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On Tuesday, the Florida Education Association filed an emergency injunction against Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education. In the new court documents, it states that the Florida Department of Education’s requirements to open schools will inevitably lead...
At a press conference Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will provide $500 million in funds to raise teachers starting salaries in the state from 26th to fifth in the nation.
DeSantis said, “It was quite a...
Ocklawaha, Florida — An Ocklawaha woman remains behind bars after she was arrested and charged with Aggravated Battery.
A deputy responded to Tall Pines Mobile Home Park, located at 11565 East Highway C25, Ocklawaha, following reports of a disturbance.
When the...
A Florida teen quit his job at a Publix after he violated company policy and handwrote BLM on his medical face mask, which is required to be worn during work hours. The message was written in magic marker.
Publix said...
The website to apply for unemployment in Florida, connect.myflorida.com, is broken. You read correctly, broken.
The website, which cost taxpayers $77 million, keeps crashing because the website is not capable of handling a mass amount of traffic.
Legislators in Florida say...
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 as a move by a police state.
Others say they feel it is a necessary move...
Earth Fare announced Monday, February 3, they will be closing the remainder of their stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Stores are now marking down inventory.
In a press release, it states, "We...
The National Weather Service has issued a severe storm warning for Thursday, February, 6, for the following areas.
Sumter
Pinellas
Polk
Hardee
Highlands
DeSoto-Coastal
Levy-Coastal
Citrus-Coastal
Hernando-Coastal
Pasco-Coastal
Hillsborough-Coastal
Manatee-Coastal
Sarasota-Coastal
Charlotte-Coastal
Lee-Inland
Levy-Inland
Citrus-Inland
Hernando-Inland
Pasco-Inland
Hillsborough-Inland
Manatee-Inland
...
On September 19, 2019, Ocala Police Department police officer, Daniel Wagner, was killed after he was involved in an off-duty motorcycle crash.
A report released by the Florida Highway Patrol following a nearly four-month-long investigation, states that Wagner was intoxicated...
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 on Monday, January 13, 2020.
Currently, Florida has a massive shortage of teachers, with hundreds of...