that his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard. Loran Cole, 57, is slated to be executed at 6 p.m....
Read Early, Talk Early: Boost your baby’s brain power
TAMPA (BLOOM) – Marketing Associate for the Juvenile Welfare Board, Elicia Hinson, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of the global health and wellness show, Bloom, to share more about how you can boost your baby’s brain power, including why it is crucial to start focusing on learning and reading from birth.
Dover woman arrested for DUI after driving on wrong way of I-75 in Tampa: FHP
TAMPA, Fla. - A Hillsborough County woman was arrested for driving the wrong way on I-75 while driving under the influence early Monday morning, according to authorities. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at around 1:55 a.m. on Monday, a trooper was parked within a construction lane closure on I-75 South near mile marker 256 in Hillsborough County. He then was alerted to a wrong-way driver traveling north in the southbound lanes.
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