- BCPS Teachers Say Students That Have Failed Classes Due to COVID-19 Should be Retained May 16, 2021 1:56 pm Caribbean National Weekly As the school year draws to a close, parents, teachers and other school officials across South Florida are now debating an appropriate course of action for students who have failed numerous classes because of COVID-19. The pandemic, which forced students …
- Back from the brink: A Florida COVID-19 survivor’s story May 16, 2021 1:44 pm News 4 Jax ORLANDO, Fla. – On Halloween night 2020, Dr. Anthony Tucker woke up in a Palm Coast intensive care unit with the blurry figures of his wife and two teenage sons across the room. They wore what looked like spacesuits. “Am I hallucinating?” he wondered, …
- $10,000 Reward Offered In Brutal Murder Of Two Florida Teens May 16, 2021 1:13 pm The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
- Florida helps energize growth, success of soccer May 16, 2021 12:27 pm The Villages Daily Sun Anyone venturing into downtown Orlando on a spring Saturday is liable to catch a glimpse — and likely a whiff — of dense purple smoke. On match days, Church Street transforms into a sea of flags, chants and face paint as the loyal fans of the Orlando City …
- ‘Feeding frenzy’: Florida’s big push to remake gambling May 16, 2021 12:11 pm Politico Before the courtroom drama even starts, however, the governor and top Republicans this week must withstand a flurry of behind-the-scenes lobbying, including an effort by a major fantasy sports company, DraftKings, to kill the deal outright. State …
- Company challenges Florida on denial to use a chemical to combat citrus greening May 16, 2021 11:32 am Marco Eagle - Florida A South Carolina-based pesticide manufacturer is appealing a Florida agency’s denial to use a chemical to combat citrus greening. AgLogic Chemical filed May 11 for an administrative hearing with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services …
- Some Kind of Heaven review – a deadpan eye on Florida’s retirees May 16, 2021 11:21 am The Guardian “You don’t come here to die, you come here to live!” cheers one of the residents of the Villages, in Florida. The postcard-perfect community of some 120,000 old folks has been called Disneyland for retirees, and is the subject of Lance Oppenheim’s spry, …
- a Shorthanded Goal from Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning May 16, 2021 11:06 am Florida First News Source MMA Weekly Top ranked lightweight Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier reacted to Charles Oliveira capturing the 155-pound title at UFC 262 on Saturday. Oliveira was badly hurt by Michael Chandler in the first round of the main event title bout, but …
- Daytime highs in the 90s, storms to move through parts of Central Florida WFTV May 16, 2021 11:06 am Florida First News Source ORLANDO, Fla. — Scattered storms with pockets of heavy rain and lightning have developed and are moving across Central Florida for the remainder of Tuesday afternoon. Drivers can expect wet roadways with water collecting in low spots, as well as lightning, …
- DeSantis Signs New Voting Law With More Restrictions In Florida FM Public Radio May 16, 2021 11:06 am Florida First News Source STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A Republican effort to add voting restrictions now includes another big battleground state. Florida's governor signed those restrictions into law yesterday. And as if to highlight just how partisan this issue is, Governor Ron …
