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TALHASSEE – Almost three years ago, when Hurricane Ian destroyed a bridge in southwestern Florida and left residents on a barrier island with poor access to drinking water and food, Gov. Ron DeSantis took contractors to use his emergency authority to rebuild the bridge. It took less than three days.Now, Republican governors are swinging these same forces into different things to build immigration detention centers deep in the Everglades in a week.Relying on an emergency order issued in January 2023 in response to floods of Cuba and Haiti immigrants arriving by boat on Florida Keys, Desantis is seizing county land,…
Drivers involved in minor crashes on some Central Florida highways can video chat with Florida Highway Patrol troopers, solving a faster crash than they would have had to wait for police to appear on the scene.The Desktop Trooper program allows drivers to work remotely with FHP troopers if they fall into a minor crash on the 125-mile toll road at the Central Florida Expressway Bureau. That includes State Routes 408 and 417.According to CFX and FHP, the pilot program, which began in October, is the first in the country.The program is a partnership between the two agencies, an effort to…
Tampa – Tell me, which one do you prefer:A sideline madman? Which head coach screams at the referee, faces the players’ faces, and acts as if the results of a soccer match change the course of humanity?Or is it okay to just win the game?Tell me, which one do you prefer:A provocateur on the podium? Does it seem like he’s blaming the media, ordering players, and forgetting that his job will become a leader rather than a reality TV star?Or do you want to win a category title?You probably know where I’m going with this. The Bucs had given Todd…
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) – Deputies with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office have been charged with sexual fire, Sheriff Michelle Cook said. On June 18, two deputies were sent to their home for an investigation by calling the sheriff’s office to report the theft. One of the deputies, Ryan Perry, chased the victim downstairs to her bedroom, while the other was downstairs talking to an eyewitness. A press release from the Sheriff’s Office said Perry had requested the victim to expose her breasts to him and touch her inappropriately. The CCSO was notified of the claim several days later,…
Get ready, condominium unit owners. Most of the provisions in this year’s condo reform bill, unanimously passed by the House and Senate and recently signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, take effect on July 1. The bill is the Legislature’s third attempt since the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside to clarify safety measures imposed to prevent further catastrophes. The new laws were promoted as a way to help low-income condo unit owners remain in their homes by allowing some associations to delay fully funding required reserves while financing repair costs. But some condo attorneys say they also…
Hialeah – Commuters get off the carpool passing through the Tri-Rail Station parking lot on a recent weekday morning, and they are greeted by a construction symphony while waiting for the train.The buzz saw and percussion drills go up just 10 feet from the train platform where workers in green vests and yellow safety helmets are building new residential developments.The eight-storey residential building, named Metro Station 1, broke the ground in May with target completion by January 2026. The building offers 55 apartments conveniently located next to the metrorail transfer station on the Trirail in Hialea. The building’s balcony is…
Northrop Grumman saw a fiery drama while testing a more powerful version of the solid rocket booster, which will be used if NASA’s Artemis program reaches its ninth launch using the bewildered space-fire system rocket. Thursday’s live stream of 156-foot-long booster obsolescence and life expectancy extension (Bole) solid rocket motor static fires blew an end nozzle and black smoke that sprang around the camera from a test site in Northrop, Promontory, Utah. “Oops,” said one of the test controllers in the stream just after the 100-second mark of a hot fire. Lieing on that side, the booster was burning the…
EDC Orlando is expected to return to the massive stage this fall with over 100 electronic music artists performing, with hundreds of thousands of participants expected over three days. The 14th edition of Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Orlando features DJs and music producers such as DJ Snake, Chris Lake, Zedd, Armin Van Buuren, Gryffin, Tiësto, Sofi Tukker, Charlotte de Witt, Porter Robinson, Subtronics, Seven Lions, and Exicision. The festival will take place at Tinker Field outside Camp World Stadium from November 7th to 9th, and is expected to attract more than 300,000 EDM fans. In addition to heavy hitters in…
almanac Average temperature: 92 high, 73 low Rainfall: 7.15 inches 1. The stage of the moon First quarter: July 2nd Full Moon: July 10th Previous quarter: July 17th New Moon: July 24th 2. Moon sign planting date Ground crops: 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 27, 28, 31 Underground crops: 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23 Controlling weeds: 11, 12, 13, 20, 21 Pruning trees and shrubs: 7, 8, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26 Time to plant 3. vegetables: Boniato, carabaza, cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, roselle, sweet potato, yard long bean. Transplants of eggplants, peppers…
By Bernard Condon NEW YORK (AP) – Europeans haven’t bought Teslas on Wednesday, marking the fifth consecutive month of sales in May. The blow to investors who wanted anger towards Elon Musk would have been waning by now. According to the European Association of Auto Manufacturers, Tesla’s sales fell 28% in 30 countries despite a sharp expansion in the overall electric vehicle market. The poor show comes after Tesla’s billionaire CEO promised last month that a “massive rebound” would come, adding to the recent buying frenzy among investors. They were on sale on Wednesday, lowering prices by more than 4%…