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Florida logistics company awarded 7 year, $2.3 billion contract with U.S. military
Jacksonville-based company Crowley was issued “one of the largest logistics contracts under the federal government” to continue providing transportation services for the U.S. military. On July 2, Crowley announced that U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) offered the company a $2.3 billion, seven-year contract to provide military transportation and logistics...
Fake therapist fooled hundreds online until she died, state records say
Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years, and the deception crumbled only when she died, according to state health department records.Peggy A. Randolph, a social worker who was licensed in Florida and Tennessee and formerly worked for Brightside Health, a nationwide online therapy company, is accused of helping her wife impersonate her in online sessions, according to an investigation report from the Florida Department of Health.The Florida report says the couple "defrauded" patients through a "coordinated effort": As Randolph treated patients in...
Clearwater’s BayCare Sound marks 1-year anniversary with nine days of fun
CLEARWATER — Just over one year has gone by since the inaugural performance at The BayCare Sound at Coachman Park, when Cheap Trick helped concertgoers christen the new venue on June 28, 2023. Roughly 8,000 fans showed up for the first concert at The Sound, and several thousand also...
Leave trash cans out, hang up a clothesline: New Florida law restricts HOA authority
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hang a clothesline in your backyard, start a vegetable garden or park a work truck in your driveway. Florida lawmakers granted homeowners in homeowners associations new freedom with a law cracking down on their authority that took effect July 1. A local real estate attorney says...
Dunedin business owner hopes city will extend outdoor dining hours
DUNEDIN, Fla. - If you want to eat and drink at bars and restaurants in Dunedin past 11 p.m. on weekdays and after midnight on weekends, it has to be done inside. A city ordinance that has been in place since 2011 said all patrons of any outdoor area "whether located on private property or within the public right of way, shall cause all patrons to vacate the permitted area by 11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights, inclusive; and by midnight on Friday and Saturday nights."
Crews search for missing boater near Howard Frankland Bridge
TAMPA, Fla. — Crews are actively searching for a boater who fell off their vessel after crashing into a barge near the Howard Frankland Bridge, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said. The crash happened around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday. FWC said crews responded to a report of...
Florida Mother Who Locked Adopted Son In Small Box for Hours As Punishment Avoids Prison Time, Cries Dry Tears After Sentencing Hearing: ‘We Just Tried to Do the Best That We Could’
A Florida mother charged two years ago with allegedly keeping her adopted son locked in a makeshift box inside the family’s garage has avoided prison […] Florida Mother Who Locked Adopted Son In Small Box for Hours As Punishment Avoids Prison Time, Cries Dry Tears After Sentencing Hearing: ‘We Just Tried to Do the Best That We Could’
Vote No on 4 campaign launches to defeat the deceptive and extreme Amendment 4
Today, Vote No On 4 Florida formally launched its multilingual campaign to defeat Amendment 4 on the upcoming November ballot with the unveiling of new websites in both English and Spanish and the rollout of its first campaign video entitled “Not What it Seems" The post Vote No on 4 campaign launches to defeat the deceptive and extreme Amendment 4 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Carrollwood Cultural Center grappling with budget cuts
TAMPA, Fla. — The Carrollwood Cultural Center is scrambling to fill the gap after losing $58,000 in funding for next year’s budget. “Art and cultural organizations across the state were cut from the approved $116 million state budget, so organizations like the center will not receive any funding,” said executive director Paul Berg.
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