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Fight Breaks Out at Walt Disney World Ferry
A scary scene took place yesterday evening as a fight broke out on a Walt Disney…
Federal unemployment programs end after this weekend
Vital unemployment programs that were put in place nationwide at the start of the pandemic end…
Spike in poisonings from ivermectin reported in Florida
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is warning residents to avoid trying a horse deworming drug to…
OVER THE CARIBBEAN – NOAA WP-3D Orion #NOAA43 Miss Piggy
OVER THE CARIBBEAN – NOAA WP-3D Orion #NOAA43 Miss Piggy is now gathering data on #Ida.…
Florida Surgeon General quits ……
Florida needs a new state surgeon general. The question could quickly become: Will it be easy…
Disney to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for employees after talks with union workers
Walt Disney World employees are now required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to…
Florida Board of Education finds Alachua, Broward defied school masks order
The Florida Board of Education voted Tuesday at an emergency meeting to find Alachua and Broward…
When the rest of Disney World reopened last year, The NBA Experience remained closed
The attraction, which featured various basketball-themed activities and interactive games, closed in March 2020 due to…
CDC Confirms Rare and fatal disease detected in 4 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a new fatal case of a rare…
Florida unemployment lawsuit transferred to Tallahassee
A South Florida judge ruled Tuesday to move a Florida unemployment lawsuit to Tallahassee. The ruling…
Brightline Announces Plans to Resume Service
Florida transportation authorities recently gave Brightline a final deadline of mid-summer to iron out agreements with local and…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he will resign, one week after the release of a report…
Frito-Lay ramps up efforts to build a long-awaited mega distribution center in Osceola County
Frito-Lay once again is seeking economic incentives to build a long-awaited $180 million high-tech distribution center…
Bobby Bowden dies at 91
Bobby Bowden, who built Florida State football into a national powerhouse and directed the program with a folksy,…
Hillsborough school district to require face masks for students
The Hillsborough County Public Schools will require students to wear face masks for the coming school…
Study shows Flu vaccine may reduce severe COVID-19 side effects
Individuals who received an influenza vaccine and subsequently developed COVID-19 have the potential for less severe…
Orlando’s Holy Land Experience theme park sells to AdventHealth
The owner of Orlando Christian theme park The Holy Land Experience has sold to health care…
The Rev. Jack Hilligoss was appointed to replace suspended commissioner, Kristen Fitzgerald
On the heels of a tumultuous summer that saw the arrest and suspension of an elected…
WATCH: Disney World gorilla hurls poo projectiles at park-goers
In a post captioned “Crappy day at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom,” TikTok user @lovindisworld shared a…
White evangelicals resist the COVID-19 vaccine most among religious groups
Nearly one-quarter don’t want shot, a new study finds, and church leaders face hurdles persuading them…
Walt Disney World requiring masks indoors again, regardless of vaccination status
Disney World announced late Wednesday that all guests will be required to wear masks in the…
July 28 Florida COVID Briefing by Nikki Fried
Because our governor won’t, today I held the first of regular COVID updates to give Floridians…
Fame Coach Bobby Bowden was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden’s son said his father is suffering from pancreatic…
President Joe Biden has been added to The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom
After several months of work, President Joe Biden’s animatronic likeness is nearly ready for The Hall…
Looking for a Greener Way to travel try Blimp 2.0
A new generation of airship firms maps out a smoother, quieter way to travel The blimp…
3 senators introduce a draft bill that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level
A group of three Democratic senators, including the majority leader, introduced draft legislation Wednesday that would…
George Floyd Mural Struck by Lightning, Crumbles to the Ground
A mural of the late Black Lives Matter icon George Floyd has been struck by lightning…
Oops Stanley Cup gets dented during Lightning celebrations
While the Stanley Cup didn’t go for a swim during the Tampa Bay Lightning boat parade,…
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space
Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, beating out…
Japan bans fans at Tokyo Summer Olympics venues due to COVID-19 virus
Fans will be banned from Tokyo-area stadiums and arenas when the Olympics begin in two weeks,…
DeSantis suspends Lake Wales City Commissioner Kristen Fitzgerald after arrest
Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended a Lake Wales city commissioner Wednesday, more than a month after her arrest. Per…
Snowcat Ridge, Florida’s first snow park, to have new attractions for the 2021 season
Snowcat Ridge Alpine Snow Park is preparing for its upcoming winter season. The park opened last…
Haiti in upheaval: President Moïse assassinated at home
A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight…
Circus World, EPCOT Circus alumni, circus enthusiasts invited to August reunion
It’s time to return to the big top! Alumni of the storied Circus World theme park…
Former President Trump rallies an enthusiastic crowd in Sarasota
Former President Donald Trump took the stage Saturday night at the Sarasota Fairgrounds in front of a…
Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Friday it suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico
On the fire registered in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, in the Campeche Sound,…
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC…
…EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM EARLY THURSDAY