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A front continues to meander between North and Central Florida, expect rounds of storms, some could be severe and the flood threat continues.
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The bus was transporting 53 farmworkers shortly after 6:30 a.m. when it collided with a pickup truck in Marion County, about 80 miles north of Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol said.Then driver of the pickup was later arrested on driving under the influence-manslaughter charges.
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Ten outside fires of a suspicious origin in the northern section of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District led to an investigation and a request for residents to watch for possible related activities.
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Projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was signed in November 2021 are beginning to come to fruition, nationally and in Florida.
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Contractors for the City of Fort Myers will be conducting sanitary sewer evaluation smoke tests Monday, May 20 through Friday, May 24.The goal of the comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey is to reduce the amount groundwater and storm water from entering the system, reducing the risk of sanitary sewer overflows, and improving overall system reliability.
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Florida has expanded rules blocking importation of some cattle because of the spread of a type of avian influenza in dairy herds in other states. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson on Monday issued an emergency rule that requires most dairy cattle being imported into Florida to meet federal testing and movement requirements for Bovine Associated Influenza A Syndrome.
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aying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran litigator whose civil-rights advocacy is literally in her genes — is taking the mantle as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida.
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Barbara Mann GM Scott Saxson started the High School Musical Theatre Awards in 2008 to celebrate local high school actors and orchestras, their musical productions, and the hard work it takes to bring those shows to the stage.Students spend months working on their productions, rehearsing songs and dance steps, designing and painting the sets, sewing the costumes and doing everything else it takes to put on a show. Most schools start working on their productions in the fall and rehearse all year — including after school and on weekends — until they present their shows in March or April. The High School Musical Theatre Awards celebrate their hard work and achievements.
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In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, Catherine Cavin interviews her mother Theresa Calabro, about her childhood, getting an education, and motherhood.
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