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Monday, August 3, 2020
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Crystal River 4th of July fireworks canceled
At a June 18, 2020, emergency meeting of the Crystal River City Council, members voted unanimously to postpone the 2020 fireworks display to a...Inverness protest remained peaceful throughout the entire demonstration
Protests near the Old Courthouse in Inverness Friday who were upset over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police...Ocala Thriller 2019, vendors and dancers wanted
Ocala, Florida — Ocala Thriller 2019, formally known as Thrill the World Ocala, is back for its ninth year this October which will take...Ocala Police Department hosting annual Cops & Cars car and truck show
The Ocala Police Department is hosting its annual Cops & Cars car and truck show, which will benefit the United Way of Marion County. The...2019 Crystal River Scallop Festival
Crystal River -- The Crystal River Scallop Festival is almost here. This year the festival will be on July 27 and 28. Scallop Festival Activities ...
- Health
COVID-19 cases in Citrus County by area
Citrus County -- This is the Wednesday, April 22, 2020, COVID-19 update for Citrus County. According to health officials, Citrus County has a total of...State line checkpoint set up for those entering Florida
The Florida Highway Patrol now has a checkpoint in place at the Florida state line. Some citizens are angry over the checkpoint, referring to it...Citrus County man dies from COVID-19
On Wednesday, the Citrus County Department of Health reported the first COVID-19 death in the county. An 80-year-old Citrus County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 passed...Parents say schools are not doing enough to prevent germs from spreading
A recent investigation shows that most Florida school districts might not be doing enough to prevent the germs that cause more serious illnesses. The investigation...Antifreeze and hand sanitizer are not the same thing,
There have been dozens of posts in regards to hand sanitizer(s) and pets. In one post, Judith David, wrote, "PET OWNERS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT...
- Politics
UF bans “Gator Bait” cheer, use of jail inmates for farm labor
In what many are citing as a ridiculous move, UF President Kent Fuchs announced Thursday that the university will stop using the Gator Bait cheer (If...Teen violated Publix policy, quit his job over BLM mask
A Florida teen quit his job at a Publix after he violated company policy and handwrote BLM on his medical face mask, which is...How to bypass Florida’s unemployment online waiting queue
Many who have applied for unemployment since the "outbreak" of COVID-19 still have not received any benefits. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the...State threatens to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers who attend rally
The State is threatening to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers if they attend the "Take on Tallahassee" rally scheduled to take place...Democratic presidential candidates say El Paso shooting was Trump’s fault, attack gun rights, leave out actual facts
On MSNBC, Democratic presidential candidates Beto O'Rourke, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, and Sen. Kamala Devi Harris blatantly blamed President Donald Trump for the shooting that left...- Politics
- Local Politics
- State To State
Antifreeze and hand sanitizer are not the same thing,
There have been dozens of posts in regards to hand sanitizer(s) and pets. In one post, Judith David, wrote, "PET OWNERS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT...EPA releases list of disinfectants to use against the coronavirus
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of EPA-registered disinfectant products that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2,...Selling homemade Coquito over Facebook? You might want to rethink it
Coquito, meaning "Little Coconut" in Spanish, is a traditional Christmas drink. The drink, which originated in Puerto Rico, is a coconut-based alcoholic beverage similar to...Beluga whale plays fetch with boaters tossing rugby ball
A beluga whale was recorded playing with a rugby ball being tossed by a group of people on a boat. The footage was recorded by...Business man, woman, sex trafficking little girl
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Southeast Texas businessman was convicted in federal court Tuesday of sex trafficking of a minor female and other related...
- Tech
How to bypass Florida’s unemployment online waiting queue
Many who have applied for unemployment since the "outbreak" of COVID-19 still have not received any benefits. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the...Major issues with latest Windows 10 update, especially for teachers and students
Microsoft released Windows 10 update KB4549951 on April 14. The update was supposed to apply several security fixes, but, instead, the update caused numerous...Two camera apps removed from Google Play, consumers should immediately delete them
Two malicious Android apps with over 1.5 million combined downloads, one of which has been on the app store for two years, have been...
- FRONT PAGE
- News
- Events
Crystal River 4th of July fireworks canceled
At a June 18, 2020, emergency meeting of the Crystal River City Council, members voted unanimously to postpone the 2020 fireworks display to a...Inverness protest remained peaceful throughout the entire demonstration
Protests near the Old Courthouse in Inverness Friday who were upset over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police...Ocala Thriller 2019, vendors and dancers wanted
Ocala, Florida — Ocala Thriller 2019, formally known as Thrill the World Ocala, is back for its ninth year this October which will take...Ocala Police Department hosting annual Cops & Cars car and truck show
The Ocala Police Department is hosting its annual Cops & Cars car and truck show, which will benefit the United Way of Marion County. The...2019 Crystal River Scallop Festival
Crystal River -- The Crystal River Scallop Festival is almost here. This year the festival will be on July 27 and 28. Scallop Festival Activities ...
- Health
COVID-19 cases in Citrus County by area
Citrus County -- This is the Wednesday, April 22, 2020, COVID-19 update for Citrus County. According to health officials, Citrus County has a total of...State line checkpoint set up for those entering Florida
The Florida Highway Patrol now has a checkpoint in place at the Florida state line. Some citizens are angry over the checkpoint, referring to it...Citrus County man dies from COVID-19
On Wednesday, the Citrus County Department of Health reported the first COVID-19 death in the county. An 80-year-old Citrus County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 passed...Parents say schools are not doing enough to prevent germs from spreading
A recent investigation shows that most Florida school districts might not be doing enough to prevent the germs that cause more serious illnesses. The investigation...Antifreeze and hand sanitizer are not the same thing,
There have been dozens of posts in regards to hand sanitizer(s) and pets. In one post, Judith David, wrote, "PET OWNERS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT...
- Politics
UF bans “Gator Bait” cheer, use of jail inmates for farm labor
In what many are citing as a ridiculous move, UF President Kent Fuchs announced Thursday that the university will stop using the Gator Bait cheer (If...Teen violated Publix policy, quit his job over BLM mask
A Florida teen quit his job at a Publix after he violated company policy and handwrote BLM on his medical face mask, which is...How to bypass Florida’s unemployment online waiting queue
Many who have applied for unemployment since the "outbreak" of COVID-19 still have not received any benefits. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the...State threatens to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers who attend rally
The State is threatening to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers if they attend the "Take on Tallahassee" rally scheduled to take place...Democratic presidential candidates say El Paso shooting was Trump’s fault, attack gun rights, leave out actual facts
On MSNBC, Democratic presidential candidates Beto O'Rourke, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, and Sen. Kamala Devi Harris blatantly blamed President Donald Trump for the shooting that left...- Politics
- Local Politics
- State To State
Antifreeze and hand sanitizer are not the same thing,
There have been dozens of posts in regards to hand sanitizer(s) and pets. In one post, Judith David, wrote, "PET OWNERS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT...EPA releases list of disinfectants to use against the coronavirus
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of EPA-registered disinfectant products that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2,...Selling homemade Coquito over Facebook? You might want to rethink it
Coquito, meaning "Little Coconut" in Spanish, is a traditional Christmas drink. The drink, which originated in Puerto Rico, is a coconut-based alcoholic beverage similar to...Beluga whale plays fetch with boaters tossing rugby ball
A beluga whale was recorded playing with a rugby ball being tossed by a group of people on a boat. The footage was recorded by...Business man, woman, sex trafficking little girl
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Southeast Texas businessman was convicted in federal court Tuesday of sex trafficking of a minor female and other related...
- Tech
How to bypass Florida’s unemployment online waiting queue
Many who have applied for unemployment since the "outbreak" of COVID-19 still have not received any benefits. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the...Major issues with latest Windows 10 update, especially for teachers and students
Microsoft released Windows 10 update KB4549951 on April 14. The update was supposed to apply several security fixes, but, instead, the update caused numerous...Two camera apps removed from Google Play, consumers should immediately delete them
Two malicious Android apps with over 1.5 million combined downloads, one of which has been on the app store for two years, have been...
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