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Gov. DeSantis primes guardsmen to ‘maintain order’ at Florida ports amid ILA strike
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis primes guardsmen to ‘maintain order’ at Florida ports amid ILA strikeFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed an executive order directing state agencies including the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard to be ready to “maintain order” at seaports amid potential impacts from the ongoing International Longshoreman’s Association strike.
Florida issues health advisory after 4 locally contract malaria in first spread in US in 20 years
Read full article: Florida issues health advisory after 4 locally contract malaria in first spread in US in 20 yearsThe Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four locally contracted cases of malaria were reported along the Gulf Coast south of Tampa.
2 Central Florida players win combined $4M in Mega Millions lottery draw games
Read full article: 2 Central Florida players win combined $4M in Mega Millions lottery draw gamesTwo Central Florida players won $3 million and $1 million in separate Mega Millions lottery draw games, officials announced Thursday.
Will Confederate statue return to downtown Bradenton?
Read full article: Will Confederate statue return to downtown Bradenton?Manatee County officials could soon decide whether to restore and replace the Confederate monument that stood for decades outside the historic courthouse in downtown Bradenton.
Florida man survives 3 days in woods after losing arm in gator attack
Read full article: Florida man survives 3 days in woods after losing arm in gator attackA man who survived three days in the woods after losing his arm to an alligator earlier in the summer recently shared the story of his grueling ordeal.
🐘Myakka Rancho de Elefantes ofrece ele-fantastica experiencia en el condado Manatee
Read full article: 🐘Myakka Rancho de Elefantes ofrece ele-fantastica experiencia en el condado ManateeQuienes residen en la Florida ahora podrán acercarse a alguno de los animales terrestres más grandes y ayudar a cuidar de ellos en Myakka Elephant Ranch (Myakka Rancho de Elefantes).
🐘Myakka Elephant Ranch offers an ele-phantastic experience in Manatee County
Read full article: 🐘Myakka Elephant Ranch offers an ele-phantastic experience in Manatee CountyFloridians can get up close to the largest existing land animal and help care for them at the Myakka Elephant Ranch in Manatee County.
WATCH: 135-pound dog shows up to ‘shop’ at Florida Dollar General
Read full article: WATCH: 135-pound dog shows up to ‘shop’ at Florida Dollar GeneralWhen 135-pound Bentley walked into the Dollar General, he wandered around for hours like he owned the place, body camera footage released by police shows.
Florida Amber alert canceled after 7-year-old Manatee County girl found safe, police say
Read full article: Florida Amber alert canceled after 7-year-old Manatee County girl found safe, police sayAn Amber alert activated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for 7-year-old Ashley Ordaz was canceled Saturday night after the girl was found safe, according to FDLE and the Palmetto Police Department.
Stolen French bulldog returned to owner, theft ring busted, Orange County sheriff says
Read full article: Stolen French bulldog returned to owner, theft ring busted, Orange County sheriff saysThe Orange County sheriff and detectives from the violent crimes unit will be holding a news conference Friday morning.
‘Clung onto me:’ Floridians save distressed manatee after it ate toxic red tide seagrass
Read full article: ‘Clung onto me:’ Floridians save distressed manatee after it ate toxic red tide seagrassA manatee is in SeaWorld Orlando's care after it nearly drowned in Manatee County after eating seagrass contaminated with toxic red tide. Fortunately, people were there to help get results and save the sea cow.
Florida man confesses to killing woman a decade ago, officials say
Read full article: Florida man confesses to killing woman a decade ago, officials sayOfficials say a man walked into a Florida sheriff’s office and confessed to killing a woman a decade ago because he “found Jehovah and couldn’t live with the guilt anymore."
Environmentalists sue over Florida wastewater reservoir leak
Read full article: Environmentalists sue over Florida wastewater reservoir leakEnvironmental groups claim in a lawsuit that efforts to clean up a leaky Florida reservoir that dumped tens of millions of gallons of potentially hazardous gypsum wastewater into Tampa Bay must be overseen by a federal judge to guard against continued mismanagement.
Gov. DeSantis orders Florida Department of Environmental Protection to close Piney Point
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis orders Florida Department of Environmental Protection to close Piney PointThe state expects to put more than $115 million toward closing the site of a former phosphate plant where a reservoir leak set off a wastewater crisis in Manatee County.
WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis provides update on Piney Point wastewater leak
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis provides update on Piney Point wastewater leakFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Manatee County to provide an update on wastewater discharges from the old Piney Point fertilizer plant.
Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in Florida
Read full article: Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in FloridaFlorida's governor has declared a state of emergency after a significant leak at a large storage pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters.
‘Guys, I think it’s a whale:’ Fisherman captures video of humpback breaching off Florida’s coast
Read full article: ‘Guys, I think it’s a whale:’ Fisherman captures video of humpback breaching off Florida’s coastMANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – When Nicholas Lynch went fishing Tuesday off the coast of St. Petersburg, he thought he might come home with some grouper and snapper. He did, however, he also came home with a rare once-in-a-lifetime story with video to share. “I was like, ‘Guys I think it’s a whale,’ and they were like ‘What, a whale?’” he said. Today, humpback whales can be found in all major oceans feeding on krill and small fish. Experts say it’s rare for the whales to swim into the northern waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Florida waiting to receive 209,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine as snowstorm causes shipment delays
Read full article: Florida waiting to receive 209,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine as snowstorm causes shipment delaysRon DeSantis said Florida will get previously delayed shipments of coronavirus vaccine before the weekend. Florida’s Division of Emergency Management confirmed Tuesday that weather conditions across the U.S. are also impacting the state’s shipment of Moderna vaccine. Typically, the state receives its shipments of Moderna on Tuesday or Wednesday, but 200,000 doses have yet made their way to Florida. As the state makes plans to quickly distribute the 209,000 doses of the delayed vaccine, DeSantis said Florida can only plan to receive them and not necessarily how they make it to the state. “We are going to get the Moderna but it is not here when it would normally be here,” he said.
Florida firetruck stolen while crew responded to call
Read full article: Florida firetruck stolen while crew responded to callThis brush truck belonging to the Bayshore Fire Rescue was found about 80 miles away in Manatee County. NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – A firetruck was stolen from a Florida fire station while the crew was responding to a call Sunday. The Bayshore Fire Rescue department returned from the call to find a brush truck was missing. Several people posted sightings of the truck, which was eventually found about 80 miles away in Manatee County. “Thank you, thank you, thank you.”The truck wasn’t damaged.
Dramatic video shows Florida deputy getting hit by car
Read full article: Dramatic video shows Florida deputy getting hit by carMANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman faces multiple charges after she slammed a stolen car into a Manatee County deputy, according to the sheriff. The sheriff’s aviation unit managed to find the car again, parked near a car stereo business near South Bradenton and deputies moved in to make an arrest. A deputy in an unmarked cruiser blocked the stolen car and Vanfossen put the vehicle into reverse, backing away from the deputy, according to the sheriff’s office. The deputy then got out of her car and gave commands to Vanfossen, according to investigators, but the driver hit the gas, slamming into the deputy and her cruiser. Records show Vanfossen then got out of the stolen car and was quickly arrested.
How Seminole County election officials detect voter fraud
Read full article: How Seminole County election officials detect voter fraudSEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County’s Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson said they have systems in place to catch voter fraud. News 6 asked Anderson specifically about what checks happen if someone tries to vote for a deceased relative. But if they were to receive a fraudulent ballot, Anderson said, there’s only one check point in place -- the signature check. “Oh, very confident, like I said, it is not easy to forge someone’s signature, folks, it’s going to catch it, it will catch it,” Anderson said. Anderson also said that supervisor of elections are constantly looking at their processes to make sure all of the proper checks are in place.
Report: Florida man who requested mail-in ballot for dead wife wanted to ‘test the system’
Read full article: Report: Florida man who requested mail-in ballot for dead wife wanted to ‘test the system’MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man who requested a mail-in ballot for his wife who died in 2018 said he just "wanted to test the system,” according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. A search was conducted that showed the woman’s address was the same as her husband’s, Larry Wiggins, and he, too, had requested a mail-in ballot and the signature on his form matched the signature on his late wife’s form, according to authorities. [TRENDING: DeSantis to lift restaurant limits in Fla. | Here’s how to track your mail-in ballot | How can I tell difference between flu and COVID-19?] Deputies said they went to Wiggins' home in Sarasota and Wiggins said he had seen recent reports on TV about voter fraud with mail-in ballots and he “wanted to test the system.”Records show Wiggins admitted to filling out the mail-in ballot request form for his wife. “I heard so much about ballots being sent in and people just having found them in different places,” Wiggins told the TV station.