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Jax Beach Baseball Association wins state championship
Players from the Jacksonville Beach Baseball Association won the Cal Ripken 11U Florida State Championship. The team will move on to the Cal Ripken 11U World Series in Florence, Ala., Aug. 1. The series ends Aug. 11.
Florida's back-to-school tax-free holiday is coming up. Here is what you can buy
Florida is set to have its first back-to-school sales tax holiday this weekend, which will undoubtedly save parents big bucks on school supplies, new clothes and any gadgets they might need for the upcoming school year. Be on the look out for ongoing sales to compound the savings, which typically...
As states tap into federal dollars to address climate change, Floridians lose out
Siri Alexander, 37, is an entrepreneur, selling clothes and soaps to women through her online store. Up until recently, Alexander and her 16-year-old daughter didn’t have a home. For six months they were staying with family and friends across the Tampa Bay region. "Not having my own home and...
Tampa Bay Times wins top honors in Florida journalism
The Tampa Bay Times won 17 awards on Thursday from the Florida Society of News Editors, including one for the most distinguished journalist in the state. The Times won a coveted gold medal recognizing two separate efforts — the newsroom’s hurricane coverage and an investigative series on the dangers of kratom.
Woman at heart of Geneva Co. Alabama ‘love triangle’ shooting arrested in Florida
HOLMES COUNTY, Ala (WDHN) — A woman at the center of a deadly “love triangle” in Geneva County has been arrested on drug charges in the Florida panhandle just months after her husband was found guilty. According to the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, Penny Carnley was arrested on Saturday, July 20, during a traffic stop […]
FWC unravels organized fraud case involving Florida’s Osceola turkey, four arrested on felony charges
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - On July 24, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Law Enforcement announced charges against four individuals involved in a fraudulent scheme to defraud hunters seeking Osceola turkey hunts. Larry William Collins, David Preston Mills, Paul Neil Beckham, and Vernon Robert Flowers...
City support rises for strengthening UF Health Jacksonville's safety net for poor patients
The marriage of the University of Florida and the city of Jacksonville at the Eighth Street medical campus has had its ups and downs, but the city is pumping more money than ever into UF Health Jacksonville while it stabilizes its shaky finances. Mayor Donna Deegan is proposing $56 million as a subsidy...
Community Solutions Raises $135 Million for Housing Fund
Community Solutions announced that it has secured $135 million to close out its CS Large Cities Housing Fund to provide housing resources to individuals exiting homelessness and middle-income individuals. The private equity fund is supported by some of the largest social impact investors in the nation, ranging from health systems...
Top Florida Republicans praise California Gov. Gavin Newsom's banning of homeless camps
Top Florida Republicans, including a leading lawmaker and governor's office staff, are applauding Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his executive order to remove homeless encampments across the Golden State. "I’m glad to see Governor Newsom finally accept reality and acknowledge the damage chronic homelessness does to communities and businesses," said state Rep. Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, in a statement. ...
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