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The Orange County Regional History Center celebrates Orlando’s 150th birthday and celebrates an exhibit featuring 150 items that tell the city’s story.Most of the items “Orlando Collected” come from the museum’s safe.There are a wide range of artifacts, including seats at Tinkerfield, Ivy’s drugstore signs, and chopsticks from Little Saigon restaurants. The act of the land at Greenwood Cemetery is featured.Many of the items are selected by what organizers call “Community Curators,” while others are rented to the History Center during the exhibition.”The name Orlando dates back to the 1850s, but was not officially incorporated as a town until 1875.…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A bill banning fluoride in all water systems is moving forward in the state Senate amid pushbacks from health experts. At least 10 municipalities in the state, including Lakeland and Winter Haven, have already voted to ban the use of fluoride in public waters. If the bill passes, it could be that everyone in Florida would need to ban fluoride. The bill prohibits additives in water that are not intended for water quality, including fluoride. Tampaman accused of stealing more than 2.6K of fuel from Pasco County 7-Eleven Opponents of the idea believe that the decision…

Senior White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said the use of “law” in places such as the EU is being used to “target” America’s largest tech companies. The European Union said Wednesday that it would not make concessions to digital and technology rules as part of its trade negotiations.A statement from the EU came after President Donald Trump’s senior trade adviser, Peter Navarro, called for changes to the “broken” trade system, accusing President Donald Trump of “laws” against the US technology giants at the Financial Times Op-Ed on April 7th.”These tools include currency manipulation, VAT distortion, dumping, export subsidies, state-owned…

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Business WriterBANGKOK (AP) — Global stocks fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes came into effect and he threatened to add more.There is increasing uncertainty about what Trump will do next in his trade war. In a speech Tuesday night, he said he plans to plan tariffs on drugs so that more drugs can be made in the US.The European market has extended its losses. German DAX slipped 2.5% to 19,762.13. In Paris, the CAC 40 fell 2.6% to 6,917.13. The UK FTSE 100 gave up 2.6% from 7,704.82. Trump’s latest tariffs…

Florida car owners already pay some of the highest premiums in the country. Last year’s storm threatened to raise prices even further.Experts now warn that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could make the situation much worse.In 2024, Floridians paid an average of $3,200 per year for car insurance, according to price comparison site Insurify. Without tariffs, the average annual premium would have risen to nearly $3,500.A tariff tranche targeting steel and aluminum and foreign cars and car parts could potentially pay an average of $4,000 a year in 2026. This is an almost 25% increase.Multiple factors determine your premiums – some…

Care for a loved one with a severe illness is one of the most difficult experiences faced by a family.Marvel Adams Jr. (Career Action Network)Florida has one of the best senior populations, so there is a significant need for comprehensive hospice care. Through more than 20 years of experience as a nursing home administrator and senior living enforcement officer, I have first hand witnessed the important importance of integrating caregiver journeys with comprehensive hospice care. I’ve seen this hundreds of times, and in almost every instance, hospice care has created a better route for caregivers to navigate end-of-life care, both…

Heading to the Tampa Bay area spelling bees in February, Amara Chepuri was considered a major competitor.The Manatee County sixth graders finished in the top three of the previous year and fell to the word ephectic after reaching the 2024 National Bee quarterfinals. Several other local spellings were newcomers and gave Amara the region’s representative at the national event in May.12-year-old Amara was not disappointed and surpassed everything else to win in the Championship Ward Saschey. However, questions about her eligibility arose during the spell. She was unable to hold the trophy.Four days later, the Rays Foundation, which sponsored the…

Mutual tariffs from dozens of countries will be enforced at 12:01am ET on April 9th.A group of House Democrats moved to force a vote on a resolution to block President Donald Trump’s global mutual tariffs.On April 8th, Gregory Meeks (DN.Y.), Rick Larsen (d-wash.) and Richard Neal (d-mass.) introduced measures to override the emergency department cited to enact customs duties.The measure has an additional 23 co-sponsors. It should be decided when voted.”By implementing these tariffs, Trump is now leviing the largest and most regressed taxes in modern history, putting the stock market in the worst charge since Covid, putting it at…

Jane Imbode | AI-supported reporterWhy is the barn painted red? Wisconsin authors and painters provide insightsWisconsin’s dairy industry is often associated with iconic red dairy products. But why did most people decide that they should be red?The 24th Ohio Burn Conference will take place in Stark County April 24-26. The meeting will feature a tour of the historic barn, including the act signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Attendees can expect presentations on topics such as barn restoration and Ohio’s agricultural history.Friends of Ohio Barns will host the 24th Ohanbern Conference in Stark County from April 24-26.According to an…

Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated PressStocks of Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, fell after trading since Tuesday after admitting it was being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice’s anti-trust division.Ridgeland, based in Cal-Maine, Mississippi, said it received notification last month for an investigation into an egg price increase. Cal-Maine said it was helping out the investigation.The company’s shares fell by more than 4% in after-hours trading.Egg prices have hit record highs in recent months. This is mainly due to the bird flu epidemic, which forced farmers to massacre more than 166 million birds, mostly chickens, for…