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PHOTOS: Damage across Central Florida as severe weather hits the area

ORLANDO, Fla. – Photos are starting to come in from viewers around Central Florida after a swath of rough weather brought severe storms and even a tornado touchdown in Seminole County. Photos are coming in from viewers in Lake Mary and Longwood of trees down, a semitruck on its...

Seminole County, FL · 2025-03-10
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Florida man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman

A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next month under a death warrant Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday. Michael Tanzi, 48, is scheduled to be executed April 8 at Florida State Prison. Janet Acosta was seated inside her parked van in April 2000 when Tanzi attacked her and threatened her with a razor blade, according to court documents. Tanzi bound and gagged the woman and began heading toward the Florida Keys in her van. Tanzi sexually assaulted Acosta at one point and used her bank card...

Miami, FL · 2025-03-10

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Later start times for middle and high school students

Florida lawmakers are considering removing a legislation passed in 2023 that required later start times for middle and high schools across the state. The initial legislation required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. and middle schools no earlier than 8 a.m., with full implementation set for 2026. However, recent legislative developments suggest a shift in policy.

Florida · 2025-03-10
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Fallen Tree Act moves through Florida Legislature

FOX 13's Jennifer Kveglis reports on the Fallen Tree Act, which is set to be discussed in the Florida legislative session that began this month. The bill aims to place the blame for fallen trees on the property owner of where that tree, branch, or shrub originates.

Florida · 2025-03-11
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Florida bill would require some elementary school students to learn cursive

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new Florida bill would require some elementary school students to learn cursive writing. The bill, HB 921, would require all public schools to provide cursive writing instruction to students in grades 2 through 5. By the end of fifth grade, every student must “demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing cursive […]

Florida · 2025-03-10

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Florida minimum wage opt-out bill passes first committee

Florida’s minimum wage requirement wouldn’t have to apply to certain employees, like interns, under legislation moving forward this session. But some worry the move could create constitutional issues. Floridians voted in 2020 to gradually increase the state minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour by September 2026. But...

Florida · 2025-03-10

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Florida man has one million reasons to smile with lottery win at 7-Eleven

HOLLY HILL, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man turned $5 into $1 million by playing a scratch-off game. The Florida Lottery announced on Monday that Raymond Littleton Jr. claimed a $1 million top prize fromThe Cash Wheel scratch-off game. Lottery officials said Littleton bought his winning ticket from the...

Holly Hill, FL · 2025-03-10

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When is spring break 2025 for Florida colleges, universities? Here are the schedules

Spring break 2025 is almost here when students in Florida escape for a week or two to relax, unwind, and possibly forget a fair amount of the previous semester. It's also when students from colleges and universities from around the country head to Florida for the sun and surf. Most schools have spring breaks in March , but each college, university and county school district runs on its own schedule. Here are the spring break dates for Florida schools. By this point, the dates are locked in, but dates are always subject to change to meet conditions, i.e. hurricanes....

Florida · 2025-03-09

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'There's going to be that frenzy again': Florida real estate agent talks dropping mortgage rates

BRADENTON, Fla. — One of the biggest steps in a person's life is purchasing a home, but when mortgage rates are high, that can be quite difficult. For the last seven weeks, those rates have dropped. For seven years, real estate agent Stephanie Seacat has shown off all sorts...

Bradenton, FL · 2025-03-09

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Huge drug bust in Florida, AG Uthmeier files serious charges against 33 people

Florida – Following a major drug trafficking raid, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges against 33 people connected to a significant fentanyl and cocaine distribution system in Hillsborough County. Under the direction of the Office of Statewide Prosecution, this significant effort emphasizes a strong reaction to the growing drug pandemic in the Tampa Bay region.

Hillsborough County, FL · 2025-03-09

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Body of Missing Florida Jewish Woman Recovered in Montana

33-year-old Danit Ehrlich, whose parents are members of a Chabad-run shul in Highland Lakes, FL, went missing over a week ago near a river in Missoula, Montana. After extensive search by Matzil Search and Rescue, her body was recovered and will be brought to kever Yisroel. 33-year-old Danit Ehrlich was...

Missoula, MT · 2025-03-10