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(NEXSTAR) – After months of anticipation, La Niña has officially begun. The Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday that La Niña is expected to develop in September and last through at least the end of the year. La Niña events typically reach their peak in the winter. This means that this time of year has the biggest impact on the weather we see, especially the amount of precipitation. But this year, forecasters expect a much weaker La Niña event. Florida is one of the most dangerous cities for drivers, study says Here’s what this means for winter weather across the United…
ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — New details emerged Thursday in the case of a Florida man accused of starting the deadly Pacific Palisades Fire in California earlier this year. According to NBC affiliate WESH, a Florida judge has ruled that Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, will remain in federal marshal custody. This came to light after the court heard testimony from the ATF special agent in charge that Linderknecht had two encounters with police in the last month. On September 19, he was charged with threatening to set fire to the home of his sister and brother-in-law, where he had lived since moving…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Two Tennessee cities are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in a study to determine the most dangerous places to drive in the United States. The study, conducted by ConsumerAffairs using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ranked Memphis and Knoxville as the first and second most dangerous cities for fatal motor vehicle crashes. Rounding out the top five is Waterbury, Connecticut. Aurora, Colorado. Tucson, Arizona, according to ConsumerAffairs findings. ConsumerAffairs created a ranking based solely on fatal car crashes and divided them into four categories. Death due to drunk driving violation, death due…
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rescued the pilot and passenger after a plane crashed in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday. The plane flipped over in a remote area of the Everglades, 32 miles west of Miami Executive Airport. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, air rescue teams searched the scene after receiving reports of a plane crash at 2:44 p.m. and later found two people. The passengers deplaned and were stranded on the wing until help arrived. Due to the remoteness and terrain of the Everglades, Air Rescue South conducted a hoist operation. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue released a…
Sometimes we visit theme parks without any rides or purpose. I recently took a trip around the Islands of Adventure, which I have visited hundreds of times since 1999, and felt a mixture of emotion and discovery. As I strolled through the park’s entrance port, I noticed five pieces of colorful glass embedded in the sidewalk. I guess they were always there, but why did Universal add them after all?—but I don’t remember them. Are they symbolic, like the original five lands of the IOA? Or are they just cute and scene-setters? The design of Central Florida’s parks is so…
Do you like your hometown? The same goes for freehand goods. Since 2016, the Orlando-based organization has focused on showcasing apparel and jewelry, home goods, health and beauty items, art, food, and more, all made right here in the Sunshine State. And when this East End Market stall decided to expand and open a storefront in Orlando’s College Park neighborhood, it added a beer bar so it could showcase everything the Florida brewery was doing. This Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., the first-ever Freehand Fest, a celebration of all things Florida, will take place in the shop’s backyard parking…
Duval County is one of eight counties in Florida with more Democrats than registered Republicans. In August of this year, The Florida Daily reported on how new Republican leadership was closing the gap in voter registration between local Republicans and Democrats. In August, Duvall Republicans narrowed that gap to just under 10,000 points. Now, less than two months later, that number has nearly halved to about 5,000. When new leaders were elected last December, they said their goal was to increase their presence in the community in terms of voter registration. “The Duval County Republican Party continues to produce new…
Walt Disney World is increasing prices for all levels of annual passes at its four theme parks, effective immediately. The Disney Incredi Pass is the top-of-the-line pass that gives you one year of admission without a blockout date and is currently on sale for $1,629. The price has been $1,549 since the price was raised last October. It has increased by 5.2%. The price of the Disney Sorcerer Pass went from $1,079 to $1,099, an increase of 2.7%. This level is designated for Florida residents and Disney Vacation Club members. These passes come with block-out dates during the November-December holiday…
The Florida Teachers Union argues that adding tax dollars to pay teachers and administrators will improve students’ standardized test scores. But Open the Books (OTB) surveyed 12,531 school districts nationwide and found the opposite. In other words, spending more money did not improve student performance. OTB looked at its proprietary database of government payrolls across the United States to calculate how much each U.S. state increased total public school salaries. They measured math and reading proficiency among fourth- and eighth-graders and compared each state’s ranking on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). “Schools may hope that increasing salaries will…
“Okay, this is a cocktail,” I observed. There were two plastic stirrers inside. There’s also a little bit of crystal-clear standard machine ice, but it doesn’t seem like enough. But that’s just because the drinks looked like triples. Note: I wasn’t mad about it. There’s nothing to be angry about at Linda’s La Cantina. The location is pretty perfect. There was nothing wrong with the $7 Linda’s House Red I ordered. It seemed like a natural fit for this historic family-owned steakhouse, serving Orlando since 1947. Plenty of pouring too. Chilled Chianti was not my favorite jam. So when a…