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Teen who filmed aftermath of deadly crash pleads no contest to vehicular homicide
A Port Orange teenager pled no contest Tuesday to a charge of vehicular homicide after he filmed the aftermath of the crash and left the scene, according to police. As part of a plea agreement, Braden Lafferty, 19, was sentenced to a year in the county jail for the death of a woman...
Florida Tech Panthers Volleyball Earns 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The Florida Tech volleyball program was one of 171 total NCAA Division II programs to be honored with the 2024 SVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT as released by the association on Wednesday. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball...
There was an amenity cap in place when we bought our home
We moved to The Villages in 2006. Our purchase and sales agreement says amenity was approximately $122 per month and IF they did go up it wouldn’t be more than 3 percent a year AND the fee was capped at $150 a month and we would never have to pay more.
Ocala artist captures history with painting of Trump assassination attempt
An Ocala artist who painted “a piece of history” says he hopes to inspire the world to stand strong through adversity in light of the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. EJ Nieves stayed up into the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, July 14,...
Popular Florida home hardening program stops taking applications weeks into new funding
TALLAHASSEE — The state has stopped taking new applications for a popular home-hardening program, less than a month after a new round of funding became available. The Department of Financial Services said online that funding has been “exhausted” for initial inspections in the My Safe Florida Home program. The program offers inspections and grants up to $10,000 to help residents upgrade homes and qualify for property-insurance discounts for residences valued up to $700,000.
Hapco Farms expands leadership position with new Massachusetts venture, expansion in Florida
These two major facilities will further enhance Hapco Farm’s vast East Coast packing, cold storage capabilities in order to better service the increasing needs of their customers in the area. The strategically placed facilities give Hapco the ability to deliver overnight or same-day delivery from Miami, FL, to Halifax, NS. At the same time, these additional locations will be introducing new volume commodities, grown on-site as well as buying from local surrounding farmers.
FPL officials talk solar panel durability and environmental effects
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Texas hailstorm in March damaged hundreds of solar panels and sparked questions about potential hazardous materials contaminating the environment. Florida Power & Light officials say the chemicals are harder to extract than you think. Several layers of material prevent the chemicals from seeping out, and they are built to […]
These Are The Top 5 States Michigan Residents Are Fleeing To
According to the Allied US Migration Report for the 2nd year in a row we saw less interstate in 2023. Where's everybody going? More importantly, why are they going there?. Stagflation. Recession; The fact that interstate moves have continued to decrease over the last few years shows residents are taking a cautious approach when it comes to big moves and increasing interest rates.
New law will allow UNF more flexibility with its reserve fund
A new bill went into effect earlier this month that could change how the University of North Florida and other Florida universities use state funds. House Bill 707 was put into effect on July 1. The new law authorizes Florida’s state universities to “retain and report” annual reserve balances that exceed a specific amount. The bill also allows universities to include a reserve fund in their carry forward spending plans.
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