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Florida regulators approve base rate hike for Duke Energy customers
(The Center Square) — Nearly 2 million Florida electricity customers will pay a higher base rate after Duke Energy Florida's increase petition was approved by state regulators. The Florida Public Service Commission approved the highly contested rate hike Wednesday after negotiations between Duke Energy, groups representing residential customers — including the Sierra Club and the League of United Latin American Citizens — industrial customers and environmentalists reached a mutual agreement. ...
Wealthy Floridians Are Buying Up All of N.Y.C.’s Luxury Homes, a New Report Says
It was only a couple of years ago that a record number of high-earning New Yorkers fled the Big Apple. Oh, how the times have changed.Inside the New Southeast Asian N.Y.C. Restaurant From a Korean Fine Dining Pioneer In 2022, approximately 545,000 New York City residents packed their bags and moved to other parts of the country. A whopping 90,000 New Yorkers headed south to Florida, according to census data. As of last month, the state’s population had swelled to over 23 million, and each year has been adding anywhere from 350,000 to 375,000 new residents over the last decade. However, a new report from...
Villages Charter School stadium will be site of state football championship
The Villages Charter School will serve as host to the Florida High School Rural Classification Football State Championships. The event will take place Dec. 6 at The Range at H.G. Morse Stadium at the new campus at Middleton. “The FHSAA is excited about the upcoming Florida High School Rural Classification...
‘Very pleased:’ Florida leaders react to Port Canaveral abandoning new cruise terminal plan
TITUSVILLE, Fla. – The day after a big change of plans for building a new cruise terminal, the state of Florida said it’s happy Port Canaveral isn’t favoring the giant cruise industry over another vital part of the local economy - space. In a letter addressed to...
After primary win, Cammack to face underfunded Democrat challenger on Nov. 5
(The Center Square) — Incumbent U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., won the Republican primary in the 3rd Congressional District this week and will be looking to keep her seat on Nov. 5. Cammack will be serving a third term if she is successful, representing Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Levy, Suwannee and Union counties, along with large portions of Lafayette and Marion counties. According to preliminary results from...
DeSantis deems Harris campaign as ‘biggest gaslighting attempt’ in US politics
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) argued that Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign is making the “biggest gaslighting attempt” on voters, questioning whether or not they will fall for it come Election Day. The Florida governor claimed that the Harris campaign is attempting to show voters that she is offering a fresh start for the […]
Florida Gov. DeSantis confirms Ireland trip to see FSU game
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he’ll head to Ireland to watch Florida State University kick off the football season on Saturday, confirming a Tallahassee Democrat report on the trip last week. FSU is set to face Georgia Tech at noon Eastern time at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. He added that he’ll attend business...
Rory McIlroy flings club into water during Round 2 of BMW
Rory McIlroy, coming off a three-putt bogey on the 16th hole, hit his drive to the right rough, then casually flung the 3-wood toward the left. It bounced once and went in the water. He walked over to the edge of the water, reached down and retrieved it.
Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew on the date of impact while the 2024 Atlantic tropics stay quiet
On this day 32 years ago, Hurricane Andrew left a trail of unimaginable destruction and hardship as it screamed across a 20-mile-wide swath of southern Dade County, Florida.
Miami football standing with 4-star RB Byron Louis pre September 21 commitment
The Miami football program has ground to make up ahead of the September 21 commitment announcement from four-star American Heritage running back Byron Louis. Florida State is the favorite for a Louis commitment per 247Sports and On3. On3 projects Florida State with a 91.7 percent chance for a commitment per...
Women's Soccer Travels to Match Up Against Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Fla. – FIU will travel north to take on Jacksonville University on Sunday, August 25 at 1:00 p.m. The Panthers beat the Dolphins 4-0 last season, with senior Nikole Solis recording a hat-trick in the contest. Sunday, Aug. 25 at Jacksonville. Time / Site: 1 p.m. / Southern...
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