On Tuesday evening, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners passed an emergency ordinance requiring that citizens wear face coverings in most indoor public places, and restaurants and bars to implement new safety and anti-crowding measures. The ordinance passed 6-1, with Commissioner Kathleen Peters dissenting. The countywide ordinance takes effectContinue Reading
High-profile Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King called for the destruction of Jesus Christ statues and Christian churches for their depiction of the “white” holy family, which King argued are forms of “white supremacy” and “racist propaganda” that promote “oppression.” “Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claimContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County has received laboratory confirmation of a case of dengue virus infection. All indications are that this infection was locally acquired. This individual has received medical treatment and is expected to make a full recovery. DOH-Monroe and Florida Keys Mosquito Control District areContinue Reading
Many Floridians throughout the state have found themselves unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are among the Floridians who is currently unemployed please save Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 on your calendar, for it is when Senator Janet Cruz will be hosting her free annual Job Fair. Senator Janet Cruz’s jobContinue Reading
A deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) was arrested Monday morning following an altercation with a Plant City police officer. According to the HCSO, Deputy Ivan Moreno encountered a Plant City police officer while sitting in the backyard of a home on the 2000 block of Walden WoodsContinue Reading
A driver in Holiday jumped the curb, raced through a yard and into the side of a house on Elkhorn Boulevard early Sunday morning, just missing residents, Shari and Rodney Bizier, asleep in their bed. Bay News 9 tweeted about the incident, including a photo from their coverage: “Not quiteContinue Reading
The Florida Supreme Court blocked a voter initiative to ban assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles and shotguns from going to voters in 2022. The Thursday ruling squashed the Ban Assault Weapons Now sponsored constitutional amendment because of deceptive language and the clause grandfathering weapon ownership to the owner only, not theContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,926 new positive COVID-19 cases (2,908 Florida residents and 18 non-Florida residents) out of more than 37,000 tests Sunday, bringing to case tally for the state to 100,217 total cases. 12 additional deaths were reported bringing Florida’s death toll to 3173. A lookContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health issued an additional Public Health Advisory Saturday in response to COVID-19, providing recommendations to protect Floridians and visitors from this virus. The advisory is in addition to steps that the Department has taken to increase mitigation measures, including the purchase of 20 million cloth masks,Continue Reading
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported a one-day record of 3,822 new positive COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths, bringing the state total to 89,748 cases and 3104 deaths. In Hillsborough County, health officials report nearly 5,000 total cases., which include 564 hospitalizations (11% of all cases) and 109 deathsContinue Reading
As a result of Philadelphia Phillies announcing Friday five players had tested positive for COVID-19, every team in Major League Baseball will shut its spring training camp over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The Associated Press (AP) reports that all of the spring complexes in Florida and Arizona will temporarilyContinue Reading
Apple is planning to close nearly a dozen retail stores located in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina. “Due to current COVID-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas,” an Apple spokesman said Friday in a statement after being contactedContinue Reading
NOTE: This post has been updated to remove “kill” from the title and references to “murder” charges against Mr. Lapin. This was false information provided in the government press release, verified by other media outlets. FULL UPDATE ON CASE: JAMES LAPIN INNOCENT! This is the full press release: United StatesContinue Reading
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Steven Michael Smith (35, Jacksonville) with possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, possessing a short-barreled shotgun in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime, possessing firearms as a convicted felon, and possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun andContinue Reading
The number of Tampa General Hospital (TGH) employees testing positive for COVID-19 has more than doubled over the weekend. On Friday, June 13, 24 employees were positive for the coronavirus. However, as of Tuesday evening, that number had shot up to 54. TGH President & Chief Executive Officer, John CourisContinue Reading
President Trump held a press conference yesterday, announcing his executive order on police reform amid George Floyd protests. “…thank you all for being here as we take historic action to deliver a future of safety and security for Americans of every race, religion, color, and creed. We’re joined today byContinue Reading
The WNBA on Monday announced plans to play a reduced season, with a 22-game schedule that would begin in late July with all of the games being played in Bradenton without fans in attendance “There’s a lot to do between now and the tip of the season, now that we’ve selectedContinue Reading
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of James “Jamie” Wetherington, 45 and Elizabeth Wetherington, 36, both of Mulberry for stealing from Mulberry Dixie Youth Baseball League. According to officials, during the transition from the former league president (Wetherington) to the current league president, suspicious transactions on the previous MulberryContinue Reading
The stories are true: genetically modified mosquitoes are real and are set to be coming to America. Outbreak News Today‘s editor and co-host of NEWS TALK, Robert Herriman explains what they are, what to expect, are they safe and so much more. TICKS VS MOSQUITOES: PARENTS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT TICKSContinue Reading
Florida Wildlife Conservation officer Julian Keen Jr. was found fatally shot in Hendry County Sunday morning, shot and killed while off-duty trying to stop a hit-and-run driver. The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the area of Apache Circle and Nobles Road in Labelle after reports thatContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has reported as of this morning 73,552 total COVID-19 cases and 2,925 deaths. This is up more than 2,500 cases and 48 deaths since Friday’s released data. Nearly 1.4 million tests have been performed to date, according to DOH data. When asked about theContinue Reading
