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A commercial fisherman in Panama City shot a bottlenorth dolphin and fed it poisonous fish after a federal prosecutor in Florida said the federal protected species caught by his client was “irritated.”Zachary Brandon Barfield, now 31, is sentenced to 30 days in prison for killing dolphins in 2022 and 2023 and poisoning them with toxic pesticides in 2023, according to a news release Friday from the U.S. Lawyer’s Office for the Northern District of Florida. The judge also ordered a fine of $51,000.Barfield, whose court’s firename spelled “Zachary” in harming the dolphins, harmed the Gulf of Mexico waters by polluting…

Harvard sues us about the block of student registration. Trump has announced the Golden Dome Defense System. And the US home passes Trump’s “big beautiful bill.”Harvard sues the US government for blocking foreign students registrationHarvard University is suing the US government after blocking the ability to register international students at the university and calling it a “blatant violation” of the law.The Department of Homeland Security argued that Harvard University had revoked access to international students’ enrollment and that the prestigious Ivy League University had not done enough to fight anti-Semitism.Harvard, among other US universities, has been criticized for student protests…

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida woman has been arrested after stabbing a 12-year-old in the face and neck before trying to hide her body. Deputies responded to Cecil Webb’s wildlife management area after a 12-year-old with his face and neck amputated was found by people passing by on Monday, May 26th. Deputies arrive and spotted the victim in need of immediate medical attention. According to the CCSO, the victim could only tell her that the suspect, Gwendolyn Girard, 35, attacked her with a knife and placed her under the brush before leaving in a golden van. During the…

Ariana Arghandewal, Bankrate.com Credit cards are widely accepted in most parts of the world. This is great for those who want to maximize their rewards when traveling abroad. Not only do many cards offer generous rewards for travel spending, they also offer convenience and an additional layer of protection in case your trip doesn’t go as planned. In most cases, using a credit card is better than using cash. However, if you are planning on using your credit card overseas, you may still have issues, so plan accordingly. Can I use my credit card overseas? In most cases, yes! There…

For the second year in a row, the locally written musical was named Best Show at the 34th Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival. Written by Brandon Martin and produced by Orlando’s Renaissance Theatre Company, Lennox Avenue, won the highest honor, as determined by Orlando Weekly critic Seth Kuvalski and I. The vibrant musical is a salute to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s, celebrating the excellence, creativity and joy of black people with enthusiastic and passionate songs and dances, gorgeous era costumes and enthusiastic choreography. The show had previously been held in theaters in 2023, but the new…

Although they may have lost their newsroom in last year’s hurricane, the Tampa Bay Times journalists are still here.He lives in the same area that dozens of reporters, photographers and editors cover. Every day, they incite schools, county board meetings, courtrooms, jump on boats, knock on doors, and get information that keeps them informed of the community.And when we work to find a new office, we bring you our newsroom. In June, you can find some of the staff who work in the Armature Works space in Tampa every Tuesday.We call it News & Brews: grab a coffee from one…

According to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index, food prices are currently up 2.8% from 2.6% in April from a year ago.The latest figures show that food inflation has risen for the fourth consecutive month in May, with wholesale meat prices increasing the costs of supermarket shelves.According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Index, shop prices are 0.1% lower than a year ago and have not changed since April.Non-food deflation fell to an additional 1.5% from 1.4% in April.However, this has been slowed down in categories such as fashion and furniture as retailers began to unravel the intense promotional…

Depending on the builder’s choice, there will be downtown towards CrossPrairie, a 1,400-acre master planning community in Osceola County, east of Lake Toho. According to a report from GrowthSpotter, Master BTI partners, who are working with residential lots with a set of home builders side by side to handle CrossPrairie’s residential lots, are currently recruiting WMG development for the 95-acre urban center at the new Florida Turnpike Interchange. Construction of WMG is expected to begin later next year. This starts with the final segment of Cross Prairie Parkway, passing through the new Nolte Road and the community. The developer, who…

Madame Tussauds Orlando has introduced the Angela Basset wax figures to its Icon Park Attraction lineup. The actress came there to meet her portrait. Her new figure was chosen by the Bassett star and wears a black and gold jumpsuit inspired by the red carpet look (farm’s Rio “Sunny” V-neck sequin numbers). “They made it right, it’s just beautiful,” said Bassett, who grew up in St. Petersburg. “It’s like humility to have a career that brought two wax numbers at Madame Tussauds.” Bassett praised the numbers overall, but he explained the details in a video released by Madame Tussauds. “I…

TAMPA — When the water came back on after Hurricane Helene, it surged so hard against the iron pipework in the Hillsborough Courthouse Annex that a sink inside a jury restroom blew right off the wall. Judges and court staff returned to find water 6 inches deep in one second-floor courtroom and stained ceilings and drenched walls on the floor below.Repairs to the aged building would involve pulling up outdated floor tiles and replacing obsolete plumbing parts. The flood and subsequent thousands spent to remedy the damage underscored a much bigger and long-running problem: Tampa’s criminal courthouse is inadequate and…