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Appeals court crushes Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law championed by DeSantis
Instead of the state determining what will be taught in university classrooms, students must be free to hear and consider even officially disfavored ideas presented to them by professors, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. More than two years after oral arguments in a case…
July 4th Getaway In Upstate New York Ends In Heartbreak
A July 4th camping and fishing trip ended with tragedy for a Hudson Valley family. Continue reading…
Tampa sunsets hold history and figures and they are living tributes to a vibrant and recovering industrial city
To live in Florida means daily encounters with a beauty you don’t deserve. And to live on the Gulf Coast means you have pictures of sunsets on your phone. The photos litter social media feeds. Pantone “sunset-of-the-year” rust and mauve, stopping time, with a surrealistically…
Tampa mother sues group home after son loses fingers to flesh-eating bacteria
New York's First Winter Forecast Is Here
The first signs of New York's winter are here. Continue reading…
IMG Academy promised him an edge — then he was sexually assaulted on campus, lawsuit says
Mayor Love Monthly Report – June 2026
Read Mayor Love’s Monthly Report for June of 2026.
Will St. Pete commemorate its most significant historical event?
When Spanish conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez made landfall on April 15, 1528 at present-day Boca Ciega Bay, he lit the fuse on one of the most significant explorations in American history. An expedition of 300 men set out, on foot, to explore Florida, which had been discovered by…
Local Wildlife (6/30): Aquarium returns sea turtle to gulf
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – A juvenile green sea turtle named Purple returned to the gulf on June 26 after months of rehabilitation at The Florida Aquarium following a cold-stunning event. Purple was transferred to The Florida Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center on Feb. 11 after…
Fulton County and Montgomery County Community Notes
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Florida Gov. DeSantis is poised to leave office considerably wealthier than he started
Gov. Ron DeSantis posted a slight change in his net worth as he entered his final year as Florida’s top executive. DeSantis on Tuesday filed an annual financial disclosure report putting his net worth at $2,073,549 as of Dec. 31, down from $2,087,550 at the end of 2024. The…