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Energy companies cancel construction of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Dominion Energy and Duke Energy have canceled their Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, a natural gas pipeline that was to stretch hundreds of miles across...
Florida man allegedly traveled to Vancouver to meet with 14-year-old girl for sex
A 39-year-old Florida man was arrested for allegedly traveling to Vancouver to meet with a minor for sex.
Samuel Aaron Leonard had been communicating with...
Man in famous 9/11 photo dies from COVID-19 in Florida
A man photographed fleeing smoke and debris as the south tower of the World Trade Center crumbled just a block away on Sept. 11,...
Florida man trapped alone with hundreds of parrots
People have been seeing more of their animals since the coronavirus tethered them to their homes. Dogs bark through Zoom meetings. Cats are our...
Harry Chapin Food Bank mobile pantry schedule, week of July 6
The Harry Chapin Food Bank will be providing free food at these locations from July 6 to July 11.
July 6
10 a.m. - Noon
Franklin Park...
Rare case of brain-destroying amoeba confirmed in Florida
A case of a rare, brain-destroying amoeba has been confirmed in Florida.
The Florida Department of Health on Friday announced the confirmed case of Naegleria fowleri --...
Florida inmates will comfort dogs frightened by Fourth of July fireworks
For most people, the Fourth of July means cookouts, sunny afternoons by the pool, and evenings full of fireworks.
But for dogs, the loud bangs...
Saturday’s Coronavirus Updates: Nearly 11,500 new cases reported in Florida, 18 new deaths
As of 11 a.m. Saturday, there have been 190,052 positive cases of the coronavirus in the state. The case count includes 187,090 Florida residents...
Florida ‘heading a million miles an hour in the wrong direction’ as COVID-19 cases...
Florida's most populous county instituted an overnight curfew, and beaches and businesses began closing down again as the state's number of COVID-19 cases and...
Disney suspends college internship program amid pandemic
Walt Disney World has suspended the Disney College Program indefinitely amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
Disney said in a blog post on Thursday that the...
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