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Orange County, Fla. (WFLA) – Blot Disney World is facing a lawsuit after a man was injured on a high-speed water slide at Blizzard Beach Water Park, according to a complaint filed Thursday. The lawsuit alleges that the man, Eugene Strickland, visited the water park in July 2021 and tried a double dipper slide on the downhill. According to the lawsuit, Strickland was around 334 pounds at the time, exceeding the slide’s weight limit of 300 pounds. Buc-Ee’s appeals to its Florida store for imitation products However, Strickland got on the ride and “temporarily went into the air as a…

(Nexstar) – When you visit a national park, you will want to see its natural charm. El Capitan and Yosemite half-domes in Yellowstone, and old-faceful with delicate arches. However, in Florida National Park, it is necessary to hike and take a bus to see some of its beloved features. You’ll be lucky on a boat, or some scuba gear, especially considering the park is 95% underwater. North of Key Largo is Biscayne Bay, south of Miami along Florida’s east coastline. There, within Miami’s view, is the calm Biscayne National Park. Biscayne National Monument, which spans nearly 173,000 acres, was officially…

Darragh: How about spending your vacation alone and getting ready for recovery and games? Nosek: That’s a good thing, as both teams have roughly the same vacation. We get a few days on the ice, so for me, I prepare every practice and do my best to get everything ready. Darragh: Your line had a huge impact on these playoffs. What’s working so well for you guys? Nosek: I think we played a pretty good advancement game. We were able to deepen the puck, put pressure on their D and play physically. We played defensively, and we tried not to…

MIAMI – There is uncertainty in every hurricane season in Florida, but this year there is an astounding source of new questions surrounding federal agencies that have responded to disasters and historically helped pay for large-scale cleanups and recovery costs.The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has already cut the thousands of employees led by the Trump administration, has left state and local governments with a larger stake in the bill under a new march order to reduce federal spending on disaster response.Republican state leaders began with Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senator Rick Scott — dismissing serious concerns over the FEMA…

Tim Henderson, stateline.org Like many medium-income workers, public school teachers Julia and Scott Whitnar didn’t expect to become homeowners in their early 30s. Especially in California. “We didn’t feel homeownership was on the card, but we did that!” Julia Whitnall said. “We are very happy.” The couple moved to a $509,000 two-bedroom home in Ripon, east of San Francisco in the Central Valley area, on May 16th. It wasn’t easy. Despite earning a relatively high $140,000 from nearby jobs, they had to compromise on size and do the extra work to pull it apart at summer camp. They then had…

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Ultimate Road Warriors. No team looked more comfortable from home than the Florida Panthers, passing through three difficult rounds to reach the third straight Stanley Cup final. After 7-4 on the road on his way to his first Cup in 2024, the defending champions got even better in 2025, scoring an 8-2 record while averaging 4.8 goals per game. They also sit at 42.9% on power plays and 88.6% on penalty kills. “We’re against the world, that’s how it feels,” defensive man Gustav said of living on the road. His mentality remains the same as…

Talahassee – Former Florida State University president and House Speaker John Thrasher passed away Friday after his struggle with cancer, his career in politics and public services has expanded over 30 years, his family announced.The 81-year-old Thrasher served in the House and Senate before being tapped as FSU president in 2014.During his tenure in Congress, Republican Thrasher was a close ally of former Gov. Jeb Bush, who helped to carry out a bush overhaul of the state’s education system, including a controversial school grading system and rigorous testing of student performance.”I’m heartbroken. John was one of my best friends in…

Miami International Airport (MIA) has announced plans for multi-million dollar improvements that will benefit travelers and create jobs.According to the MIA, the Miami-Dade County County Commission has approved the construction of a new Concourse K at Miami International Airport (MIA). The $600 million project expansion will include six new contact gates, maintenance facilities for ground support equipment, improved baggage handling systems and critical airport infrastructure upgrades.Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava said a change could occur 22 years after the airport completes similar upgrades.It is also part of an ambitious multi-million dollar plan as a modernisation aimed at increasing and…

TALHASSEE – The Florida Court of Appeals took extraordinary legal action earlier this month when it collapsed as an unconstitutional law allowing minors to undergo abortion without parental consent.Young people in Florida were able to petition the judge for permission to do an abortion without the knowledge of their parents.This May, a 17-year-old pregnant began one of these cases. She sued when a lower court judge denied her abortion exemption. The fifth local court of appeals took up the appeal. But instead of focusing solely on teenage cases, the court used it to weigh key constitutional questions. It is rare…

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WFLA) — The St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office found a six-year-old dead in his bedroom, and his mother told him “Let’s drive the devil away.” The school’s resource agent requested a welfare check on boy Lamil Pierre on Friday after going missing from school for two weeks. That morning, the aide went to the house at Fort Pierce and met the boy’s mother, 31-year-old Ronda Ponis. St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro said the cause of the child’s death was not immediately clear and an autopsy is scheduled for Saturday. While interviewing Ponis, detectives learned on May…