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Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Chad Chronister signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday that would provide aid to each agency during Hurricane Season, should the need arise.
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Ghostbird Theatre to perform play “Artificial Genesis” written by generative Artificial IntelligenceGhostbird Theatre Company is mounting a production of a new play titled “Artificial Genesis” about the end of the world brought about by artificial intelligence. The play itself was written by a generative AI model. We’ll take a closer look in a conversation with the show’s director Barry Cavin and his son Emory Cavin, who’s responsible for the AI interface design and programming that led to the creation of the play.
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A local organization has distributed nearly two million books to children since 2005.
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District have reached a legal settlement that includes nullifying controversial development agreements that the entertainment giant entered with the former Reedy Creek Improvement District.The settlement was announced Wednesday and approved by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board.
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A staggering 64 percent of Collier County public school employees who took part in a survey say they fear they will have to leave their jobs because of lack of affordable housing.
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A federal judge Friday will hear arguments in an attempt by a transgender teacher and a nonbinary teacher to block part of a 2023 law that restricts pronouns and titles that educators can use in Florida public schools.Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker will consider motions for a preliminary injunction as part of a lawsuit that contends the restrictions violate a federal civil-rights law and the First Amendment.
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The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension is offering online workshops to teach the basics of planning, implementing and building a farm operation for newcomers venturing into agriculture. Instructors will deliver the workshops in English and Spanish.
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Collierr County Court Judge Christopher H. Brown was one of seven judicial appointments made Tuesday by Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Four new cities have been added to non-stop flights planned by Breeze Airlines for Southwest Florida International Airport users starting in early October.The new Breeze Airways nonstop flights will carry passengers between RSW and Stewart/Newburgh, New York (SWF), Lansing, Michigan (LAN), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania (AVP) and Bangor, Maine (BGR) in early October.
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Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis suggested the state should have looked again at the prices of three conservation-land deals that totaled $193 million before they were approved Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Cabinet members.Patronis said after the Cabinet meeting that a federal judge’s ruling last month in a battle about wetlands permitting has affected the appraised values of the 27,742 acres of agricultural land in Polk, Seminole, Hendry and Collier counties.
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