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Micaela Burrow As Ukrainian casualties mount and Russia makes incremental gains in the Donbas region, military affairs experts and officials have begun to adopt a more long-term view of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. While Russia bombards cities in eastern Ukraine with thousands of rounds of artillery,…
Read More Experts Hoped Ukraine Would Score A Quick Victory Against Russia. Now They’re Predicting A Long War
University of Florida scientists want to assess livestock mobility faster and more accurately, ultimately helping farm animal health and production. To do so, they’ll use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze high-definition video of the animals as they move. Samantha Brooks, a UF/IFAS geneticist and associate…
Read More UF/IFAS Researchers To Use AI To Assess Livestock Mobility, Including Horses
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A 22-year-old Spring Hill woman has died after a crash that happened around 2:19 am on Monday, according to Florida Highway Patrol. According to troopers, a van, driven by a 63-year-old Spring Hill man was traveling westbound on SR-50 (Cortez Blvd),…
Read More Spring Hill Woman Killed In Early Morning Head-On Crash On Cortez Blvd
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – All three suspects have been arrested in the shooting incident which began near the Tropical Smoothie Cafe on SR 54 in Land O’ Lakes on June 15, 2022. According to deputies, the continued investigation led to all suspects being identified…
Read More All Three Suspects In Land O’ Lakes Tropical Smoothie Shooting Arrested, Charged
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – On Monday, Christopher Ferguson, 53, was arrested by the Tarpon Springs Police Department in relation to an ongoing joint investigation with the Drug Enforcement Agency. The investigation began on Jan 12, 2022, after receiving an initial complaint pertaining to a sole…
Read More Five More Victims Come Forward In Tarpon Springs Pain Management Sex Extortion Case
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A car crash has closed a portion of eastbound SR-52 in Hudson Monday. All eastbound lanes of SR 52 at the intersection of Paradise Pointe Way are currently shut down at this time due to a car crash, according to Pasco…
Read More Eastbound Lanes Of SR-52 At Paradise Pointe Way Closed In Hudson Due To Car Crash
More than three-dozen Florida lawmakers, including incoming Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, appeared headed back to Tallahassee without opposition as a deadline passed Friday for qualifying for the November elections. Meanwhile, all 28 congressional districts will have contested races, according to the Florida Division of Elections.…
Read More Over Three Dozen Florida Lawmakers Heading Back To Tallahassee Without Opposition
On Monday, Russian forces captured a territory in eastern Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects Russia to intensify attacks ahead of a summit of the European Union to accept Ukraine into the EU. “Obviously, this week we should expect from Russia an intensification…
Read More Zelenskyy Expects Russia To Intensify Attacks Ahead Of EU Summit
TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 am today, West Morrison Avenue between South Braeburn Avenue and South Siwanoy Street will be closed while the Tampa Water Department conducts maintenance on the water distribution system. Barricades and signs will be located in the area to assist…
Read More Full Road Closure On West Morrison Ave Between South Braeburn Ave And South Siwanoy St
Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Newton Azrak Border Patrol Station arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle methamphetamine in child booster seats. Agents conducted a vehicle stop northbound on Interstate 15 – north of the Newton Azrak Border Patrol Station checkpoint on June…
Read More All Methed Up: Border Agents Find 26.9 Pounds Of Meth In Child’s Booster Seat