TikTok loudmouth Leonal Moreno, 27, is on the run from U.S. authorities after gaining notoriety for his videos urging illegal immigrants to squat in abandoned houses and take advantage of squatters’ rights laws in the United States. In light of this absconder’s advice to fellow…
Job News
Gov. Ron DeSantis: Florida Continues To Outperform The Nation
Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted a significant milestone in Florida’s ongoing economic success: Florida’s statewide unemployment rate has been lower than the national average for 40 straight months. The national unemployment rate grew to 3.9 percent in February 2024, but Florida’s rate did not rise and…
Lottery
Florida Lottery Unveils Four New Heart-Pounding Scratch-Off Games
The Florida Lottery announced Monday four exciting new Scratch-Off games! These games—TRIPLE 777, BONUS LETTER CROSSWORD, JEOPARDY!, and LUCKY GREEN—range in price from $2 to $10 and offer more than $318.9 million in total cash prizes! All Lottery retailers are expected to have these new…
Florida Agriculture
Florida Ag Commissioner Highlights Record-Setting Prescribed Fire Season
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson highlighted Wednesday the Florida Forest Service’s record-breaking 2023–2024 controlled fire season as a means of preventing and lessening catastrophic wildfires in the state. The Florida Forest Service has treated 164,915 acres of state woods with controlled fire in the current…
Cold Case
Florida Agriculture
Florida Ag Commissioner Highlights Record-Setting Prescribed Fire Season
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson highlighted Wednesday the Florida Forest Service’s record-breaking 2023–2024 controlled fire season as a means of preventing and lessening catastrophic wildfires in the state. The Florida Forest Service has treated 164,915 acres of state woods with controlled fire in the current…
University Of Florida-Developed Web-Based Tool Will Help Growers Reduce Climate Variability Risks
A new University of Florida-developed web-based tool will help growers reduce risks that come with climate variability. It’s called the “climate indicators tool,” the newest addition to AgroClimate, a web-based platform designed 15 years ago by Clyde Fraisse, a UF/IFAS professor of agricultural and biological…