Covering All Things Florida
The ghosts of the 2018 mass shooting at Stoneman-Douglas High School still haunt teachers, administrators, students, and families across the nation. A relatively new AI technology promises to significantly reduce the probability of such an event happening again.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Friday that deportation flights have officially begun from the state’s controversial new immigration detention center, known informally as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Florida is known for sunshine, theme parks, and frolicking in the water. It all makes for a great vacation. But you might want to rethink that “frolicking in the water” part…. or at least pay more attention to where you do it.
The Tampa Bay Rays may be headed for their biggest change in years, as owner Stuart Sternberg moves closer to selling the franchise, ending a years-long saga.
“Don’t build here”. That’s the message from the Village of Palmetto Bay, a small enclave on Miami-Dade’s Biscayne Bay, when talking about a flood prone stretch of coastal property. In fact, regulators say the property has a one-in-four-chance of serious flooding. For most builders, this stretch of Florida real estate is the place NOT to be. But that hasn’t deterred Manny Varas.
In Florida, approximately 850,700 vehicles were stolen in 2024. Some models have proven far more popular than others among thieves.
On Sunday, July 6, at Park Ridge Golf Course near Wellington in Palm Beach County, 82‑year‑old Delray Beach resident Marty Lerner stepped onto the tee full of hope, but soon found himself at the center of a remarkable turn of events.
A friend recently showed up at my house in his new Tesla, and I have to admit I was more than a little curious. While I have never been too concerned with being an electric vehicle (EV) guy, the self driving technology packed into the latest models really intrigued me. So, I convinced him to take me for a little spin around town, and what I saw blew me away.
A 71-year-old Chinese-born Canadian citizen, Xiao Guang Pan, has entered a guilty plea in a federal case involving unauthorized drone flights over Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Southern Living just released a list of some of the best beaches in Florida. According to Southern Living, these beaches most closely represent the beautiful white sand and crystal clear waters that you might think of when you are talking popular Caribbean destinations – just a whole lot closer.
In response to escalating missile strikes between Israel and Iran, the State of Florida has launched a major evacuation operation to bring stranded Americans home. Spearheaded by Gov. Ron DeSantis in collaboration with state agencies and nonprofit partners, the effort has successfully evacuated over 1,500 people, primarily through charter flights and marine transport, with the first evacuees arriving in Tampa this past week.
Just a few months ago, Elon Musk suggested that SpaceX may be able to try an unmanned Mars mission utilizing the company’s massive Starship as early as next year. Following the loss of Starship 36 on a South Texas test stand last night, that ambitious goal is clearly off the table.
