In Largo, Florida Friday, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the launch of a free substance abuse curriculum for schools in the form of a ‘School Assemblies Toolkit’ through Florida’s The Facts. Your Future. campaign. This program directly engages youth in Florida to improve their understanding of the life-altering effects of drug abuseContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported earlier this week a 5-year-old horse from Volusia County was dually infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV). The gelding is alive. The horse suffered from depression, fever and incoordination. This is the 21st confirmed case ofContinue Reading
Galen College of Nursing and HCA Florida Healthcare, both part of HCA Healthcare, continued their mission to expand access to quality nursing education with today’s announcement of new campuses in Sarasota and Gainesville. With existing Florida campus locations in Tampa Bay and Miami, Galen, one of the largest educators ofContinue Reading
Just a week into the new year, the Tampa Convention Center is excited to announce it will co-host the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and National Congress and Trade Show. The annual national event will take place August 18-21, 2022, with Amalie Arena hosting the artistic gymnastics championships, which will determineContinue Reading
The latest Florida Chamber statewide poll shows a majority (50:41) of likely Florida voters believe Florida is headed in the right direction, while at the same time nearly three-quarters of voters believe the country is on the wrong track. Only three of Florida’s ten media markets believe Florida is onContinue Reading
The Big Bounce America, home of the only Guinness-certified world record holder of The World’s Largest Bounce House, rolls into Sarasota, Florida from Friday, January 14th through Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at Nathan Benderson Park. Produced by XL Event Lab, The Big Bounce America is the biggest touring inflatable eventContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported the first cases of strangles of the year in horses in Polk and Hardee counties. Both cases were reported on private facilities in their respective counties. The highly contagious upper respiratory disease of equids, known as Strangles, is caused by theContinue Reading
Much of the history of enslaved people in the United States has gone undocumented. Now, cutting edge technology, and the perseverance of archaeologists and historians, is bringing to light the secret pathways, communities and outposts that provided refuge to Freedom Seekers. Experts are also uncovering crucial details about the peopleContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing several new and expanded opportunities for climate-smart agriculture in 2022. Updates include nationwide availability of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Conservation Incentive Contracts option. These improvements to NRCS’ working lands conservation programs, combined with continued programContinue Reading
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced securing 15,000 doses of Regeneron have been secured for the people of Florida and will be immediately utilized to support new monoclonal antibody sites. Earlier this week, Governor DeSantis highlighted the importance of these lifesaving therapeutics and called on the Biden Administration toContinue Reading
Presented by NewSong Ministries with Premier Productions, Winter Jam, Christian music’s biggest multi-artist tour, is back for 2022 with headliners Skillet and Tauren Wells and a solid lineup of acts. Sponsored by Compassion International and coupled with a $10 at the door donation, Winter Jam welcomes everyone to the “AllContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Tatiana Power (41, Weston) today pleaded guilty to a money laundering conspiracy related to a Florida-based international enterprise that operated subscription-based sexually exploitative “child modeling” websites. Power faces up to 20 years in federal prison. According to court documents, Tatiana Power (alsoContinue Reading
Florida state health officials reported one additional case/death due to Vibrio vulnificus in 2021, according to data published December 29. The latest case/death is reported from Palm Beach County. This brings the state’s death total to ten this year–Manatee (2), Duval, Escambia, Lee, Leon, Levy, Orange, Palm Beach and PolkContinue Reading
The City of Tampa, in partnership with the Florida Department of Health, will reopen the COVID-19 testing site at Al Barnes Park (2902 N 32nd St, Tampa, FL 33605) on Tuesday, January 4 due to the increasing demand for tests. Al Barnes Park will operate as a drive-through testing site. People will be able to access the testingContinue Reading
The City of Tampa, in partnership with the Florida Department of Health, will reopen the COVID-19 testing site at Al Lopez Park in West Tampa due to the increasing demand for tests. The Al Lopez Testing Site will reopen Friday, December 31 and run seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. untilContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) reported today on the suicide of Deputy Christopher Former, 49. According to HCSO, on December 29, 2021, just after 7 p.m., Hillsborough County’s 911 center received a call from a family member of Former. The caller said that he made suicidal threats to aContinue Reading
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a new long-acting COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy from AstraZeneca will be available for moderately to severely immunocompromised individuals, such as cancer patients and transplant recipients, at numerous health care provider locations in Florida, upon allocation from the federal government. “This monoclonal is aContinue Reading
With 60.4 COVID-19 cases reported in the last seven days per 100,000 population, Florida is reporting the lowest rate in the continental United States and second in the US following only Hawaii (51.4). On December 7, officials reported less than 13,000 cases over the past week. Concerning COVID-19 fatalities, theContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) is issuing a rabies awareness for the main campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in east Orlando, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32816. In recent weeks, DOH-Orange’s Epidemiology Program has been notified of four separate events of individuals that came in closeContinue Reading
76- year-old Naples psychiatrist, Gerald Michael Abraham, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for dispensing controlled substances (oxycodone and amphetamine) for no legitimate medical purpose. According to court documents, Abraham’s Naples clinic operated on a cash only basis, with patients paying $400 per visit. In October 2019, theContinue Reading
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is fighting back against organized retail theft as 70% of store owners nationwide report an increase in crime over the past year. Most of the high-profile, smash-and-grab cases are taking place outside of Florida in cities like San Francisco, where several multi-day crime sprees disrupted holiday shopping. Continue Reading
