With hurricane season officially beginning June 1, RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) and the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) are promoting awareness about the importance of preventing, removing and treating standing water to combat the spread of disease through mosquitoes. In the aftermath of a hurricane, impacted areasContinue Reading
Gov. Ron DeSantisannounced Phase Two reopening in Florida amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening movie theaters, bars and casinos with limited capacity. There will still be 50% occupancy limits at those locales, he said. “Those have not been operating up to this point,” DeSantis said. “They now have a pathway toContinue Reading
Tensions are escalating inside Facebook over the social platform’s laissez-faire approach to the president’s posts. Hundreds of Facebook employees, in rare public criticism on Monday of their own company, protested executives’ decision not to do anything about inflammatory posts that President Trump had placed on the giant social media platformContinue Reading
Health officials in Seminole County issued a rabies alert for neighborhoods surrounding Wekiva Island. The alert is in response to an otter which tested positive for rabies in that area. Residents and visitors in the area bordered to the north by Wekiva Springs State Park and Rock Springs Run StateContinue Reading
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) is pleased to announce the opening of a new office location in Middleburg, Florida on June 1, 2020. FCS currently has a clinic location in Fleming Island, making the Middleburg site its second location in the greater Jacksonville area. Located at 1658 St. Vincent’s Way, Suite 340,Continue Reading
In Fort Myers Friday, 35-year-old Alison Marie Sheppard, a/k/a “Aiisha Abdullah,” was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The court also sentenced Sheppard to a term of 15 years supervised release. According toContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported that of the nearly 41,000 COVID-19 tests performed Thursday, 1212 were positive, or 3 percent. This brings the state total to 54,497 cases. An additional 49 deaths were reported–Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Gadsden, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jackson, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Orange,Continue Reading
In the wake of Twitter adding editorial remarks to President Trump tweets, he signed an executive order yesterday for government agencies to enforce speech protections across the Internet. Section 230 is a signature piece of legislation that protects outlets from lawsuits from content posted by users. Many social media sources,Continue Reading
Bring It Home Florida is proud to partner with When We All Vote as a new addition to our community and nonprofit collaboration. Through grassroots efforts, we stand together to increase voter registration and civic engagement throughout Florida and our nation via voter outreach, education and advocacy. With an estimatedContinue Reading
Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza, the recognized leader in fast artisanal pizza, today announced that it would be opening a third location in the Tampa area on Monday, June 1st. The new restaurant, located near the University of South Florida (USF) at Fowler Avenue and North 51st Street, will provide an upgraded pizzaContinue Reading
The reopening of the world economy is largely reliant on easy and accessible COVID-19 screening. Kaligia Biosciences, a medical device company, is working with major Florida medical institutions to develop a portable, saliva-based device that can produce results in less than three minutes. Kaligia Biosciences is starting clinical trials of theContinue Reading
A federal judge ruled Sunday that the Florida law requiring felons to pay legal fees as part of their sentences before regaining the vote is unconstitutional for those unable to pay, or unable to find out how much they owe. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle in Tallahassee issued a 125-pageContinue Reading
In response to COVID-19, CareerSource Tampa Bay’s (CSTB) Young Talent of Tampa Bay program is holding live virtual informational sessions this month. The live virtual sessions will be held for graduating high school seniors and youth interested in gaining career advice, practical work experience and other career guidance. The informationalContinue Reading
As the weather gets warmer here in Florida, the better it is for mosquitoes. The peak mosquito season is during the hot Florida summer where they thrive on the humidity and standing pools of water from the frequent afternoon thunderstorms. Several of the mosquito species found in Florida are capableContinue Reading
Earlier this week, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County reminded the public to be safe when enjoying fresh water activities as Memorial Day weekend is upon us and summer is right around the corner. Among the hazards they discuss: preventing injuries, drownings, etc; they focused in on preventingContinue Reading
Dr. Anthony Fauci opened up about ending the lockdown, stating that remaining closed too long could cause “irreparable damage,” said the White House’s top doctor on Friday. “We can’t stay locked down for such a considerable period of time that you might do irreparable damage and have unintended consequences, includingContinue Reading
In the wake of Vice President Mike Pence’s visit across central Florida to meet with tourism officials Wednesday came a rebuke of reporters, journalists’ coverage of Florida’s response to the Wuhan Coronavirus and the false predictions in the media. “You’ve got a lot of people in your profession [journalists] whoContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health today reported 527 new positive COVID-19 cases (513 Florida residents and 14 non-Florida residents) and forty-four Florida resident deaths related to COVID-19. There are a total of 47,471 Florida cases with 2,096 deaths related to COVID-19. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week,Continue Reading
AAA predicted that fewer people are likely to take a trip this Memorial Day weekend due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, so for the first time in 20 years, the automotive club is not issuing a travel forecast. “Last year, 43 million Americans traveled for Memorial Day Weekend — theContinue Reading
Hillsborough County officials announced more parks and trails will be opening for residents to utilize at a time when more exercise is being encouraged. In early May, officials opened most nature preserves. Neighborhood parks reopened early this week. On May 26, the following conservation parks, trails and boat ramps willContinue Reading
Starting next Tuesday, May 26, Hillsborough County officials will reopen many of its larger conservation parks on Tuesday, May 26, according to an announcement today. In early May, the County opened most nature preserves, and neighborhood parks reopened earlier this week. The following conservation parks, trails, and boat ramps willContinue Reading
