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Pedestrian Killed, Motorcyclist Injured in Hudson Crash on SR-52
HUDSON, FLa.- An accident Monday night on State Road 52 west of Colony Road in Hudson has left one person dead and another seriously injured. Shortly before 11:00 pm, an unknown adult female entered the roadway and was struck by two eastbound vehicles. The first vehicle, a motorcycle, collided with the pedestrian, followed by a commercial truck. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The damage that boat propellers do to Weeki Wachee | Letters
As a Florida resident who cares deeply about our fragile spring ecosystems — especially Weeki Wachee springs — I support a moratorium on propeller-blade watercraft inside our Weeki Wachee State Park River area. I witnessed two propeller blades tear up the sediment as the boaters got stuck in the riverbed within the park boundaries. It’s bad enough that combustion engine watercraft spew petroleum mist into the protected waterway, but the propellers are undoing all that is being done to preserve Weeki Wachee River inside the preserve. As I kayaked in Weeki Wachee State Park recently, I noticed a uniformed Florida Department of Environmental Protection official patrolling the area and later stationed near the kayak exit ramp to monitor watercraft activity in the river. But what good does it do if propeller-blade watercraft are still permitted in this stretch of river? Would it be better if only speed limit-regulated airboats were permitted inside the Weeki Wachee State Park River? At least those propellers are above the water surface and do not destroy the riverbed. Perhaps after a propeller-blade moratorium, a new ordinance could permit only airboats instead? I am hopeful this problem with boat propellers might be addressed this month before the “summer season of frolic” — Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day — begins.
Sunshine Get Down: The Thursday-Friday Report
[Thanks to Mitch Levine Photography for the quick turnaround on photos!]. We have one more day here at Florida Sand Music Ranch in Brooksville. The past two at Sunshine Get Down have been superb. Here is a quick glance at the music so far, from my vantage point:. THURSDAY, MAY...
Publix officially files plans for ‘prototype’ Wiregrass Ranch location
WESLEY CHAPEL — It looks like Publix is coming to Wiregrass Ranch. While the supermarket giant filed a conceptual plan in 2022 in a pre-application meeting with Pasco County planners, Publix Super Markets Inc. has officially filed plans to begin the formal review and approval process. Publix is proposing...
Tornado watch canceled for Tampa Bay area
TAMPA, Fla. — A line of strong to severe thunderstorms has moved out of the immediate Tampa Bay area, and the tornado watch issued for Citrus and Hernando counties has been canceled. The previous story is below. --- A second day of scattered storms that have the potential to...
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