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Buccaneers Release Former $41 Million Veteran WR
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers tried to fit one of quarterback Baker Mayfield’s favorite targets from his college days onto their roster — it didn’t work. For now, at least, the reunion of Mayfield and wide receiver Sterling Shepard will have to be put on hold after the Buccaneers released the 9-year NFL veteran on Aug. 26, although there may be plans to put him on the practice squad, according to NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport.
‘Raise hell:’ Florida’s guidance on school chaplain program draws the ire of the Satanic Temple
The new Florida law allows school districts to establish school chaplain programs, which would authorize spiritual advisors to offer guidance to students with their parent’s permission.
Billionaire Larry Ellison buys Florida resort. Here's a look at his other hotels
Multi-billionaire Larry Ellison, who made his fortune in the software industry by co-founding Oracle, also has dipped his hands into the hospitality industry with the purchase of several resort and hotel properties in Hawaii, California and Nevada. His most recent hotel buy was a Florida whopper. In early August, he paid a recorded $277.4 million for the 300-plus-room, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan, a luxury beachfront property in the wealthy town south of...
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to appear in Florida next week
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will be on the Florida ballot in November, and she’ll be in the state to make a couple of appearances next week. Stein will be in Tampa on Sept. 3 to attend the opening day of the federal trial of Omali Yeshitela and two other members of the International […]
3 Florida Men Plead Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme
Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Three Florida men have pleaded guilty to running a tax fraud scheme called the “Note Program.”. Christopher Johnson of Orlando and Jasen Harvey of Tampa pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States through the scheme, in which the two “prepared tax returns for clients that claimed large nonexistent income tax withholdings had been paid to the IRS, and sought large refunds based on those purported withholdings,” according to the Department of Justice.
Outrage grows over proposed state park development
A proposal by Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ Department of Environmental Protection to partially develop nine state parks has run into emphatic opposition from environmentalists, the public and state lawmakers. Honeymoon Island State Park is on Pinellas County’s gulf coast, near Dunedin. The barrier island consists of approximately 20 acres...
South Florida's extreme heat causing seasonal affective disorder, but help available
MIAMI - In South Florida, extreme heat is causing issues like seasonal affective disorder. This can affect your daily life, but help is available if needed.At Zoo Miami, grandparents Elzbieta Wnuk and her husband Stanislaw Wnuk played with their grandson and persevered through the heat."It's incredible and it's hard to endure out here," said Elzbieta. CBS News Miami's team of meteorologists confirmed that we are dealing with the hottest weather on record in South Florida. Experts warn that South Florida's extreme heat can lead to something more serious. It's called seasonal affective disorder. While many people think that's something those in the...
Tarpon Springs nonprofit has 3 weeks to raise over $500k to preserve West Klosterman land
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - A local grassroots effort to save the West Klosterman Preserve in Tarpon Springs is running out of time. For years, the WK Preservation Group, a non-profit made up of concerned neighbors, has worked to raise $3 million to purchase the 14-acre property that's home to endangered and threatened species.
Florida wildlife officials seek federal permit to plant seagrass off Samsons Island
Florida wildlife officials plan to spend $1.7 million in federal money to plant back more than seven acres of seagrass along Samsons Island in Satellite Beach. But they also will cover more than an acre of the Banana River Lagoon with limestone boulders to blunt waves, and with 165 cages to thwart hungry manatees and other grazers, to give the seagrass a fighting chance. Because of global warming, like many islands in the Indian River Lagoon,...
DeSantis maintains sway over Florida education even when his allies lose
The big story: As has been widely noted, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t have a great primary election day when it came to his endorsements of school board candidates. That doesn’t mean he remains without influence. Consider Daniel Foganholi. DeSantis appointed Foganholi not once but twice to seats...
Florida Department of Health to offer credit monitoring to victims of major cyberattack
The breach resulted in a hacker group releasing over 20,000 data files containing sensitive health information of Florida residents, including Social Security numbers, banking information, and medical histories.
UNF administrators proposing new rules for on-campus protests following arrests at pro-Palestine rally
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida administrators are proposing new rules for on-campus protests. In May, 16 people were arrested after they rallied together on campus against the Israel-Hamas war. The group later became known as the “Jax 16.”. The regulation called “Freedom of Expression in Outdoor...
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