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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...
New York Yankees Extend Undesirable League Lead in Blowout Loss to Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays backup catcher Alex Jackson went yard off of Nestor Cortes on Saturday, becoming the latest No. 9 hitter to belt a home run against the New York Yankees this season.
Rays place All-Star first baseman on restricted list
The Rays announced that first baseman Yandy Diaz had been placed on the restricted list, and infielder Curtis Mead was called up from Triple-A to take Diaz’s spot on the active roster. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times writes that Diaz didn’t play on Friday due to what the Rays described as “a personal matter.”
Indoor Play Cafes Help Lakeland Families Beat the Heat
Between daily rain storms and scorching temperatures, it’s not always possible to take little ones to outdoor playgrounds during the summer. But there are two new indoor play cafes in Lakeland where sunscreen is not required. Kid Cafe. Kid Cafe opened on July 3 at 2947 S. Florida Ave....
Florida's back-to-school tax-free holiday is coming up. What to know
With the new school year quickly approaching, you can expect some juicy back-to-school sales to crop up soon, too. Most scholarly sales happen around one of Florida’s many tax-free holidays. The next one up on the calendar is the back-to-school tax-free holiday, which stretches across two weeks at the end of July and the beginning of August.
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