A city in Florida is selling dozens of swans after a pair donated by the Queen in 1957 had too many descendants for them to cope with. Lakeland, which has a swan as its symbol, gratefully received the first two birds decades ago but now is unable to afford the […]
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KC Schulberg, Special to The News-Press Published 6:00 a.m. ET Oct. 16, 2020 KC Schulberg (Photo: Special to The News-Press) It’s boom time again in Southwest Florida. Home sales have shot up as folks fled the close-quartered Covid-ridden cities up North for the promise of sun-dappled beaches and glistening tides of […]
CLOSE Fourteen-year-old Isaiah Oertel was 700 miles from home when, according to the Pickens County Coroner’s Office, he fell to his death at Laurel Forks Falls in northern Pickens County last week. He’d traveled with Gator Wilderness Camp School from Punta Gorda, Florida, to explore the Foothills Trail, according to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local): 10:05 p.m. President Donald Trump says he wants to try and hold a campaign rally in Florida on Saturday “if we have enough time to put it together.” He also says he might also hold a campaign […]
Zac Anderson , Nathan Cobb | Sarasota Herald-Tribune PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Holiday Inn in Panama City Beach served as the launching pad for a frantic bid to keep President Donald Trump’s campaign viable in a must-win state while he recovers from COVID-19. A parade of Trump surrogates began descending on […]
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. ST. CLOUD, Fla., Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — ST. CLOUD, Fla., Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lennar, one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, has unveiled a new limited-release collection of single-family homes that bring exclusive […]
CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Monday is the deadline for Florida residents to register to vote in the general election, but Panhandle officials are asking people to avoid waiting until the last minute to make sure they can cast a ballot in November. That was one of […]
Halloween at theme parks may be a little different this year, with some signature Halloween events canceled, but that doesn’t mean spooky celebrations won’t take place at all. COVID-19 has scared some ghosts and goblins away, but depending on your comfort level in getting out amid the pandemic, there are […]
While some people like to get out and hit the big links, others might prefer to golf small by exploring one of Central Florida’s miniature golf hotspots. Miniature Golf Day is Sept. 21, and as a tourist destination, the Orlando area has no shortage of courses filled with windmills, obstacles, […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Andrew Gillum, Florida’s Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, told a television interviewer he is bisexual, responding to rumors swirling since March when he was found intoxicated in a hotel room with two men, including one who works as a male escort. “I don’t identify […]
Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images MIAMI—Less than three weeks after schools reopened in central Florida’s Polk County, Mark couldn’t help but notice some students riding his bus slack off when it came to coronavirus safety precautions. “The first week was fine,” said Mark, who like other bus drivers […]
On the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, Americans are struggling with feelings of safety once again as another American is diagnosed with the coronavirus every 2.45 seconds. While a race to a vaccine is widely considered the only path back to a pre-pandemic way of life, Dr. Anthony Fauci […]
As COVID-19 outbreaks at schools continue to pop up causing students and staff in some states to quarantine, a new study suggests that children may play a larger role in community spread of the new virus than previously thought. Researchers in Massachusetts found that some children who tested positive for COVID-19 had significantly higher […]
As Texas surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday, a new report shows that U.S. nursing homes are seeing a surge in infections and a steep rise in deaths. Also Monday, a woman whose father died from the coronavirus blamed President Donald Trump and his administration during the first night of the four-day Democratic […]
From North Miami to Kendall to Key Biscayne and down the Florida Keys, Miami-Dade and Monroe county residents on Tuesday will select their voices in Tallahassee by voting for representative in the Florida House. Some races will be decided on Tuesday; others in November. Here are our recommendations for the […]
The U.S. reported the most COVID-19-related deaths in one day since May but California was showing signs of improvement Thursday. A Labor Department report on new unemployment claims due out today is expected to reflect the mixed bag of virus data, with over 1 million new claims expected. The latest […]
Another pharmaceutical giant announced a vaccine deal with the U.S. on Wednesday while Joe Biden and the rest of the Democratic celebs bid adieu to Milwaukee’s political convention before the coronation train ever rolled into town. Johnson & Johnson said it has a $1 billion agreement to supply 100 million […]
A midnight update from the National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Storm Isaias to a Category 1 hurricane a day before earlier predictions called for, while it continued on track toward the Bahamas and South Florida. The late-night update showed Hurricane Isaias had lost some forward speed but grown more powerful, […]
South Florida was put under a tropical storm watch Thursday afternoon with Isaias expected to approach Florida and the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane by Saturday. In an 11 p.m. update, the National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Isaias will see some loss in forward speed over the next […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will no longer hold a large, in-person Republican convention in Jacksonville, Florida, because of the coronavirus but that he will hold virtual events and still give an acceptance speech. “I told my team it’s time to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida, component […]
(Bloomberg) — Florida reported 15,300 new virus cases, the biggest one-day rise since the coronavirus pandemic began in the U.S. The number exceeds records from New York, California and Texas, all of which have reported daily counts at almost 12,000. Reported deaths in Florida dropped to 44, from 95 the […]
(Bloomberg) — Florida reported its highest-ever increase of Covid-19 cases, 15,300, or a 6% rise compared to a 4.8% average over the last week. Reported deaths dropped to 44, from 95 the day before. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said “the rule should be that kids go back to school […]