Florida lands its fourth portal pitcher, LHP Ernesto Lugo-Canchola

Florida baseball has landed the commitment of left-handed pitcher Ernesto Lugo-Canchola from the transfer portal, according to Baseball America’s Jacob Rudner. Lugo-Canchola, a 6-foot-5 senior from Division II Northwest Nazarene University, earned...

Florida man missing after visit to Mount Washington summit, Fish and Game says

A 79-year-old Florida man is missing after taking the Cog Railway to the summit of Mount Washington on Wednesday.Officials said he was last seen shortly after 3 p.m. near the observation deck. A state park employee briefly reached him by phone and...

Jac Caglianone Shines in MLB Debut in Florida for Royals

Jac Caglianone, a former Florida Gators star, made his first Major League Baseball appearance in Florida as a member of the Kansas City Royals. Since his MLB debut on June 3, he has received notable attention, including a visit from Patrick...

Florida education leaders have approved additional K-12 safety measures

The Florida Department of Education voted Wednesday at its meeting in Orlando to approve additional school safety measures for K-12 schools throughout the state. Under these changes, schools must have a Primary and Secondary District Threat...

Private company controls access to public land at Florida national park

by Craig Pittman I have a friend named Sandra Friend. She writes guidebooks about hiking in Florida. Not long ago, my friend named Friend contacted me about a different kind of hike: the hike in prices for using our national parks and forests. She...

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Florida Supreme Court upholds congressional district maps

by Christine Sexton The Florida Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the state’s congressional map championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which reconfigured a district in North Florida, erasing Black representation in that area of the state, and helped...

Florida’s High Court Reinstates COVID-19 Fee Case Against University of Florida

O3b mPOWER Mission: Elon Musk-Run SpaceX To Launch O3b mPOWER Satellites Aboard Falcon 9 From Florida; Check Date, Time and Other Details

Elon Musk-run SpaceX shared a post on July 19, 2025, on X (formerly Twitter), and announced plans to launch its fifth SES O3b mPOWER mission. The launch is scheduled for Monday, July 21, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...

Florida Surgeon General continues mRNA vaccine criticism, calls for expanded federal research

Dr. Joseph Ladapo also applauded new federal guidance on COVID-19 vaccine recommendations while in Tampa on Thursday. TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo continues to rail against COVID-19 mRNA vaccines while now calling for...

Right Time To Buy Real Estate? Florida Housing Market Uncertainty at Three-Year High

75% of prospective buyers expect home prices and interest rates to fall and are waiting For the first time in three years, the central Florida housing market is becoming more buyer favorable, but uncertainty about how the changes will progress is...

Florida supreme court upholds congressional map that weakens Black voters’ influence

The Florida supreme court rejected a challenge to the state’s congressional map on Thursday, a decision that weakens the influence of Black voters in the state and could make it easier to draw gerrymandered maps in the future. The years-long legal...

UTH Florida University Obtains Accreditation In The United States And Consolidates Its Global Positioning

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) This accreditation is in addition to the Florida Department of Education (CIE) Commission on Independent Education license with which it has operated since its founding and validates its national academic recognition ,...

Top federal watchdog says Rebuild Florida audit should be complete in six months

The Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development expects the Rebuild Florida audit to be complete by January 2026. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In an exclusive interview with First Coast News and 10 Tampa Bay, a top...

Florida mom says toxic classroom caused son’s hair loss, but school district insists tests found no mold

A mother’s alarm after sudden hair lossAshley Vonk says her 5-year-old son Hudson was a healthy, happy child when he started pre-K at Lighthouse Elementary in Jupiter last fall. But within weeks, he developed headaches, congestion, and dark...

Florida Man Jailed Up to 20 Years for Role in Father-Son Burglary Team Targeting Elderly Western Pa. Homeowners

HARRISBURG, Pa. (EYT) — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Florida man will serve 2½ to 20 years in state prison for targeting older residents during a spree of distraction burglaries in western Pennsylvania. Steve Nichols, 57, who...

Florida Legislature Grants Martin County $500K To Fix Tornado Damage

One school in Martin County has received a $500,000 grant from the state to help recover from a tornado during Hurricane Milton. The grant was approved by the Florida Legislature and earmarked specifically for repairing the damage done to Murray...

Florida Surgeon General calls for more research into COVID-19 vaccines

Florida families heartbroken after city says memorials honoring loved ones will be removed

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Some Florida families are heartbroken after learning plaques honoring loved ones have to be removed. Families in Fort Pierce were told the plaques need to be removed from a local park due to a lease agreement violation. City...

Florida Supreme Court backs DeSantis, upholds elimination of majority-Black congressional district

TALLAHASSEE — Three years after Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a congressional redistricting plan through the Legislature, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge by voting-rights groups that argued part of the plan violated the state...