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Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Brett Hinely to Okaloosa County School Board
OKALOOSA COUNTY — Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Brett Hinely, a Niceville resident, to the Okaloosa County School Board. Hinley's appointment comes nearly a month after former board member Diane Kelley stepped down from her role to become the new principal of Destin High School. An Air Force veteran...
Florida Missing Child Alert Activation for The Barber Children out of Wakulla County
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Florida MISSING CHILD Alert has been issued for Caden Barber Jr. and Marina Barber. The children were last seen in the area of the 100 block of Melody Lane in Crawfordville. The children may be in the company of Tiffany Carroll. They may be...
Global Outage Cripples Florida Airports: Hundreds of Flights Grounded, Thousands of Disney Guests Affected
Guests heading to the Disney parks worldwide were met with a global crisis as a technological outage has rattled airports, hospitals, banks, and more. Major news outlets, such as FOX, CNN, CNBC, ABC, Universal, Univision, BBC, CBBC, and Sky News, are also reporting outages. Global It Outage Felt at Hospitals,...
What is Chuy’s? Florida’s Darden Restaurants buying Tex-Mex chain. What to know
Florida's Darden Restaurant Company, owner of Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Ruth's Chris Steak House and more, may be adding some Tex-Mex to its lineup. Darden and Chuy's announced Wednesday that Darden would be acquiring the other company in a multi-million dollar deal. In a release, Darden's President and CEO Rick Cardenas said "Chuy's is an excellent fit that supports our winning strategy."
Florida killer Wade Wilson faces death penalty. What to know ahead of sentencing
Wade Wilson, the Florida man found guilty of killing two Cape Coral women, is due in court in August for sentencing in the case. On June 12, Wilson, 30, was found guilty of the 2019 murders of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43. The jury recommended the death penalty...
Cyberattack on Florida's health system delays death certificates, halting funeral services
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Health says a cyberattack is causing problems across the state. Officials confirmed thieves hacked the state's vital statistics system which processes birth and death certificates. Since the hack, those systems have been inaccessible. Funeral homes cant help families grieving until they have a...
Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws such as those in Florida are national security risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social and governance factors could harm efforts to address money laundering and terrorism financing. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter sent Thursday to lawmakers. The letter singled out a...
Florida Karen Gets Instant Karma After Throwing Parking Lot Punch
A Florida Karen got a dose of instant karma after throwing the first punch in a parking lot. What’s that saying about “mess around and find out?”. If you’re going to start a fight, you better be ready! It turns out, she was not ready and probably shouldn’t have started anything to begin with. The incident happened in West Palm Beach, Florida. Now, it’s going viral online. Watch what went down below!
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