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3 Alabama men die after becoming distressed while swimming at Florida beach
Read full article: 3 Alabama men die after becoming distressed while swimming at Florida beachAuthorities say three Alabama men are dead from likely drowning after becoming distressed while swimming at a Florida Panhandle beach.
Gov. DeSantis, first lady recognize Hope Florida grant recipients in Panama City Beach
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis, first lady recognize Hope Florida grant recipients in Panama City BeachFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday morning in Panama City Beach to recognize recipients of grant money from the Hope Florida Fund.
Gov. Ron DeSantis calls to permanently ban COVID-19 restrictions in Florida
Read full article: Gov. Ron DeSantis calls to permanently ban COVID-19 restrictions in FloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced a package of proposals Tuesday to make permanent bans on COVID-19-related restrictions in Florida, from mask requirements to medical professionals’ ability to disagree with those COVID-19 restrictions.
Florida wildlife officials OK no-entry zone for manatees in Brevard County
Read full article: Florida wildlife officials OK no-entry zone for manatees in Brevard CountyState wildlife officials Wednesday approved a seasonal no-entry zone in an area of Brevard County waters where manatees gather, while preparing for a second winter of feeding the sea cows to try to prevent deaths.
Small plane crash kills 2 near Panama City Beach airport, officials say
Read full article: Small plane crash kills 2 near Panama City Beach airport, officials sayOfficials say the head of a Michigan healthcare system and her husband are dead after their small plane crashed a short distance from an airport in the Florida Panhandle.
Florida woman’s husband ‘still saving lives’ after drowning
Read full article: Florida woman’s husband ‘still saving lives’ after drowningLess than two years after her husband drowned while attempting to save a struggling swimmer during double-red flag conditions, Alisha Redmon said she was glad to see Beach officials finally take rip currents seriously.
BASE jumper dies in fall from 14th floor of Florida resort
Read full article: BASE jumper dies in fall from 14th floor of Florida resortPANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – A man died when his parachute didn’t open after he jumped from a hotel balcony in Florida’s Panhandle, police said. The man who appeared to be in his 20s jumped from the 14th floor of the Sunrise Beach Resort in Panama City Beach on Sunday night, police said. Panama City Beach police were investigating the BASE jumping incident and have released few other details. BASE jumping stands for jumping not from planes, but from fixed locations including buildings, antenna, spans or Earth. It has produced stunning online videos of people parachuting from buildings and wingsuit fliers zooming shockingly close to the treetops — mostly recorded outside the United States.
Florida man with Down Syndrome competes in Ironman triathlon
Read full article: Florida man with Down Syndrome competes in Ironman triathlonPANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – A 21-year-old Florida man could make history as the first person with Down Syndrome to compete in a grueling Ironman Florida triathlon this weekend, which includes a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run in a single day. Chris Nikic signed up for a new triathlon program with the Special Olympics Florida in 2018. Nikik eagerly wrote “Chris world champ.”His father Nik Nikic said that led to a talk about doing triathlons and, eventually, an Ironman. But he persevered, swimming in the family pool as a child and at 16 competed in a spring triathlon. The Special Olympics connected him with veteran Ironman competitor Dan Grieb who helped coach him along the way.
Florida GOP fights to animate Trump's base without president
Read full article: Florida GOP fights to animate Trump's base without president“I’d like to see President Trump. Don Jr. is fine,” said Rick Scott, a 64-year-old retired construction manager who joined the modest crowd in Panama City Beach on the shores of the Gulf Coast. There is no question Trump will win the Florida Panhandle this fall. The president's campaign dispatched its best available assets to Panama City Beach this week, including Donald Trump Jr., Gov. Diane Vitale, 74, who lives in Panama City Beach, said she never worried about Trump's infection: “He's strong.