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‘Helping inform and inspire:’ Visitor center officially opens at popular Orlando Wetlands
Read full article: ‘Helping inform and inspire:’ Visitor center officially opens at popular Orlando WetlandsThe long-awaited visitor center at the Orlando Wetlands is finally open, according to a news release from the city.

Social Security's acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts
Read full article: Social Security's acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contractsThe Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal office rather than the hospital.

Will Trump’s tariffs impact Florida’s tourism industry? Here is what we know
Read full article: Will Trump’s tariffs impact Florida’s tourism industry? Here is what we knowIn 2023, over 1.2 million Canadians visited Orlando, according to the tourism group Visit Orlando. There are concerns that impending tariffs could lead to an economic hit for the area.

This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood
Read full article: This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year floodWeather forecasts sometimes warn of storms that can unleash such unusual rainfall that they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods.

‘I was terrified:’ Florida boy describes being held at gunpoint because he was backyard fishing
Read full article: ‘I was terrified:’ Florida boy describes being held at gunpoint because he was backyard fishingA 15-year-old boy says he's still shaken up over a fishing incident in a Florida woman's backyard.
‘Helping inform and inspire:’ Visitor center officially opens at popular Orlando Wetlands
Read full article: ‘Helping inform and inspire:’ Visitor center officially opens at popular Orlando WetlandsThe long-awaited visitor center at the Orlando Wetlands is finally open, according to a news release from the city.

Will Trump’s tariffs impact Florida’s tourism industry? Here is what we know
Read full article: Will Trump’s tariffs impact Florida’s tourism industry? Here is what we knowIn 2023, over 1.2 million Canadians visited Orlando, according to the tourism group Visit Orlando. There are concerns that impending tariffs could lead to an economic hit for the area.

Sumter County deputies looking for possibly armed man who ran from crash near Florida National Cemetery
Read full article: Sumter County deputies looking for possibly armed man who ran from crash near Florida National CemeteryDeputies are searching for a man who may be armed after he ran away from a crash near the Florida National Cemetery, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Florida mother arrested after 5-year-old son ingests meth, later dies, police say
Read full article: Florida mother arrested after 5-year-old son ingests meth, later dies, police sayA Florida mother faces manslaughter charges after her 5-year-old son died after swallowing methamphetamine, according to an arrest report.

Florida House proposal scuttles tax ‘holidays.’ Here’s what to know
Read full article: Florida House proposal scuttles tax ‘holidays.’ Here’s what to knowFor the first time in 16 years, the state wouldn’t offer sales-tax “holidays” under a House proposal that calls for an overall cut in sales taxes.

‘Help! I’m shot:’ New video shows gunman wounding 2 Orlando police officers
Read full article: ‘Help! I’m shot:’ New video shows gunman wounding 2 Orlando police officersNearly two years after a wanted fugitive shot and wounded two Orlando police officers, video and documents recently obtained by News 6 reveal how the violent encounter unfolded.

Miami school bus camera’s blurry license plate photo led to $225 ticket. Volusia man fined says ‘that’s not me’
Read full article: Miami school bus camera’s blurry license plate photo led to $225 ticket. Volusia man fined says ‘that’s not me’A school bus camera program to fine violators is under fire in Miami-Dade County by people claiming they are being accused of "bogus violations" -- including a Volusia County man who got a $225 fine, even though he says he wasn't even in Miami Beach.

Stephan Sterns, accused of killing Madeline Soto, appears as lawyers ask to ban public from court hearings
Read full article: Stephan Sterns, accused of killing Madeline Soto, appears as lawyers ask to ban public from court hearingsThe man accused of raping and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto is asking a judge to ban the public, including members of the press, from attending his pre-trial court hearings.

Future of Social Security: More than half of Americans fear benefit cuts
Read full article: Future of Social Security: More than half of Americans fear benefit cutsWith the Social Security trust fund projected to run out by 2035 and absent any reforms, current payroll taxes will only be able to fund 83 percent of the scheduled benefits.
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Sumter County deputies looking for possibly armed man who ran from crash near Florida National Cemetery
Read full article: Sumter County deputies looking for possibly armed man who ran from crash near Florida National CemeteryDeputies are searching for a man who may be armed after he ran away from a crash near the Florida National Cemetery, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Discover floral interpretations at ‘Art in Bloom’ in Orlando
Read full article: Discover floral interpretations at ‘Art in Bloom’ in OrlandoArt in Bloom will showcase breathtaking floral interpretations of museum artwork, alongside exclusive events that celebrate creativity and community engagement.

Florida mother arrested after 5-year-old son ingests meth, later dies, police say
Read full article: Florida mother arrested after 5-year-old son ingests meth, later dies, police sayA Florida mother faces manslaughter charges after her 5-year-old son died after swallowing methamphetamine, according to an arrest report.

US revokes visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader's face was projected at a concert
Read full article: US revokes visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader's face was projected at a concertThe U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance at a music festival in the western state of Jalisco over the weekend.

Florida House proposal scuttles tax ‘holidays.’ Here’s what to know
Read full article: Florida House proposal scuttles tax ‘holidays.’ Here’s what to knowFor the first time in 16 years, the state wouldn’t offer sales-tax “holidays” under a House proposal that calls for an overall cut in sales taxes.

Once common, now unusual: Conservative candidate publicly quashes shouts that the other side cheated
Read full article: Once common, now unusual: Conservative candidate publicly quashes shouts that the other side cheatedThe conservative-backed loser of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election promptly conceded the race as it was called, angering his own supporters, who yelled for him to stay in the fight.

US Army identifies 4th soldier who died in training accident in Lithuania
Read full article: US Army identifies 4th soldier who died in training accident in LithuaniaThe Army has released the identity of the fourth soldier who died in a training accident in Lithuania, a day after his body was recovered during a weeklong search that took hundreds of troops and other rescuers from three nations.

Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him
Read full article: Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned himAn iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska's largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him.

Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department
Read full article: Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health departmentRobert F. Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the day after thousands of layoffs ricocheted through its agencies, hollowing out entire offices around the country in some cases.

Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding
Read full article: Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood fundingThe Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday in a case over whether states should be able to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood in arguments that come amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider.

Law firms fear Trump orders could affect security clearances of lawyers who are military reservists
Read full article: Law firms fear Trump orders could affect security clearances of lawyers who are military reservistsPresident Donald Trump says executive orders targeting law firms are being issued in the name of national security, with the White House asserting that the firms don’t deserve access to sensitive U.S. government information.

Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump's DOGE
Read full article: Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump's DOGEElon Musk and President Donald Trump have recently suggested that the billionaire entrepreneur's time in the administration might be running out.

District attorney lashes out at ICE for detaining suspect in Boston during a trial
Read full article: District attorney lashes out at ICE for detaining suspect in Boston during a trialA district attorney in Boston has harshly criticized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after one of its agents detained a suspect while he was on trial.

Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison
Read full article: Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prisonIn the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young autistic son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father’s clothes.

Police say the 2023 Nashville school shooter hid mental health issues from doctors and family
Read full article: Police say the 2023 Nashville school shooter hid mental health issues from doctors and familyPolice say the shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from medical providers.

Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
Read full article: Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice KavanaughA California man's attorneys say he'll plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.

Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC
Read full article: Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DCA federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismissals.

Trump pressures Senate Republicans to oppose resolution that would nullify Canada tariffs
Read full article: Trump pressures Senate Republicans to oppose resolution that would nullify Canada tariffsSenate Republicans are facing pressure from President Donald Trump to resist voting for a Democratic resolution to nullify the presidential emergency on fentanyl he is using to implement tariffs on Canada.

Shingles is awful, but here's another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia
Read full article: Shingles is awful, but here's another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementiaA vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk of dementia, too.

Supreme Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products
Read full article: Supreme Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping productsThe Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says the Supreme Court's ruling for the Food and Drug Administration in its crackdown on sweet-flavored vaping products is “a major victory for the health of America’s kids.”.

Expected wild weather in US gets a rare ‘high-risk’ designation -- the most severe category
Read full article: Expected wild weather in US gets a rare ‘high-risk’ designation -- the most severe categoryWeather forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday.

Wisconsin Supreme Court to tackle abortion, unions and redistricting after a liberal's win
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court to tackle abortion, unions and redistricting after a liberal's winSusan Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk cements a liberal majority on the state’s top court for at least three more years.

Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centers
Read full article: Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centersWhat was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant is being turned into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on Big Tech's fast-growing energy demands.

Truck driver can seek triple damages in lawsuit over THC content in CBD product, Supreme Court says
Read full article: Truck driver can seek triple damages in lawsuit over THC content in CBD product, Supreme Court saysThe Supreme Court is siding with a truck driver who wants to sue for triple damages over a CBD hemp product he says was falsely advertised as being free from marijuana’s active ingredient and resulted in him getting fired.