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You could win $1.2 million if you find a genie lamp hidden in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina or South Carolina
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Right now, you could be one answer away from more than a million dollars. A new nationwide treasure hunt game launched on July 1, and game organizers say that your ticket to $1.2 million is hidden somewhere in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina or South Carolina. Anyone who plays is potentially one correct answer away from winning.
Report: US 19 in Pinellas County is deadliest road by county in Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A new report ranks U.S. Highway 19 in Pinellas County as the deadliest road by county in Florida. Consumer Affairs, a journal of consumer research, published a study that compared traffic deaths across the state. Researchers found that U.S. 19's stretch in Pinellas County is the deadliest road by county with 94 fatalities since 2020.
Rothman's 'hub-and-spoke' model pays dividends
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute expanded into Florida in 2020 through its partnership with AdventHealth and plans to accelerate growth in one of the most competitive markets for orthopedics in the coming years. Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is a 53-hospital system with locations across nine states. Thirty of its hospitals are...
Florida abortion ballot measure financial impact statement blasted by proponents
A Florida panel approved a financial impact statement for an abortion ballot measure the state will vote on in November, but supporters of the amendment are crying foul over the state-approved text. The financial impact statement is written by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference to tell voters the impact an amendment would have on state […]
Daylight saving time 2024: Sunshine Protection Act, why Florida still falls back, for now
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, two days after we "fall back" for daylight saving time. Sunshine Protection Act would permanently extend daylight saving time from 8 months of the year to the full 12 months. Did Ben Franklin invent daylight savings? He was likely one of the first...
Heat advisory in effect on Wednesday in South Florida
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A heat advisory is in effect through Wednesday evening for South Florida. The advisory is expected to last until 6 p.m. The feel heat index possibility in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties ranges between 105 to 110 degrees while the highs will reach the low to mid-90s.
Black history museum site recommended to DeSantis
St. Johns County is the location of the Florida Museum of Black History, as recommended by the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force after its meeting on June 28, where the Task Force voted 6-1 to formally transmit this recommendation to the governor and the Legislature. “We did it!”...
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