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38-million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes. For anyone looking to take part in athletics, increased fatigue and increased thirst make staying in the game even more difficult.

'Ghost' has been made into a musical, and it's onstage at TheatreZone June 5-16. Director Mark Danni promises a stellar cast, supernatural projections, other-worldly musical score by Grammy winner Eurythmics front man Dave Stewart and the unforgettable 'Unchained Melody' that served as backdrop to Sam and Molly's sensual pottery wheel scene.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that includes preventing local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies. The bill (SB 700), dubbed the “Florida Farm Bill.” makes a series of changes related to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “Yes, use fluoride for your teeth, that’s fine, but forcing it in the water supply is basically forced medication on people,” DeSantis said during a bill-signing event in Dade City. “They don’t have a choice. You’re taking that away from them.”

The Legislative Session has hit a pause as the State House and Senate still need more time to figure out a budget. Legislators were still able to agree on a plethora of new proposed laws.

State budget talks won’t resume until after the Memorial Day holiday weekend, legislative leaders announced Thursday.In a memo to senators, Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, said that he and Senate Appropriations Chairman Ed Hooper, R-Trinity, “have continued to have productive discussions with our partners in the House on joint budget allocations.”Allocations are overall amounts of money that would be divided in different areas of the budget, such as education, health and transportation, and need to be set before conference committees can begin formally negotiating details of the state spending plan.

9-time Emmy winner John Biffar has a number of landmark documentaries to his credit. He's back this year at the Fort Myers Film Festival with a new blockbuster doc, 'Curveballs.' In this segment, Biffar shares how this one got made.

Attendees to the 2025 General Session of the Governor’s Hurricane Conference held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center heard insights from emergency management leaders across Florida and beyond.

After asserting the Democratic Party in Florida is “dead,” Sen. Jason Pizzo says he’s running for governor as an independent and will make that official in a couple of months.Orlando attorney John Morgan, describing the Democratic Party as “broken,” believes Pizzo is making a mistake if he runs without party affiliation.

There is a minor to moderate heat risk each day, with the potential for major heat risk across some portions of Florida.

The National Hurricane Center monitors the North Atlantic and North Pacific Basins, and on May 15th, they officially start issuing Tropical Weather Outlooks