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Beryl: Look back from tropical storm to hurricane with landfall, impacts on Texas, Florida
USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida. From Invest 95L to Beryl: As we track Beryl's path, here's a look back at the tropical storm that strengthened into a hurricane and made landfall twice in one week. Experts predict Beryl to make landfall a third time as a hurricane. Hurricane season runs...
Crooked catch is a ‘shocking’ discovery by biologists in Florida
Florida wildlife biologists conducting an electrofishing survey of Silver Glen Springs made an odd catch that resembled one from a few weeks ago. The biologists captured a longnose gar that featured a distinct bend in the middle of its body. “Unlike the bull shark with a spinal deformity that we shared a few weeks ago, this fish likely got its interesting shape from a spinal injury at some point in its life,” the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute stated on Facebook. The crooked longnose gar measured 2.7 feet and weighed over 10.6 pounds. “With their razor-sharp teeth and armor-like scales, longnose gar may...
Hundreds of Job Cuts Announced by Florida-Based Westgate Resorts
One of the world’s largest timeshare resorts is cutting hundreds of jobs in Florida. Earlier today, Orlando Business Journal reported that Westgate Resorts is cutting 357 job positions at its office located at 8680 Commodity Circle in Orlando. The news comes less than four months after David Siegel, the...
Ryan Holle Celebrates Freedom After Decades Behind Bars: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Marion County, Fla. – As the country commemorates America’s Independence this Fourth of July weekend, a man celebrates his newfound liberty. Ryan Holle, 41, was just released from jail after serving more than half of his life behind bars. The ABC Action News I-Team first interviewed Holle two years ago while examining the statute that landed him in prison – Florida’s “felony murder rule”. Under that state legislation, someone might be sentenced to life in prison even if they did not kill anyone, were not present at the crime scene, or were unaware of what happened.
Newer Airlines Landing in Smaller Florida Airports
STEPHANIE CLAYTOR | www.flcourier.com | Avelo Airlines held its inaugural flight from Lakeland Linder International Airport on June 13 to New Haven, Connecticut. Albeit a busy airport for Amazon Prime cargo planes and private charters, this is the first time the Lakeland airport has had commercial flights in 12 years.
SpaceX to deploy Turkish satellite days after stunning July launch. Best places to see it
Did you see (or hear) the July Fourth fireworks? Another pretty spectacular “streak of light in the sky” is coming up, courtesy of SpaceX. Just before Independence Day 2024, SpaceX made waves with a stunning middle-of-the-night Starlink rocket launch. The photos show amazing streaks of light and beautiful cloud formations after the very early morning launch the day before July Fourth. ...
'It was a bad night': State Sen. Tracie Davis still fully supports Biden after debate performance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — President Joe Biden joined ABC News for his first sit-down interview since last week's presidential debate. This comes amid calls from some Democrats for the president to bow out of the race following concerns about his age and capacity to run the country. Three democratic representatives...
Florida sees COVID-19 surge in emergency rooms, near past winter's peaks
Rates of COVID-19 have surged in Florida emergency rooms over recent weeks, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are now near peaks not seen since the worst days of this past winter's wave of the virus.The weekly average of emergency room patients with COVID-19 has reached 2.64% in Florida, according to CDC data updated Friday, and now rank among the highest of any state during this summer's COVID-19 wave.Trends from Florida have also climbed steeply in other key metrics that authorities now use to track COVID-19, including in wastewater and nursing homes. Florida's steep increase...
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