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Have shark attacks increased in Florida? Expert says no
A shark bit a child last week near Crandon Park, off Key Biscayne, leaving him with a minor superficial wound to his leg, just days after a man spearfishing off Key West was badly bitten by a bull shark. These are just two of the latest shark attacks that have...
Republicans want to take Florida educational model nationwide with party platform
In its political platform adopted earlier this month, the Republican Party pledged to implement universal school choice, boost parental rights and promote "patriotic" standards for civics education.In other words, under former President Donald Trump, education across the country would look a lot like it does in Florida.Why it matters: Florida in recent years has been thrust into the national spotlight for its hyper-conservative approach to education, serving as a test kitchen for policies that public education advocates say undermine students' and teachers' rights.Some have criticized the state's Department of Education for its push to include Judeo-Christian ideas in public schools,...
As student aid requests lag in Florida, groups step in to help some fill out FAFSA
By summertime, most prospective college students know which school they're attending and how much they have to pay in tuition. But not Viviana Gonzalez. The Sumner High School graduate started filling out the FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, back in January. But a technical issue prevented her from completing the parents' portion of the form for months.
Northeast FL Surf Report #2 Sunday 11:30 AM 07.21.2024
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Guadalupe Center collecting school supplies for Immokalee students through Aug. 9
Guadalupe Center is collecting notebooks, folders, writing utensils and other items for Immokalee students through Aug. 9 as part of the nonprofit’s 32nd annual School Supply Drive. School supplies will be distributed to students in Guadalupe Center’s After-school Tutoring Program, which serves approximately 760 students in kindergarten, first and...
Jobless rates edge up in Southwest Florida with shift to slower season
Unemployment edged up across Southwest Florida in June. It's typical, with the usual downward shift to the slower season. In four of five counties in the region, jobless rates rose by a few tenths of a percentage point over the year, according to a monthly report released Friday by FloridaCommerce.
Terrifying: Southwest 737 Descends To 150 Feet Above Tampa Bay
Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news lately when it comes to concerning safety incidents. We can now add yet another near catastrophe to the list, and this might just be the scariest one we’ve seen so far…. Southwest 737 MAX has near disaster on...
Clermont Police Chief Charles Broadway Ends His Successful Term As FPCA President
Clermont Police Chief Chuck Broadway recently completed his term as President of the Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA). The FPCA is one of the largest state police chief’s associations in the United States with a membership of more than one thousand law enforcement executives and members throughout the State of Florida. The FPCA serves municipal police departments, airport police, college and university police, tribal community police, as well as railroad and port authority agencies. Membership participation represents every region of the State of Florida, including state and county agencies along with private business and security firms.
It’s Thunderstorms-Lite Sunday, then more widespread rain during the week
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Saturday storms were few, but still with a few downpours. Ward Lake, on the east side of Bradenton, picked up over an inch (1.14″), the east side of Sarasota almost a half inch (0.48″) while SRQ stayed dry. We’ll see a few isolated storms again Sunday. A large area of dust from the Sahara moves overhead today. That could give us a hazy overcast and thunderstorms might not be as widespread as they would be without the dry dust layer overhead, but we will still see some thunderstorm activity. Fortunately, the dust will keep the tropics quiet for several days. As the dust layer dissipates during the workweek, a small disturbance in the upper atmosphere moves over Florida. That disturbance could make afternoon and evening storms more widespread during the week ahead.
Scientists seek public help to prevent spread of invasive coral along Florida's coast
Scientists urge divers, recreational charters, residents and visitors exploring the waters of South Florida to look for an invasive soft coral species that has been reported on the nearby surrounding shores of Cuba. The invasive pulse corals, a species within the Xeniidae family, are native to the Indo-Pacific and the Red seas. Several species of pulse corals have been discovered growing outside their native range into Hawaii, Venezuela, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Pulse corals reproduce rapidly, including...
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