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‘Extreme’ risk from Hurricane Lee for East Coast beaches

Geocolor image in the eye of hurricane (Hurricane Lee not pictured) – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Trong Nguyen Hurricane Lee doubled its wind speeds in just one day, increasing its intensity on Thursday, then slammed into the west on Friday morning with 155 mph winds. The Category 4 storm, however, appeared to have peaked

Florida’s surgeon general and Gov. DeSantis issue a warning about new COVID-19 limits and vaccination

90-year-old Margaret Keenan, the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Photo by Alex Gakos The latest COVID-19 vaccination, which is anticipated to become available this month, has been advised against by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who on Thursday criticized recent efforts around the country to stem

Stellantis Debuts Advanced Uconnect System with Consumer Connected Services

Photo Source/Copyright: Stellantis Media Nowadays, cars resemble computers more than machinery, and vice versa. Infotainment systems are no longer a huge deal; instead, installing an operating system in a car and linking it to online retailers is becoming more and more typical. Automotive companies like Stellantis have implemented an Android OS in their Uconnect 5

Three universities in Florida are among the top 100 in the nation

Donna E. Shalala Student Center University of Miami Campus – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by YES Market Media After the Wall Street Journal published its list of the top 400 colleges and universities in the country on Wednesday, three Florida campuses received a significant award. The Wall Street Journal looked at factors such as social

Reports of flamingo sightings are flooding in from areas where the birds are not often seen. Hurricane Idalia could be to blame

Close up of flamingos — Courtesy: Shutterstock — PaniYani When you think of a flamingo, you presumably envision watering holes in Africa, the Caribbean, or Florida–or almost anywhere else besides Waynesville, Ohio. Therefore, last week, when Jacob Roalef saw Facebook posts about flamingos at Ceasar Creek State Park near Dayton, he hurried to see them

The state’s first LGBTQ+ sanctuary city is this Florida community

People waving flags & celebrating at the LGBTQ+ Miami Beach Pride Parade in Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Atomazul The first municipality in Florida to formally designate itself as an LGBTQ+ sanctuary is located in South Florida. The decision was approved by a unanimous vote of the Lake Worth Beach city commission on Tuesday, according

Will Florida be affected by Hurricane Lee, which is expected to intensify into a powerful Category 4 storm?

Rain causes flooding (Tropical Depression 13, Hurricane Lee, not pictured) – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Michael Julian Photograph The National Hurricane Center predicts that by the end of the week, Tropical Depression 13 in the Atlantic Ocean will strengthen into a strong Category 4 hurricane.  Lee, the following name on the list for the

An enormous 13-foot, 920 pound alligator is caught in Central Florida

Close up of an alligator in the Florida Everglades — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Thierry Eidenweil A Central Florida alligator hunting guide reportedly caught the gator of a lifetime, which weighed an incredible 920 pounds and was 13 feet long. With more than 20 years of gator hunting experience, Kevin Brotz runs Florida Gator Hunting as

After losing to FSU, Brian Kelly declares LSU football a “total failure”

Florida State destroys LSU football over the weekend (Not pictured) – FSU Fans Cheering at Football Game — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Ruth Peterkin After Florida State destroyed LSU, the tearing went on in a news conference following the game that was almost frightening. The flaws in LSU football were exposed by Brian Kelly,

What was the ‘fireball’ seen yesterday night in the Florida sky?

Fireball Over the Evening Sky – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Nazarii_Neshcherenskyi Just after midnight on Monday, Floridians who were out and about caught a glimpse of a blazing streak moving across the starry sky. It was characterized as a “fireball” that passed by Zephyrhills Park by a witness in Zephyrhills. Images and videos captured