Author: admin

A state employee who leaked plans to develop nine Florida State Parks with golf courses, hotels and other amenities alleges in a new lawsuit that Gov. Ron DeSantis retaliated against him. Whistleblower James Gaddis claims in the lawsuit that he was “differently treated and retaliated” by DeSantis, former director of Florida Environmental Protection Agency Sean Hamilton, and DeSantis, Director Jake Vick, after releasing information about the secret plan. Gaddis filed a civil complaint on May 29th in Leon County Circuit Court, including Tallahassee.According to court records, Gaddis is seeking at least $50,000 in damages, claiming illegal termination. Environmental department spokesman…

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. (WFLA) – He was taken to hospital Wednesday after suffering obvious shark bites underwater on a beach in southwestern Florida. Authorities said the incident occurred near the 2200 block of Shore Lane in Boca Grande, a small cost community on Gasparilla Island. Florida-based Silver Airways will close all operations Boca Grande Fire Station Chief CW Blosser III told Gulf Coast News that the person’s injuries coincided with a shark bite. However, the first responder said there were no sharks in the water when they arrived around noon. The chief did not disclose the victim’s age out of…

Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) – Google has provided shopping to another workforce range across several major divisions prior to a court decision that could order the disbandment of the Internet empire. Mountain View, California, confirmed the streamlining reported by several news outlets. It’s not clear how many employees are affected, but offers have been made to staff at Google’s search, advertising, research and engineering units. Google employs nearly 186,000 workers in the global salary of parent company Alphabet Inc. “Early this year, some of our team introduced a retired voluntary exit program for US-based Googleers, and some more…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Survivors and families of the 49 victims killed in the Pulse Nightclub massacre nine years ago got their first chance on Wednesday, roaming the long shy, LGBTQ+-friendly Florida venue before being replaced by a permanent monument that once was the worst mass shooting of the present day. In a small group that spanned four days, survivors and families of the murdered people planned to spend 30 minutes in the space where Omar Meiten opened fire at the Latin Night celebration on June 12, 2016, killing 49 people and 53 injured. Maiten, who has pledged allegiance to…

Associated Press Technology Writer Shaun Chen NEW YORK (AP) — Disney and Universal filed a copyright lawsuit Wednesday against popular artificial intelligence image generator Midgenie. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, alleges that Midi Joanie pirated two Hollywood studio libraries to generate and distribute “infinitely illicit copies” of famous characters such as Darth Vader from Star Wars and Minions from the Sneaky Me. File – Visit Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, April 18th (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) “Midjourney is a typical copyright freerider and a bottomless hole in…

In addition to keeping their cool, the Panthers kept their home ice in their advantage. Two wins, two wins. “The first period was a lot of special teams, with the second period being 5-5 and the third period being all power play,” Tkachuk said. “Third saved a bit of my legs. A great first 40 (min). Even in the third, we’re very well trained like the veterans, older teams who were here. This is our third time. They said that “I thought everyone had a great game. We were simple, hard, fast, physical, and supported each other on the ice.”…

(Hill) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) office said Tuesday that the state’s Emergency Management Agency offered to send the National Guard to California to support recent unrest over the Los Angeles immigration protests. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that the offer was made from Florida, but said “we didn’t need security guards in the first place,” which exacerbated DeSantis’s “attempts to burn an already chaotic situation have been exacerbated by his party leaders.” The development comes as the Trump administration deployed the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles amid demonstrations over the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) attack.…

Flamingos, like so many Floridians, were exhausted and confused a few days after Hurricane Idalia ran through the Big Bend area in 2023. Seafarers assessing the damage from the storm discovered that the bird was struggling 800 yards from St. Pete Beach. It was likely that he was blown into the wind of Idalia, and he was given a shelter and named Peaches. During the stormy weeks, peaches roamed the coast of Tampa Bay, giving locals a rare glimpse of the species that once flourished in Florida. Flamingo walks along the shallow waters on September 26, 2023 at the northern…

Previous story: Watch: Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez arrested on assault TAVARES, Fla. (WFLA) — A Citrus County man has been arrested for an illegal gambling operation related to suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, NBC affiliate WESH said. Sheldon Wetherholt, 58, of Citrus County, was arrested by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 11:08pm Tuesday and booked at Lake County Jail. According to the Lake County Jail, Wetherholt was charged with assault and conspiracy. Weatherholt first appeared on Wednesday morning. There, the judge set two rate bonds at $100,000. If released, Wetherholt will need to wear a GPS monitor. Billy…

Ocala, Fla. (WFLA) – Twenty people have been arrested after undercover surgery to seduce and capture an individual who is trying to sexually exploit a child. According to the Ocala Police Department, among those arrested, there were prominent horse trainers who train their children to train them. From May 21 to May 24, officers carried out undercover operations where detectives posed as minors on various social apps to capture people trying to lure children to help them with sexual activity. Working with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake City Police Department, the Ocala Police Department engaged in explicit…