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Florida Approves First Black Bear Hunt Since 2015  The New York Times FWC approves removal of 187 bears in Florida’s first bear hunt since 2015  Bay News 9 Wildlife groups condemn approval of ‘barbaric’ Florida black bear hunt  The Guardian Florida will bring back bear hunting season: See where they’re planned  USA Today On the eve of the proposed bear hunt vote, Bear Warriors …

Florida AG announces ban on “7-OH” products  Axios Florida AG Uthmeier taking emergency action against new synthetic drug, 7-OH  FOX 13 Tampa Bay ‘It latches on and doesn’t let go’: 7-OH kratom is fueling addictions across Philly  Inquirer.com This drug is now banned from Florida in new emergency order  WKMG TikTok, Reddit users share horror stories of addictive tonic sold at gas stations, vape …

Last weekend, a number of gaming fans traveled to Tampa, Florida to attend the National Gaming Expo. The convention, in its first year, promised encounters with actors such as the casts of Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Mortal Kombat, as well as the former voices behind Nintendo’s Peach and Bowser, Donkey Kong composer Grant Kirkhope, and …

It was the best gift Orlando City could have presented their head coach with on his 57th birthday. Oscar Pareja looked like a proud father at Inter&Co Stadium as his Lions celebrated his latest trip around the sun by not merely beating their cross-state rivals Inter Miami, but doing so with gusto, via a 4-1 trouncing spearheaded by Designated Players …

Authorities in Florida have found the body of missing North Carolina teen Giovanni Pelletier, 18, in a tragic end to the week-long search for the teen.  His decomposing remains were found in a retention pond off I-75 and State Road 70 on Friday, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. The body was formally identified on Saturday afternoon.  The area …

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WTVD) — The body of 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier, who disappeared while on a family vacation in Florida, has been found, the family told ABC11. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said that the body was discovered Friday near where Giovanni’s backpack was located. The area, a retention pond at the southbound off-ramp of Interstate 75 and SR 70 …

Florida reports 16 cases in 12 counties Expand Jellyfish Beach Invasion (Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.) (AP Photo/Mingson Lau) (Mingson Lau/AP) MIAMI — The Florida Department of Health reported that a flesh-eating bacteria that lives in warm seawater is responsible for 16 infections in 12 counties in Florida. The bacteria, known as Vibrio vulnificusis, has been …

COVID cases on the rise in South Florida (Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.) COVID-19 cases are on the rise across South Florida as kids are just days away from heading back to school. HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — COVID-19 cases are on the rise across South Florida as kids are just days away from heading back to school. …

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law  The New York Times Judge Orders Halt to Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center  The New York Times ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s new controversial migrant detention facility  CNN 3 takeaways from Alligator Alcatraz’s environmental hearing  Politico ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Construction Blocked by Federal Court  Bloomberg.com Source link

Deaths from “flesh-eating” bacteria are on the rise across the southeastern coasts of the U.S. At least five people in Florida, four in Louisiana and one in the Outer Banks have died this year from infections that can cause necrotizing wounds. The culprit, the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, thrives in warm seawater. Florida has seen 16 cases this year, according to …