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As Storms Get Bigger and Stronger, This Florida City Could Be a Safe Haven from Hurricanes
Florida experiences more hurricanes than any other state, and according to the Environmental Defense Fund, sea level rise caused by climate change has created a greater flooding risk for hurricane-prone areas in Florida. In 2022, Hurricane Ian struck the Fort Myers area as a devastating category 4 hurricane, generating a 13.8-foot storm surge, the highest Southwest Florida had seen in 150 years, around 13.8 feet.With storms predicted to be getting stronger, many people are rethinking their decisions to live in coastal Florida. An article in the Wall Street Journal outlined data from an artificial intelligence forecasting model as to which...
Longtime landmark of Dunnellon being torn down
DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) - A longtime landmark in the city of Dunnellon is going down. Dinkins Service Store is being torn down. The business has been a fixture on Williams Street in downtown Dunnellon for decades. A county permit issued a month ago gives the owner permission to demolish everything...
Video shows chaos after deadly Florida migrant bus crash: 'They're still gonna be stuck inside the bus'
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - The Marion County Sheriff's Office released body- and dash-cam video on Thursday that shows the aftermath of the deadly migrant bus crash that left eight dead and dozens of other farmworkers injured earlier this week. The crash happened just after 6:30 a.m. on State Road 40,...
Florida Principal Arrested After Video Shows Him Choking & Whipping Student
Whew, this is one way to never work in education again! A Florida principal faces child abuse and imprisonment charges for accusations of choking and whipping a student. According to WESH, 33-year-old Dontay Akeem Prophet worked at Destiny Leadership Academy in Ocala, Florida. The institution serves elementary school-aged children. RELATED: What?! Baltimore Athletic Director Arrested After […] The post Florida Principal Arrested After Video Shows Him Choking & Whipping Student appeared first on The Shade Room.
Family of Black Man Who Was Buried 19 Years Ago Discovers Medical Examiner Kept Some of His Remains... in a Bin
Cedric Wayne McFadden was fatally shot in 2005 during a robbery In Ocala, Fla. Naturally after the Medical Examiner’s Office took his badly decomposed body to perform an autopsy and relay their findings to law enforcement, they gave the body to a funeral home so his family members could mourn and bury him.
5 Marion County restaurants cited for high-priority violations
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring...
Five years later, man charged with carjacking in Marion County finally has his day in court
Sitting in a wheelchair at the defense table, Ronny Scott Cooper, who faces life in prison if convicted of armed carjacking, looked dejected. In March 2019, sheriff's deputies said Cooper stole a vehicle at gunpoint from a motorist at the Petro truck stop at 7401 W. County Road 318, in Irvine. The victim, later identified as a 17-year-old girl from Kentucky, told authorities she was pumping gas when a man, believed to be Cooper, asked if she was going...
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