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Florida regulators approve base rate hike for Duke Energy customers
(The Center Square) — Nearly 2 million Florida electricity customers will pay a higher base rate after Duke Energy Florida's increase petition was approved by state regulators. The Florida Public Service Commission approved the highly contested rate hike Wednesday after negotiations between Duke Energy, groups representing residential customers — including the Sierra Club and the League of United Latin American Citizens — industrial customers and environmentalists reached a mutual agreement. ...
Amazon to Build Nearly $20M Expansion at Space Coast Satellite Facility
Amazon plans on expanding its footprint on the Space Coast with another $19.5 million facility in its efforts to launch thousands of internet-providing satellites for Project Kuiper, the company’s competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. To date, only two test satellites from Project Kuiper have flown when they took to...
'It's not something new:' Cybersecurity experts in Florida stress proactive measures
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Cyberattacks are happening more often and are getting more expensive. In 2023, 343-million people became victims of some sort of cyberattack. That's according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. These attacks are happening everywhere, including right here in Florida. Last month, the Florida Department...
Timothy McCourt invested as circuit judge
Hundreds of people gathered at the Marion County Judicial Center for the investiture of Judge Timothy McCourt on Aug 23. The investiture came eight months after McCourt first took the seat appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis following the retirement of former Circuit Judge Larry Metz, who attended the ceremony along with at least 20 other […]
Boys and Girls Club of Marion County Luncheon
A special wall was also revealed during a CEP ribbon cutting – the presentation was held at the Boys and Girls Club game room of the Dr. HL Harrell Youth Center where Frank DeLuca donated $10,000 to the Boys and Girls Club. Since 2016, DeLuca Toyota, along with support from Toyota, has provided $130,000 in […]
Marion County Jail is exceptional, has impressive food, brilliant correctional officers
I have experience from Marion County Jail that was exceptional. I really don’t take credit for going in with a good attitude, I have mental health issues. I did learn quickly that what I projected is what I received. My correctional officers were brilliant. Their professional training kept me and most safe while being overworked and understaffed. I personally could not imagine trying to keep large counts of women from not fighting.
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