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ABC News (MIAMI) — After Florida’s governor and education department rolled out a controversial updated curriculum regarding Black history lessons, many students, parents, educators and elected officials raised their voices over how slavery was being presented. The new curriculum included instruction for middle school students that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, can be applied […]
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise across the country, Florida is seeing higher admissions levels than other states. As of Monday, 43 of Florida’s 67 counties reported moderate levels of weekly new hospital admissions for COVID-19 — a higher proportion than any other state in the U.S., data from the Centers for Disease […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida state Supreme Court heard arguments Friday morning in a legal challenge seeking to throw out the state’s 15-week abortion ban, claiming it violates the state’s constitution. The hearing was part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Planned Parenthood, the Center […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida state Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Friday in a legal challenge seeking to throw out the state’s 15-week abortion ban, claiming it violates the state’s constitution. The hearing is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Planned Parenthood, […]
Per Breiehagen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A relaxing day at a Florida beach turned nearly catastrophic last week when a beachgoer was impaled by a venomous stingray. Kristie Cataffo-O’Brien was cooling off in knee-deep water in Bahia Beach, Florida, when two barbs from a stingray penetrated her back. The barbs dug three inches into O’Brien’s […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) — Two people were killed when a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into a small apartment complex in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, officials said. Three people were on board the helicopter at the time, one of whom was killed, according to the National Transportation Safety […]
Tetra Images/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents “that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law,” College Board announced Thursday. In June, the College Board reported that it was asked by the Florida […]
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office (THE VILLAGES, Fla.) — A man’s five minutes of fame at a Florida golf course is what allegedly helped officers arrest and charge him in connection with a deadly assault that took place in the course’s parking lot. The Sumter County Sheriff’s arrested Robert Moore, 75, of the Villages, on July […]
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla.) — A Florida deputy and a resident are both “lucky to be alive” after they were sucked into a drainage pipe by flood water during a torrential downpour, according to Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons. Escambia County Deputy William Hollingsworth was on patrol Friday when he spotted a motorist […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Florida woman appeared at her first court hearing after she was arrested in the shooting death of her neighbor, a mother of four, after an alleged dispute with the neighbor’s children. Susan Lorincz, 58, appeared in court via video from the Marion County Jail where she is currently […]
