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The Legislature on Tuesday formally sent at least 29 bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis, including measures about the use of artificial intelligence in political advertisements, teaching public-school students about the history of communism, and allowing volunteer chaplains to provide services in schools. The bills passed…
Read More Communism History, School Chaplains, AI Bills Teed Up For Florida Gov. DeSantis
LAND O’LAKES, Fla. – Wilderness Lakes Plaza had water restored via potable service last night. Commercial customers are currently under precautionary boil water notice pending satisfactory samples. No residential customers were affected. Wilderness Lake Boulevard is still shut down at this time. The contractor is…
Read More Water Resorted After Water Main Break Shuts Down Wilderness Lake Blvd At U.S. 41
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – An altercation and shooting at a Zephyrhills McDonald’s is under investigation, according to police. According to police, at approximately 10:55 am Tuesday, Zephyrhills Police Department (ZPD) units responded to reports of a physical altercation and shooting incident involving two male subjects at…
Read More Altercation And Shooting At Zephyrhills McDonald’s Under Investigation
A new study by mental health site MentalHealthRehabs.com reveals that Florida is the fifth happiest US state. The study compared the percentage reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of people over 18 who were told to have a form of depression to the population…
Read More Florida Is The 5th ‘Happiest’ State In America, With Tennessee Ranking The ‘Unhappiest’
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1285, which builds on Florida’s nation-leading education opportunities by allowing high school students to explore military service, empowering them to work their way through school, supporting classical education, and making key improvements to higher education. “Florida is the number…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill That Supports Students Working Through School, Military Recruitment
TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough County Fire Rescue released a video Tuesday showing the cause of the devastating Mamajuana Caf tiki hut fire. The video reveals a sequence of events, with employees innocently using sparklers in a celebration that led to the fire. The employee extended…
Read More Video Shows The Moment A Sparkler Lit The Mamajuana Cafe Tiki Hut Fire In Tampa
A federal judge has scheduled a trial on May 13 in a lawsuit over people being dropped from Florida’s Medicaid program after the end of a federal public health emergency that was declared in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a court docket,…
Read More Federal Judge Schedules Florida Medicaid Eligibility Trial
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – A man was shot and killed overnight in Tarpon Springs, and a suspect is in custody, police say. The Tarpon Springs Police Department received a call about a disturbance at 1125 Clarissa Ct. at approximately 2:42 a.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived,…
Read More Overnight Tarpon Springs Shooting Leaves One Man Dead
The Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees on Monday chose Devin Stephenson to become the school’s second president, succeeding Randy Avent who is slated to step down in July. Stephenson, who is president of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, was selected in a 7-6…
Read More Stephenson Picked For Florida Polytechnic University President
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 14 bills on Monday, including a measure that will make a series of changes related to the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida. The bill will authorize—but not require—the center to provide assistance to state agencies…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs 14 Bills Including Cybersecurity Changes