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The Florida Department of Health is sending out notices to people whose personal information was stolen and released by hackers in June, according to News 6 partner WJXT. That information includes Social Security numbers, banking information and medical history. Resources are available for those who are impacted, including free credit...

TAMPA, Fla. - The tropics may be quiet as we head into the heart of hurricane season, but that doesn’t mean Floridians can let down their guard. The state’s second disaster preparedness tax holiday begins Saturday, Aug. 24 and runs through Friday, Sept. 6. Tax-free items include:. Portable...

Florida Highway Patrol reported a crash involving a school bus on CR 232 Tuesday afternoon. According to FHP, the bus was traveling east on CR 232 and was preparing to make a stop to let a passenger off. According to the report, a tractor/trailer was approaching the bus’s position while...

Many Florida families are facing interruptions in health care for their children following the mass disenrollment resulting from the state’s Medicaid unwinding. In Florida, it’s estimated that around 550,000 children lost Medicaid coverage since May of last year, when the state began purging enrollees. The state’s process for...

We looked at all 112 districts and predict the winners of each one as the Florida high school football season begins tonight

Every score from every game as the 2024 Florida high school football regular season gets underway.

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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three tropical waves, officials said in the Tropical Weather Discussion on Thursday – one of which could develop as early as next week, according to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. According to forecasters, one system is located in the Yucatán Peninsula, another in...

The big story: They didn’t exactly say “I told you so.”. But school district officials in Pasco and Pinellas counties this week detailed some of the problems they’ve encountered while implementing Florida’s new law on locking all campus doors and gates whenever students are present — a law they warned would be tough to put in place while it was still being written.

Phantom Jobs, The Local Economy & Florida’s Primary Geography – Top 3 Takeaways – August 22nd, 2024. Where did they go? On Wednesday the Bureau of Labor Statistics had a (not-so) minor revision to the ultra-important jobs number reported by the Bureau monthly. They were off by about 30%. And to be clear, the BLS is saying that their already previously revised, and therefore theoretically corrected, jobs numbers were still off by about 30%. In other words, 818,000 jobs the government said had been created over the past year – never existed. Whoopsie daisy...right? If you’d felt like the economy hasn’t been nearly as good as you’d been hearing from the government – guess what, you were right. If you’ve felt like the jobs market has been far tighter than what you’d been hearing, and what I’ve increasingly been hearing from listeners, guess what you were right – and you and your family haven’t been alone in having a harder time finding a new career opportunity. But here’s the thing...and it's another significant thing. The newly corrected government numbers are only accounting for previously overstated job growth from April of 2023 through March of 2024. What are the odds that the BLS suddenly started to get it right? What this means is that the labor market, which according to the most recent government report hadn’t created enough new jobs to keep up with population growth, hence a rising unemployment rate, could potentially be even worse. And if the government could blow a year’s worth of reported job growth by 30%... what are the odds they’re getting the rest of what they’re reporting right? This news dropping yesterday...

Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida. The Florida Department of Education has finalized rules for schools to use incorporating the state’s new education law allowing for school chaplains to be used on campus. Under the guidance issued by the state schools may hire volunteer chaplains to provide support and counseling services to children with parental/guardian approval. The Palm Beach and Martin County School Districts have said they have no plans to make use of the chaplain program. The Indian River County School District is currently considering the implementation of the program.

Florida’s strawberry season doesn’t return until December. But University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers work year-round to support an industry with a $500 million-a-year farm-gate value in Florida. Among their research endeavors, UF/IFAS scientists search for ways to help growers control diseases that...

Hurricane Debby’s recent trek through North Florida and South Georgia serves as a reminder about the dangers of floodwaters contacting fruits and vegetables in the field. With the potential for additional storms over the next couple of months, growers are reminded that any crop that is on the ground and comes in contact with floodwaters cannot be harvested, says Morgan Madison, food safety and sustainability manager for the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association.

The Florida sheriff’s candidates who received Gov. Ron DeSantis’ endorsement leading up to the Aug. 20 primary elections had overwhelming victories Tuesday night.  Of the 25 governor-backed Republican candidates to compete in their counties' primaries, only two lost their elections: Mike Prendergast of Citrus County and Mark Hunter of Columbia County.  ...

RUSKIN, Fla. — Florida families are continuing to feel the effects of the opioid epidemic. According to the CDC, the state saw 7,551 drug overdose deaths in 2022, the second highest number nationwide. California led the country with 10,952 deaths in 2022. The CDC says synthetic opioids, like fentanyl,...

(The Center Square) – Federal and local law enforcement officers continue to apprehend gang members, drug traffickers and human smugglers off the Florida coast. Their efforts continue although the volume of illegal entries off the coast of Florida have significantly dropped after Gov. Ron DeSantis implemented border security measures and surged National Guard resources to […]

Florida - Thursday August 22, 2024: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will issue a School Fishing Club Grant to 50 schools for the upcoming school year. The School Fishing Club Program is an annual educational grant program that teaches youth anglers about best fishing practices to help ensure the future of fishing in Florida.

MADISON, Fla. (AP) — Tens of thousands of students have left Florida’s public schools in recent years amid an explosive expansion in school choice. Now, districts large and small are grappling with the harsh financial realities of empty seats in aging classrooms. As some districts are being forced...