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Florida nonprofit encourages HIV testing beyond Pride Month
TAMPA, Fla. — A leader in the Bay Area’s LGBTQIA+ community is using her voice at her day job to make sure her community is safe. Advocates with HIV and STI awareness nonprofit Positively U are reminding people of the importance of testing year-round. According to the latest...
Hurricane Beryl inspires Suncoast residents to start prepping for future storms
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Just over a month into hurricane season, there have been two named tropical storms and Hurricane Beryl. Anticipating an active hurricane season ahead, Suncoast residents are starting to prepare for future storms. Batteries, gas tanks, tarps, sandbags, and generators are among the most popular items to...
Birth, death certificates affected by Florida health system outage
Floridians may have to wait longer to get birth and death certificates as the state Department of Health deals with server issues. State tax collectors’ offices and funeral homes say they haven’t been able to access the online system needed to issue certificates since last week. They say...
Hurricane season 2024 is here. Here's how to stay prepared
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane season is upon us, known for disastrous flooding and high-speed winds in coastal areas of the United States and in the Caribbean and Central America, and emergency management officials are urging people to stay prepared. Unlike previous hurricane seasons, this summer brings...
SpaceX wants to launch up to 120 times a year from Florida — and competitors aren’t happy about it
But SpaceX may have even more ambitious plans for a second launch pad right next door: Space Launch Complex (SLC)-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS). At a series of public meetings held in March, the public was invited to comment on plans to launch Starship from SLC-37 up to 76 times per year. That would mean SpaceX aims to launch its next-gen rocket up to 120 times per year within a six-mile area on the Florida coast.
‘Operation Keep Our Streets:’ 32 arrested in Florida street racing crack down
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On Monday, several law enforcement agencies near Tampa launched “Operation Keep Our Streets” to tackle street racing and other traffic issues in the area, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. In a release, state officials said that the...
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