Courtesy: National Weather Service Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in the central part of the Florida Keys late Sunday night, bringing heavy rains and strong wind gusts throughout the night and much of the early morning announced the National Hurricane Center. The 28th named storm of this year’s busy hurricane season entered Lower Matecumbe Key
Courtesy: Image by David Schwarzenberg from Pixabay Attention all treasure and scavenger hunting fanatics, grab your maps, and gather your hunting tools— an adventurous treasure hunt is coming to Orange County with a large prize for the winning team. Treasured Adventures Florida is hosting a $20,000 adventure-filled treasure hunt taking participants all around Orange County,
Courtesy: Image by mlproject from Pixabay Early Thursday morning, researchers observed a “ping” from a massive great white shark just off the coast of Florida, south of Miami. The 15 foot, 2,000 plus pound female great white was “pinged” at 5:46 a.m. near Key Largo Thursday. The shark, Unama’ki, is the second-largest great white shark
Man with concealed carry permit application and pistol gun firearm Courtesy: Shutterstock – Photo by ja-images In June, Florida Insider covered a story about the rise in screenings for background checks for gun purchases in the state. In the week following George Floyd’s death, Florida processed more than twice the number of background checks than it
Courtesy: Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay Election Day brought many surprises to Floridians, and aside from the obvious local and presidential election results, there were also crucial amendments on the ballot that shall not be overlooked. But arguably, the most talked-about amendment coming into election day was Amendment 2. The amendment at stake was
Courtesy: Daniella Levine Cava Facebook/Twitter On Tuesday night, Daniella Levine Cava declared victory in the mayoral race for Miami-Dade County, now holding the second most powerful executive seat in the state, behind the governor. The newly elected mayor will become the first female to hold the position in the county’s history and the first non-Hispanic
Courtesy: Shutterstock – Photo By Stokkete Step aside, smartphones… smart rooms for hospital patients are the new thing across one Florida healthcare system that aims to convert all of its patient rooms into a fully immersive digital experience. Last week, NCH Healthcare System, a leading healthcare system in Southwest Florida, announced that it would be implementing
Courtesy: Florida Department of Transportation The Florida Department of Transportation has ramped up its demolition project on the Pensacola Bay Bridge, as contractors are currently working to remove damaged spans of the bridge by unmoored construction barges during Hurricane Sally in mid-September. According to the latest bridge update by FDOT, debris from two spans of
Courtesy: Shutterstock – photo By pisaphotography This weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ‘no-sail’ order officially expired, allowing ships to return to sea. However, don’t expect to be onboard any time soon. According to a release by the CDC on Friday, the “Framework for Conditional Sailing Order,” which replaces the no-sail order, it
Courtesy: Image by jorono from Pixabay Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa can now sleep peacefully after grabbing his first career NFL win in his first start. The first-round pick kicked off his debut with an uneventful first drive, allowing a strip-sack to arguably the league’s best defensive player in Aaron Donald on his second