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‘A complete disgrace’: Gov. DeSantis speaks out against US Capitol protests
Governor Ron DeSantis took a break from highlighting Florida's "Back to School" sales tax holiday to speak out against the crowds that gathered to protest Israel's war in Gaza outside of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
First sawfish in 16 years of surveying caught, tagged, and released in St. Marys River
The University of North Florida Shark Biology Program caught, tagged, and released the first sawfish recorded in its 16 years of surveying shark populations in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
Florida man arrested for illegal voting as unqualified elector
MIAMI, Florida — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Victor Marshall Nash, a 52-year-old Miami resident, on two counts of voting as an unqualified elector. Nash, a registered sex offender and felon, was charged following an investigation led by FDLE’s Election Crime Unit (ECU) in collaboration...
Report card: The highest and lowest performing school districts in Florida
Grades rating Florida public school districts and individual schools were released Wednesday, showing which have performed best according to metrics laid out by the state. Schools were graded using measurements including achievement in English language arts, math, science, and social studies, graduations, acceleration success for middle and high school students, and maintaining a focus on […]
Residents unable to apply for Florida’s Swim Lesson Voucher Program despite new law
OVIEDO, Fla. – With summer in full swing, health experts are raising awareness about water safety, but there are still questions about a new Florida law that provides free swim lessons to some children. Thursday is World Drowning Prevention Day and also marks nearly a month since the state’s...
FL GOP congressional candidate Aaron Dimmock is a full-time employee in Missouri
Aaron Dimmock, the underdog Republican challenging Matt Gaetz in Florida’s First Congressional District GOP primary in the Panhandle next month, is running what can only be described as an unusual race. Dimmock is a retired Navy officer who heads the Missouri Leadership Academy in St. Louis, some 700 miles away from Pensacola, the heart of […]
Florida marina makes unprecedented fuel offering to boaters: 'Honored to be the first'
The announcement notes the United States is home to around 12 million recreational boaters, with Florida being the top boating state. A Florida marina has taken a decisive step toward cleaning up the recreational boating sector, launching a pilot program to offer sustainable marine fuel. On July 2, the National...
George Stephanopoulos can’t dismiss Trump defamation suit: Judge
A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday rejected an effort by ABC News host George Stephanopoulos to dismiss a defamation lawsuit levied against him by former President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga denied the motion to dismiss Trump’s defamation lawsuit against ABC News and Stephanopoulos, who was accused of mischaracterizing a jury’s […]
Talking the Tropics With Mike: E. Pacific tropical storm...awaiting increase in Atlantic activity
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