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The 13 days brought two storms and countless lessons. Whether you have a more clear understanding of your home’s flood risk, favourable hurricane snacks, or the importance of friends and family, our experiences with Helen and Milton in Tampa Bay have taught us something new to each of us. Ahead of the start of the new hurricane season on June 1, we asked Tampa Bay Times readers to share the most important lessons they learned last year. The reactions that came together highlight a smarter, stronger, more elegant community from the other side of repeated natural disasters. What lessons have…

As the legal officer searched Arkansas’ sturdy Ozark Mountains, the former police chief and convicted murderer fled the prison this weekend impersonating security guards, walking through the gates that were open for him, with his victim sisters on the edge.Grant Hardin, a former police chief at the small town Gateway near the Arkansas Missori border, has served a long sentence for murder and rape, and has become known as the “Ozarks Devil.”Hardin escaped Sunday from North Central Unit, a moderate security prison, also known as the Calico Rock Prison, according to court documents. The prison officer opened a safe gate…

LOXA Hatchee, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference at the South Florida dog rescue. The bill, called Trooper Law and Dexter Law, is named after two puppies who faced abuse at the hands of their owners. Just before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, a dog was found tied to a fence along the interstate. He was named Trooper as a nod to the Florida Highway Patrol trooper who rescued him. Trooper before being rescued by Florida Highway Patrol (credit: FHP Tampa) Trooper law would make a three-fold felony abandoning a pet prior to a natural…

The day after losing another spaceship during the launch of the test, SpaceX will return to normal work with the release of the Falcon 9 from Space Coast. The Workhorse Rocket will run until 1:17pm and will send another 27 StarLink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center launch pad, which targets the lift-off at 9:30am in the launch window that will start backups at 9:08am on Thursday. The space-launched Delta 45 weather squadron predicts 85% chances in good condition at launch sites at window openings, but worsens to 40% by the end of today’s window. Booster recovery weather also has…

Walt Disney World has revealed the date when the new night parade will debut at Magic Kingdom. As of July 20th, the theme park visitors can see Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away heading down Main Street USA. David Duffy, vice president of Disney Live Entertainment, told media members Tuesday night. Disney also reveals another float design for “Starlight” and cultivates the back of the parade. The unit features locomotives engineered by Goofy, followed by Pltune, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Snow White, Dopy, Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Aladdin and Jasmine. Lift the rear rear: Mickey and Minnie Mouse feature a new…

Osceola County, Fla. (WFLA) — The foster parent and a youth pastor have been arrested for sexually abusing two girls who were caring for him, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office announced. Daniel Lampin, 40, works as Chickfil A’s manager on the South Orange Blossom Trail and was a volunteer youth pastor at Connection Church, a generation of Kissimmee. According to Osceola County Sheriff Marco Lopez, the investigation began on November 25, 2024, after the victim, who is now 15, was sexually abused from the age of six to eight. Lampin sexually abused the victim three times and physically abused her…

The move continues the transition from the LNP government’s severe renewable development.Queensland has revealed that it is accepting bids for proposals to develop nine new gas exploration areas throughout the Cooper/Eromanga and the Bowen/Surut Basin from May 29th, aiming to increase domestic supply and facilitate energy prices.The announcement comes as the recently elected government of Crisafulli Liberal National Party (LNP) has moved from a renewable energy project to a more traditional energy investment.”The best way to lower energy prices is to have more energy in the market, and it starts with exploration,” Natural Resources Minister Dale said in a statement.…

Florida is ready for another bear hunt. Two Ways to Improve It | Column, May 22Not humaneThe 2015 Bear Hunt was a wild bar and “was confused.” Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee response? Allowing bear food, lung-penetrating arrows and killer dog packs makes your next hunt even more lewd. And future hunts will be far from “transparent.” At the 2015 check-in station, the public was furious at the scene of the murdered Mama Bear and the Cubs. What is the response of FWC? Eliminate check-in stations! Protect Florida’s majestic black bears and stop this unethical trophy hunt.Joan Zacharias, Tampa…

What will become the world’s largest cruise ship is scheduled to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but the first Royal Caribbean sea star will need to complete a series of sea trials.The sister ship of the current title holder icon, which debuted in Miami last year, has set out on the coast off the coast of Torque, Finland. There, 248,663 Groston ships have been under construction since February 2023.Just 100 days before its August 31 debut from Orlando Area Port, the ship departs on May 19th in its May 19th exam, testing the ship’s navigation, naval architecture and…

The World Heritage Committee said it hopes Australia will complete ongoing research into the impact of local industrial activities on petroglyphs.The Australian government’s bid to have a field of rock art in Western Australia is recognized as having been hit by a UNESCO World Heritage Site.According to the draft decision (PDF), which will be presented at the 47th session in Paris in July, the World Heritage Committee will refer to the nomination of the Murjuga cultural landscape, which returned to Australia in February 2023.Murjuga has over a million petroglyphs, or rock sculptures created by Aboriginal people with a cultural history…