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Top Florida real estate team signs on with Compass

Housing Wire · July 9, 2025

Over the past six years, Korman expanded his firm to 40 agents across four offices, with a focus on high-end residential sales. “Compass offers something unlike anything I’ve seen in our industry. It’s not just the cutting-edge technology,...

Building Central Florida’s Future Engineers – One STEM Internship at a Time

Sanford Herald - Florida · July 9, 2025

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Former House Democrat Stephanie Murphy announces mayoral run in Florida

Washington Examiner · July 10, 2025

Murphy, a Democrat, represented parts of Orange County for Florida’s 7th Congressional District from 2017 to 2023 before choosing not to run for reelection as her district was redrawn. Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) now represents her former district. “I...

Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief deploys to Texas with Florida USAR Task Force 8

K-Country - Florida · July 9, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (352 Today) – Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) District Chief Devin Chapman, a highly-trained swift water rescue technician, has deployed to Texas with Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force 8 to assist in ongoing search and...

Engineering Trust in AI: Siddhant Raman’s Global Approach to Transparent Technology

Forbes Georgia · July 9, 2025

Photo Courtesy of: Siddhant Raman During a recent visit to Oracle’s campus in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, software engineer Siddhant Raman outlined how a new AI model could improve fraud detection while maintaining transparency. He...

Florida Tech Hires Three to Sports Medicine and Performance Staff

BVM Sports · July 9, 2025

Florida Tech Athletics bolsters its Sports Medicine and Performance department by hiring three new staff members: Michael Weiss as Assistant Director of Sports Performance, Brittany Fredrick as Associate Athletic Trainer, and Danielle Bucknor as...

Florida residents face possible FPL rate hike starting 2026

WINK - Florida ·

Florida Power and Light is proposing a rate hike that could soon affect your electric bill. The proposed increase will take place over the next four years, starting next year. Alex Valcourt of Lehigh Acres shared his concerns about the impending...

Assessing emergency alert systems in Northwest Florida; Why aren't emergency sirens used?

WEAR - Florida ·

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Three people are dead after record-breaking flash flooding in New Mexico Tuesday. State officials say a man and two children were killed as they were swept downstream by floodwaters in Ruidoso. Heavy monsoon rains caused...

Florida Is Using Ford Mustangs For Hot Pursuit, Even If Ford Doesn't Officially Endorse It

CarBuzz · July 9, 2025

It's been more than 30 years since Ford last made an official police package version of the Mustang, but that doesn't mean forces aren't taking some initiative and building their own. The Florida Highway patrol is one of those agencies, and now it...

Florida state parks offer people with disabilities opportunities to enjoy the outdoors

WUFT - Florida · July 9, 2025

Under a green canopy of trees laden with Spanish moss on an afternoon in June, David Jones was showing park rangers and staffers at Paynes Prairie State Park how to use the EcoRover — an all-terrain wheelchair — that had just been delivered....

‘Dark fiber’: How engineers say a fragile system brought Florida 911 centers to their knees

WFTV - Florida · July 10, 2025

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — One CEO called it the fiber industry’s “dirty secret.” At a different company, an engineer described used words like “outdated” and “fragile.” Time and time again Wednesday, people who design, build and operate the...

'It hurts really bad': Florida families speak out after surge in hot car deaths

WJXX First Coast News - Florida · July 9, 2025

Since June 5, 2025 across the U.S. ten children have died in hot car deaths. Parents enduring the agony of loss say never think it can't happen to you. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Just roughly in the last month, 10 children in the U.S. have died after...

The Movers Moving & Storage Expands Statewide Operations As Premier Moving Company Throughout Florida

MENAFN · July 9, 2025

(MENAFN- GetNews) "The Movers Moving & Storage crew stands ready by the truck on a bright Florida day, delivering professional, friendly, and efficient moving services to local homes."Movers Moving & Storage celebrates 44 years of family-owned...

NASA, International Astronauts Answer Questions from Florida Students

NASA · July 9, 2025

Students in Big Pine Key, Florida, will have the chance to have NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 10:05 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 14, NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace...

Advanced Air Mobility and Vertiport Development: Effects of New Legislation in Florida

JD Supra - California · July 9, 2025

At the Paris Air Show on June 17, 2025, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills into law with the intention of ensuring Florida is a leader in aerospace, transportation and innovation. With regard to furtherance of advanced air mobility (AAM)...

Fomer Florida 2-time wrestling state champ Gabby Tedesco heads to Pan-American Championships

Sports Illustrated - New York · July 9, 2025

LAKELAND, FLORIDA – Gabby Tedesco is hoping the strong don’t survive. The Mckendree University rising-sophomore women’s wrestler will be tackling the international brackets at the U20 Pan-American Championships in Lima, Peru Friday. Tedesco is one...

New law bans cloud seeding, weather modification in Florida

WPTV 5 - Florida · July 9, 2025

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A new law bans companies and people from modifying the weather in Florida, including cloud seeding. On July 1, Senate Bill 56 officially became law in Florida— banning the release of chemicals and other substances into...

Newest Places to Eat in Central Florida

Central Florida Lifestyle Magazine · July 9, 2025

Central Florida’s culinary landscape is evolving, with exciting flavors and unique dining experiences. For 2025, the region continues to grow with an array of independent restaurants having already opened their doors. Here’s a look at some of the...

Happy Gilmore III? Hockey brawl breaks out on golf course as Florida Panthers ex-enforcer reverts to form

The Independent · July 9, 2025

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

A cut cable caused a 911 outage in 3 Central Florida counties. How emergency calls kept coming

WKMG 6 - Florida · July 9, 2025

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – After a widespread 911 outage, officials are sharing which contingencies helped ensure calls didn’t go unanswered. The outage started in Lake County and impacted several other counties, including Marion, Citrus, and Osceola....