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Orlando weather: Scattered storms, highs in low-90s ahead for Friday across Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. - A few lingering showers are expected on Thursday evening, followed by partly cloudy skies overnight. Temperatures will drop to the mid-70s with humid conditions. Friday morning will start warm, with temperatures already in the low 80s. Scattered storms are expected to develop in the late morning and...
Santa Fe College Trustee Carrie Lee earns national recognition
Santa Fe College Trustee Caridad "Carrie" E. Lee has been recognized by the Association of Community College Trustees as the 2024 Trustee Leadership Award winner for the southern region. The post Santa Fe College Trustee Carrie Lee earns national recognition appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
'A culture shock:' How new Hawthorne QB Adrian Curtis has adjusted before showdown vs Newberry
Adrian Curtis doesn't need the reminders. He knows what folks around North-Central Florida have said about him. In his three years as a starter, he’s never beaten Newberry. He threw...
Man wanted for attempted murder in Florida arrested in Michigan, police say
(CBS DETROIT) - A Georgia man wanted in connection to an attempted murder in Florida was arrested in Michigan over the weekend, officials said. Malik J. McKenzie, 29, of Dallas, Georgia, who is an ex-boyfriend of one of the victims, has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of armed burglary in connection to the shooting of a Florida couple inside their home at 3 a.m. on Aug. 19. Both victims survived, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office.After reviewing video footage, detectives identified McKenzie as the masked man who was caught on camera outside the home...
School bus cameras catch thousands illegally passing in Florida
The big story: Florida lawmakers decided to let school districts put cameras on buses as a way to catch drivers who illegally pass the buses as they’re stopped to let children on and off. So far, the cameras haven’t proven much of a deterrent. Hillsborough County officials recently...
Gov. DeSantis, here’s how you fix your Florida parks problem
Dear Gov. DeSantis, Welcome back from Ireland! You missed a lot here last week. While you were overseas watching Florida State being beaten by Georgia Tech, you were getting a vicious political beatdown here. Put it this way: You’ve returned from Ireland to the land of ire. Your super-sneaky plan to build a trio of […]
Ohio convict pleads guilty to threat to kill state judge in Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – An Ohio prison inmate already convicted of rape and kidnapping pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to threatening to kill a Florida judge and sexually assault the judge’s wife and daughter. Inside the courtroom at his plea hearing, Wayne A. Miller, 41, of Alliance, Ohio,...
Florida Bar dismisses complaint alleging Century Village board member illegally practiced law
The Florida Bar has dismissed a complaint alleging that a board member at Century Village near West Palm Beach was illegally practicing law. The Palm Beach Post reported Wednesday that Fausto Fabbro, the president of the organization that manages the sprawling retirement community, filed a complaint with The Florida Bar against his...
Florida high school football Week 2: What are the best individual recruiting matchups?
The second week of the high school football season features several big-time recruiting matchups, highlighted by some of the top players in the class of 2026. The list includes Vero Beach offensive lineman Micah "Champ" Smith going up against Buchholz edge rusher Nicolas Clayton (Wisconsin commit), Pace offensive lineman Grant Wise against...
Climate change poses health risks. But it’s hard to fight when state policy ignores it.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida is the hottest state in the contiguous United States, and its residents suffer the most heat-related illness. Older people are most susceptible to the heat, and nearly 4.7 million Floridians — 1 in 5 residents — are older than 65. The peninsula has...
Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes Could Be Boon for Florida’s Viticulture
Researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) are harvesting their first crop of potentially disease-resistant wine grapes in Florida. The first crop at UF/IFAS’s Plant Science Research and Education Unit in Citra, Florida, of Pierce’s disease-resistant grapes showed no signs of disease. The grape...
Florida's second tax-free storm supplies period is now. What goes in a hurricane kit?
We're in the middle of hurricane season and already being hit with heavy storms like Tropical Storm Debby. If you haven't already put together your weather emergency kit, now's the time. Florida's disaster preparedness sales tax holiday is back for a second time this year. ...
Cocaine bricks wash up on Florida beach — yet again
A package containing 16 bricks of suspected cocaine was found on a beach in the Florida Keys by tourists, authorities revealed this week, marking yet another discovery of the drug on the state's shores.The package, which was found by guests of the Islands of Islamorada resort late Sunday morning, was turned over to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as is standard procedure, according to a statement from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Authorities did not specify how much the drugs weighed.The sheriff's office also released a photo of the cocaine, showing a package wrapped and taped with a picture...
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