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Kangaroo On The Loose Gets FWC Hopping

In an unusual turn of events, residents of St. Cloud, Florida, were somewhat surprised on Monday afternoon when a kangaroo was spotted hopping along Hickory Tree Road, a busy thoroughfare in Osceola County. The sighting prompted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to leap into action leading to the safe capture of the marsupial and filing charges subsequent charges against its owner.

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Clearwater Condos Evacuated After Structural Crack Found

Clearwater Condos Evacuated After Structural Crack Found

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South Beach III condos. Photo: LippyRealEstate.com

Approximately 60 residents were evacuated from the 12-story South Beach III condominium at 1460 Gulf Boulevard in Clearwater on Tuesday, May 6, after construction workers discovered a significant crack in a concrete support column within the building’s ground-level parking garage. The crack, reportedly over two feet wide, raised immediate concerns about the structural integrity of the building.

Man And Dog Killed In Suspected Black Bear Attack

Man And Dog Killed In Suspected Black Bear Attack

Collier County authorities responded to the site of a suspected black bear attack Monday morning. Photo: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Collier County authorities responded to the site of a suspected black bear attack Monday morning. Photo: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

A man and his dog were found dead early Monday morning in what wildlife officials are investigating as a suspected bear attack in rural Collier County, Florida. The incident occurred near the intersection of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) .

OP-ED: Cost-Plus Con: Bureaucratic Fraud Is Sabotaging Space  

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SLS on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN

Imagine a scam where you’re paid more for stalling, overspending, and underdelivering. That’s NASA’s cost-plus contracts, the rotten core of the Space Launch System (SLS), Orion capsule, and Lunar Gateway. These deals, guaranteeing contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin profits no matter how epically they flop, are a taxpayer-funded crime scene. The real enemy? Corporate CEOs and politicians, fattened on this bottomless trough of waste, raking in millions while NASA’s programs are kept on life support, eternally late and eternally over budget. The White House’s fiscal year 2026 budget is hacking these boondoggles to pieces: it’s a Johnny Cash size middle finger to their hustle. This isn’t just about saving cash—it’s about torching a fraudulent system that’s gifting China the Moon while US taxpayers bankroll bureaucratic bloat. 

A Soviet-Era Russian Probe Set To Crash Back To Earth This Week

A Soviet-Era Russian Probe Set To Crash Back To Earth This Week

After more than five decades in orbit, a relic from the first space race is making an unexpected return. Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 on a failed mission to Venus, is projected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere between May 8 and May 11, 2025. Experts are closely monitoring its descent, as the probe’s durable construction raises the possibility that parts of it could survive reentry and reach the Earth’s surface.

The lander has a titanium shell and shielding that could allow it to withstand reentry through Earth’s atmosphere. That seems almost likely, given that the descent module of Kosmos 482 was made to travel through Venus’s atmosphere all the way to the surface of Earth’s “evil twin.” If it survives intact, it could slam into the ground at speeds up to 150 mph. While chances are rated as low as being struck by lightning, there is a higher than zero chance that the spacecraft could land on Florida.

Bill To Ban Student Cell Phone Use “Bell To Bell” Passes Florida Legislature

Bill To Ban Student Cell Phone Use “Bell To Bell” Passes Florida Legislature

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Less is more – that’s the thinking of the Florida legislature when it comes to the use of cell phones in schools. Last week, Florida lawmakers passed legislation that expands restrictions on student cellphone use in public schools. The new measures, part of Senate Bill 1296, prohibit the use of cellphones throughout the entire school day for elementary and middle school students and initiate a pilot program to test similar restrictions in select high schools.

New NASA Budget Proposal Will Hit The Space Coast Region Hard

New NASA Budget Proposal Will Hit The Space Coast Region Hard

Hard times for the Space Coast’s local economy might be ahead.

The Administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget includes a 24.3% reduction in NASA’s funding, decreasing the agency’s budget from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion. This so-called “skinny” budget blueprint is a high level one short of full details, which will be forthcoming. After that, Congress will take up and begin debate on a budget bill.

This proposed significant cut threatens to eliminate key programs and could result in substantial job losses at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), a cornerstone of the Space Coast’s economy, and that will have ripple effects that everyone who lives in the region will feel.