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SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – A Walton County woman celebrates a life-changing wind drop after winning a $1 million top award to play the Florida lottery bonus letter crossword scratch game. Rebecca Clark, 37, of Santa Rosa Beach, won a $1 million award this week at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Clark opted for a one-time lump sum payment of $640,000. Winning tickets were purchased at Cumberland Farm, located at 42 US Expressway 98 W. in Santa Rosa Beach. As a bonus to selling lucky tickets, retailers will receive a $2,000 commission from the lottery. More Florida Lottery Stories:…
are you ready? To close this week’s regular season, the Florida Panthers will soon know who will face in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. On a three-game winning streak, the Defending Cup champions improved to 47-29-4 after a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. Owning 98 points, the Panthers took second in the Atlantic division this week, two points behind their cross-state rivals Tampa Bay Lightning (100 points). With just two games, the Panthers close out the regular season in a row. After hosting the New York Rangers on Monday,…
Sanibel, Fla. (WFLA) – Five kittens have been saved from an almost devastating outcome after firefighters rescued from a locked vehicle Sunday. According to the Saniel Fire Rescue District, the owner of the vehicle accidentally locked the car key. Polk County woman is running through her estranged husband’s new girlfriend, deputies say While the vehicle was still air-conditioned, firefighters said the kitten was patiently waiting for the responder as it was lying in the passenger tub. Sanibel Fire Rescue DistrictSanibel Fire Rescue DistrictSanibel Fire Rescue DistrictSanibel Fire Rescue DistrictSanibel Fire Rescue DistrictSanibel Fire Rescue DistrictSanibel Fire Rescue DistrictSanibel Fire Rescue…
All employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ship Sanitation Program were fired even if the cruise ship arrived in Miami and resulted in another norovirus outbreak between passengers and crew.CDC employees, whose employment was reduced, were responsible for monitoring, tracking and assisting in gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships. CDC officials told CBS News that the layoffs also included an epidemiologist tasked with leading the federal agency outbreak response at Cruise Ships.Cutting is a problem for Florida. In Florida, passengers often travel to the airport, leaving cruise ships with gastrointestinal viruses. The CDC recorded dozens of outbreaks, mainly…
Collier County, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida woman was arrested Monday after saying she repeatedly refused to look after a 12-year-old dog despite the quote and fine. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation began in November when citizens found Sammy, a 12-year-old white samoyed, escaped in Sabal Ridge Lane, and brought his dog to Collier County’s Home Animal Services. (Collier County Sheriff’s Office) The dog was bleeding gums and appeared to be in serious dental pain. Officials said staff were unable to determine their gender initially because Sammy’s fur is so matte. Dog owner Ida Marco has been…
Meta’s fate depends on the balance of this case, and could be forced to sell some of its biggest properties. The fate of social media giant Meta, the leading company of billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, is on the line as a trial begins in Washington on Monday to determine if the tech giant is violating antitrust laws.The Federal Trade Commission, which spent the last six years investigating the meta, is expected to argue that Meta’s Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions created an illegal monopoly over social networking in front of US district judge James Boasberg.In Meta’s worst-case scenario, it could be forced…
By Cora Lewis NEW YORK (AP) – If your life has been bailed out for the past year by a wildfire, hurricane, flood, tornado, or another disaster, the IRS recognizes that it may take more time to file your taxes and grants an automatic extension beyond the normal filing deadline. It is also permitted to amortize certain amounts of losses caused by disasters, reducing tax burden. It could be damaged property, lost income, or loss of small business. “We’ve seen a lot of experience in the future,” said Alison Flores, manager of the H&R Block’s Tax Research Institute. “We see…
Lucy, Port St. FL (WFLA) – The bride was given a court date, but was not married. On April 11, officers from the Port St. Lucie Police Station pulled a vehicle traveling 105 mph in Crosstown. The duo reportedly said that the reason they were speeding up was because the bride was late for her own wedding. The time marked on the body camera video showed 2:42pm in Port St. Lucie. “Whose wedding is it?” the officer asks the vehicle pair. Polk County woman is running through her estranged husband’s new girlfriend, deputies say The woman wearing a white passenger…
The lace is the seating of the state’s top court.The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered tens of thousands of votes to be counted in the contested election for the judicial seat.In a 4-2 ruling, which took over on April 11, the state’s Supreme Court said votes must be counted from people whose election officials have been registered since 2004 but have not recorded the last four digits of their driver’s license number or Social Security number.The majority said the lower courts incorrectly decided that votes could not be counted unless voters provided evidence of eligibility before the deadline. The majority…
Fort Lauderdale – To ordinary observers, the quiet spot known as Abreu Place may look like a small park dotted with shaded trees and located between two riverside homes in Rio Vista.However, Fort Lauderdale says that the patch of land on the south side of New River is not a park, but a boulevard dedicated to the city more than a century ago.Just a third of the acres of parcels are at the heart of a controversial legal battle between Fort Lauderdale and the property owners living on either side.The lawsuit filed in Broward Circuit Court on March 26th alleges…