Author: admin

Panama City Beach, FL (WMBB) – After a year and a half construction, Panama City Beach is open for voyage dinners and shows. This is the largest of Dolly Parton’s three Pirates voyage attractions, with seating for over 1,000 people. Parton says he thought Panama City Beach was the perfect place to open a new location. “We know this is a great holiday spot. This is a great place to have dinner because the kids get hungry. They will still sleep after having a good meal and are entertained.” Pirates Voyage hosts up to four shows per day. Here, performers…

One of the Ghost Orchids, Florida’s rarest and most beloved swamp resident, could quickly see an increase in protection under the federal Endangered Species Species Act. Citing the increased risk of flower extinction, US Fish and Wildlife Service officials this week announced a proposal to list ghost orchids as endangered species. The decision has been welcomed by experts as a lifeline for phantom flowers after decades of poaching, wetland reduction and habitat loss. Federal wildlife experts say there are fewer than 1,000 ghost runs remaining in the United States, and less than half of them are old enough to replicate.…

Cybersecurity experts said that phishing is generally classified as a “social engineering attack” because it attacks people rather than systems.HMRC lost £47 million after winning 100,000 salary (PAYE) tax accounts in an organized crime case that started last year.UK tax authorities tried to assure taxpayers in their guidance Wednesday that this was an attempt to take money from the HMRC, not from an individual.After the exposure of the violation, HMRC said it took steps to protect these accounts by locking down these accounts, removing login credentials, further preventing unauthorized access and removing incorrect information from tax records.Authorities said the attack…

The Miami Herald reported Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondy has been charged with “serious professional misconduct” in a complaint in a Florida bar. Bondy’s record as head of the Department of Justice has been condemned near the former Florida Supreme Court justice through nearly 70 law professors, lawyers and Florida ethics complaints, according to the Herald. In the complaint, the group alleges that Bondi violates ethical obligations in its current role and that “serious professional misconduct that threatens the rule of law and the control of justice” was committed by the Attorney General, Herald reported. Bondi is a Florida…

(Hill) – One of two Florida divers said he released 19 sharks and grouper from the longline and was convicted of theft after being forgiven by President Trump earlier this week. “This is something I didn’t think I had,” John Moore Jr. said Tuesday as he had a copy of the pardon that Trump had signed. The ship’s captain Moore Jr. and crew Tanner Munsell found out what they deemed illegal fishing line in 2020, three miles from Florida’s coast. Authorities said the line is owned by fishermen licensed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study sharks. Moore…

AN D’Hynenzio, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, workers place finish touches on cakes and edible ink spongebobs on top. A colleague creates a buttercream rosette border for another cake, while another colleague covers the tier of the layer that will become a triple deck dessert with frost. It’s graduation season and the busiest time for 6,200 employees trained by the nation’s largest retailer who trained hand-decorated cakes for each customer’s order. The cake itself comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, pre-made, frozen, and from suppliers, rather than from Walmart’s…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Phoenix Echner, a man facing a trial for a Florida State University mass shooting, was “muted” on murder charges Thursday. Ikner was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Til Chaba and Ricardo Morales and charged with seven counts of murder. “We won’t stop looking for the truth”: FSU filming survey remains active In Florida, “standing mute” occurs when the defendant fails to file any type of plea for himself. So, Ichner’s lawyers filed “not guilty” pleas on his behalf, at each state law. Court records say he waived his right to speedy trial. Meanwhile,…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – Seven West Palm Beach officers have been charged in connection with a crash crash in Boynton Beach that killed two women last year. Five of them were members of the gang and habitual criminal suppression team (ghost), who had made the arrest of armed robbers on July 30, 2024, according to the affidavit. According to NBC affiliate WPTV, officers were searching for 23-year-old Neoni Copeland in connection with another incident that escalated into a police pursuit. Copeland was running away from police with his grey kia tinger when he crashed into another car. The…

Burqa Ban’s proposal returns to the spotlight of British politics following a new push by British MP Sarah Pochin. The appeal by British lawmakers to ban the burqa has rekindled public debate over the wearing of Islamic face veils in public places.The most hidden burkas hide all Islamic veils, cover the face and body, leaving only a mesh screen, usually for the wearer to see through.The new controversy was sparked by newly elected Reformed British Parliament Sarah Pochin on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sarah Pochin urged Kiel Prime Minister Stage to consider pointing out similar bans in countries such as France,…

The Atlanta developers’ plans to transform the once-shining Seminole Town Center lined up the first retailers, with Costco having a contract, buying a portion of the property and building a new store there. Costco Wholesale recently submitted plans to the city of Sanford, seeking a 156,454 square feet of membership warehouse store, 847 parking spaces and gas stations, replacing the former Macy building and parking lot south of the mall, according to a GrowthSpotter report. JP Andrews, Costco’s Director of Real Estate Development, confirmed that he has a contract to purchase parcels from Ardent Companies, which purchased the property at…