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Florida environmental group seeks injunction to stop 2025 bear hunt
A Florida black bear mother and cub photographed at Corkscrew Marsh in Southwest Florida on Sept. 2, 2016. Credit: myfwcmedia / Flickr TALLAHASSEE — Arguing that Florida’s decision to hold a bear hunt in December is not based on “sound” science...
Georgia Tech, Miami remain in the top 10 in the AP poll
Compared to the chaos of the past few weeks, this Saturday was a relatively quiet one in college football.There were still some great games: Oklahoma-Ole Miss and Vanderbilt-Missouri both lived up to their billing as top-15 matchups, Memphis...
Florida teacher keeps job after birthday song complaint, faces reprimand over video
A Florida school district said that although this is a longstanding practice, she is not allowed to sing this song or film students moving forward. POLK COUNTY, Fla. — An elementary school teacher will remain in the classroom. The school district...
Nov. 3 Photo Opportunity: Miami-Dade youth use school holiday to reel in sea learning with Florida Sea Grant
What: Dozens of students from TERRA Environmental Research Institute and the Mahogany Youth Corporation will spend a day offshore learning about reef fisheries and responsible angling with Florida Sea Grant. Aboard the 60-foot vessel, “Reward...
Florida teacher keeps job after birthday song complaint
School officials said she is not allowed to sing the song or film students moving forward. POLK COUNTY, Florida — An elementary school teacher will remain in the classroom. The school district investigated her after she sang a birthday song to a...
Konica Minolta’s Inkjet Technology Fuels Growth for PostcardMania
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., is proud to spotlight the continued success of its longtime partner, PostcardMania, a nationwide marketing technology company headquartered in Clearwater, Florida. Together, the companies have driven...
Florida’s war on Black, queer lives hidden no more
‘American Scare: Florida’s Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives’ By Robert W. Fieseler “What’s with Florida?,” Bobby Fieseler, disgusted, asked after completing his initial research into the vicious investigation of suspected homosexual...
Prototype crash puts spotlight on AIR ONE eVTOL test flights in Florida
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash of an uncrewed AIR ONE electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype in Indiantown, Florida, on October 23, 2025. The aircraft, built by the Israeli...
Daisy Opens New Florida Palm Coast Area Location
New branch is the seventh in the state for Daisy, and the 22nd location in the country TWICE Staff ⋅ Published: October 27, 2025 Left to right: Hagan Kappler, Daisy CEO and co-founder, and Kim Lyznicki, the first woman franchise owner in the Daisy...
Florida Emergency Communications Board declines to act on 911 fee increase despite calls from counties
****MANDATORY DISCLAIMER: **EDS. NOTE: THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN DIGITALLY ALTERED TO BLUR SENSITIVE AND PROTECTED TEXT DISPLAYED ON MONITORS, BOTH IN TEXT AND DISPLAYED ON MAPS IN THE 911 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.**** Dispatchers and call takers work at...
Florida Stone Crabs Inc. building $45 million aquaculture project in GB
A new aquaculture venture for Bahamian stone crabs in Grand Bahama is set to have a total investment spend of $45 million over two phases. Carlos Freyre, a principal with Florida Stone Crabs Inc., responded to Guardian Business queries by email...
Volleyball falls to No. 15 Miami on the road, leaving Florida winless
Virginia volleyball traveled south to Florida this weekend for two ACC matchups, the second against No. 15 Miami. The Cavaliers (10-10, 3-7 ACC) left Florida with two total set wins after falling 3-1 to Florida State Friday and then stumbling...
Judge Rules Florida Ban on Concealed Carry for Adults Under 21 Is Unconstitutional
For a group of people who swear the Second Amendment isn't treated like a second-class right, anti-gunners sure love to try to keep adults under 21 from exercising that totally not a second-class right.And Florida bought into that for a while. A...
Southern Regional Technical College names Ralph Griffith vice president for operations
Published 3:11 pm Monday, October 27, 2025 THOMASVILLE — Southern Regional Technical College President Jim Glass has appointed Ralph Griffith as the vice president for operations beginning Nov. 1. Griffith has been with the college for 20 years,...
Andrew Tate & Brother Tristan Score Legal Victory in Florida
134Andrew Tate, the British-American influencer known for his provocative online persona and the aggressive promotion of hyper-masculinity, has scored a legal reprieve in Florida. A Palm Beach County circuit court judge, G. Joseph Curley,...
For restaurant tech, AWS outage puts spotlight on redundancy
The outage created problems for McDonald's, while Dave's was in the clear. | Photo: Shutterstock Leon Davoyan was at a conference in Florida last Monday when he heard about a significant outage within Amazon Web Services (AWS), the giant cloud...
YMCA of South Florida Hosts 11th Annual Veterans Day Salute in Partnership with the City of Weston
The YMCA of South Florida, in partnership with the City of Weston, will honor former and current military members during its 11th annual Veterans Day Salute, presented by Milner Technologies, on Friday, November 7 from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the...
See the update ACC power rankings as Georgia Tech remains top
Georgia Tech and Haynes King dominated Syracuse, Miami overcame a sloppy first half to throttle Stanford and Wake Forest finds itself moving up the rankings after a walk-off field goal win over SMU. With that out of the way, let's dive into the...
Editorial: Florida needs guardrails for AI in classrooms
Artificial intelligence has found its way into Miami-Dade classrooms. In the third-largest school district in the country, 100,000 students are now using Google’s Gemini chatbot in the classroom. Miami-Dade County Public Schools teachers are...
COI Energy solves a conundrum: Letting businesses sell unused electricity — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
When it comes to supplying electricity to large enterprises with multi-building campuses, the allocation system is archaic. Unlike homeowners, who pay for what they actually use, campuses buy a standard monthly capacity. This capacity must, by...