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Turtles in Indian River Lagoon suffering from tumors SEBASTIAN, Fla. (AP) Half the endangered green sea turtles in the Indian River Lagoon suffer from life-threatening tumors, caused by a herpes virus that doesn’t infect us, but that we make worse for turtles. Our pollution likely worsens the pathogen’s impact on sea turtles, research is finding. The tumors it causes can grow as large […]
Post-Harvey problems plague Texas as funerals for dead begin HOUSTON (AP) One week after Harvey roared into the Gulf Coast, residents of a Texas city struggled with no drinking water, fires continued to erupt at a stricken chemical plant and funerals began for some of the mounting toll of victims. In Beaumont, Texas, home to almost 120,000, people waited in a line that stretched […]
Irma continues to fluctuate in strength, remains powerful hurricane FORT MYERS, Fla. Irma continued to fluctuate in strength Saturday morning, but remains a powerful hurricane with a category 2 status. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph as of 5 p.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. It was about 1135 miles east of the Leeward Islands, moving west at 15 mph. Hurricane Irma […]
‘Dreamers’ decision weighs on Trump as announcement nears WASHINGTON (AP) Midday protests. Urgent pleas. Furious campaigning. A president torn. President Donald Trump stood at the center of a frantic lobbying campaign Friday as he neared a decision on the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people brought into the country illegally as children. After months of dragging his feet, the president on […]
Mobile home park orders removal of veteran’s replica Statue of Liberty PALM BEACH GARDENS (CBS12) A 76-year old veteran finds himself fighting a new battle. This one: to keep his human-sized Statue of Liberty. Americus Wilson has lived at A Garden Walk mobile home community near Palm Beach Gardens, for the past 15 years. This summer on the Fourth of July, Wilson set up a replica […]
Rescue dog deployed to help search for Hurricane Harvey victims HOUSTON (WKMG) A canine that was rescued from a roadside as a puppy is now working to save others in southern Texas following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Rocket, a McNabb Herding dog, was a stray pup considered unadoptable several years ago due to his high energy and behavior at the Sacramento SPCA. The SPCA […]
Police: $10,000 worth of bronze vases stolen from Ocala cemetery OCALA, Fla. (WKMG) Approximately 50 bronze flower vases were stolen from Faith Memorial Cemetery sometime this week, according to the Ocala Police Department. The owner reported the thefts Thursday morning. He told police the vases, valued at $200 each, were located on headstones throughout the cemetery. The total value is estimated to be $10,000, although […]
Floodwaters continue to recede in Bonita Springs, cleanup begins BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. Neighbors and county crews gathered Friday to cleanup as floodwaters began to recede on Quinn Street. View an hourly forecast here.