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Listed below is a summary of the topics covered at the January 25th, 2021 Leon County Commission meeting. –The County Commissioners recognized the Bradley family and the Bradley’s Country Store for their 50th Annual Fun Day. –Commissioner Nick Maddox recognized Timothy Firley and two others for their heroic rescue of a driver when their car swerved off the road and wrecked. Putting their own lives in danger, they pulled the driver to safety. –Tom Napier and Mac Kemp of Honor Flight Tallahassee were recognized for the 560 veterans flown to Washington DC to see the memorials built in honor of them and their service. The next flight will happen in April 2022. Two of the current passengers signed up for the flight are 98 and 99 years old. –The Commissioners also acknowledged the Florida State University Women’s Soccer Team for winning the 2021 NCAA National Championship. This is the third National Championship for the FSU soccer team. –The County heard ...

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – With temperatures plummeting in South Florida, Broward declared a two-day weather emergency urging the homeless to go to shelters. And many did. CBS4 saw several homeless men and women turning in at the Broward outreach center in Hollywood Saturday night. READ MORE: Sunday Morning Science Lab January Winner Tytony Olivier Combines Interest In Military Vehicles With Design Skills The Miami Rescue mission also opened its doors on Saturday, offering the homeless a warm bed and free meal. “On our Miami campus we are expecting an extra 40 to 60 homeless,” said Broward Outreach Director William Byrd. “On nights when it is unusually cold, we can expect an additional 20 to 30 people at our Hollywood campus,” he said. Several charitable groups arrived in cars at Stranahan Park in Fort Lauderdale before the sun went down to deliver blankets and clothes to the homeless. Shelly Caron and her mother Cynthia Schroeder dropped off blankets to a gro...

“What’s Your Zip Code” – Will You Qualify For Medicare Discounts? Confused about the advertisements offering free benefits like dental, vision, and drugs? So we were, and we attempted to navigate through the confusion and hype offered by insurance companies and called Medicare and Social Security directly today. First we tried to get official information from Medicare directly to see how to qualify for extra help in paying for Medicare. We called 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227.) The operator answered within a few minutes and put us through the screening questions, asking for social security number, name, address. Then asking how much Part B Medicare would cost this year and how to quality for extra help, we heard the operator apparently reading from a script explaining how to apply for Social Security and Medicare, information we were’t asking for. It was eventually confirmed that this year’s Part B was $170.10 for folks already signed up...

A 15-year-old man who was shot dead by a police sergeant in a standoff after a chase and crash in northwest Miami-Dade faces charges, officials said. Family members and a lawyer identified the suspect as Miami resident Vito Corleone-Venisse, who is charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and improper display of a firearm. Miami-Dade Police officers said the incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. on Jan. 16 in the area of ​​Northwest 55th Street and Northwest 22nd Avenue while detectives were patrolling as part of the ongoing Community Shield initiative. Detectives attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a Dodge Challenger, but the teenager driving the vehicle refused to stop. Shortly thereafter, the teenager lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a fence. Officials said several people in the vehicle fled on foot in different directions and the police sergeant pursued the driver. An altercation ensued between the sergeant and the 15-year-old, who was armed, of...

A strong cold front worked through the region overnight bringing in a frigid feel for the day with highs only in the mid 50s. Expect very breezy conditions today with gusts up to around 25 to 30 mph. Tonight, southwest Florida will experience the coldest air in years. Overnight temperatures will fall to freezing for many locations and widespread frost is expected. Be sure to cover sensitive plants and keep pets inside. Wind chill warnings and hard freeze warnings have been posted for our area. Wind chills will fall into the upper 20s inland and the 30s along the coast. If you have to go outside tonight or early Sunday morning, layer up and be sure to weather a hat as half of your body heat is lost if your head isn’t covered. See similar https://nbc-2.com/weather/forecast/2022/01/29/forecast-freezing-temperatures-for-southwest-florida/ The post Forecast: Freezing temperatures for southwest Florida first appeared on Daily Florida Press .

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It’s been 42 years since the USCGC Blackthorn collided with a tanker and sank near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge The Blackthorn collision in the mouth of Tampa Bay was one of the deadliest events in the Coast Guard’s 231-year history. According to reports, Blackthorn had just completed her overhaul at the Gulf Tampa Drydock Company when it was overtaken by the Russian passenger ship Kazakhstan. The ship navigated to almost mid-channel to resume course as the tanker, Capricorn was standing in the bay. Capricorn started turning left, but the ships were unable to pass port-to-port or make radio contact. Capricorn’s pilot blew two short whistle blasts to signal that the ships pass starboard-to-starboard. The officer on deck of the Blackthorn issued orders for evasive action, but they were unable to avoid a collision. The Capricorn’s anchor became embedded in the tender’s hull and ripped open the port side of the Blackthorn, causin...

The University of Florida’s reputation has been battered in recent months due to administrators bowing to political pressure. University officials have tried denying the problem or taking half measures in an attempt to make it go away. A federal judge’s ruling last week showed that UF’s weak response is insufficient. Chief US District Judge Mark Walker blocked UF from enforcing a policy that gave administrators discretion over allowing professors to serve as expert witnesses in lawsuits. In the ruling, Walker compared UF to China repressing dissent in Hong Kong. “If those in UF’s administration find this comparison upsetting, the solution is simple. Stop acting like your contemporaries in Hong Kong,” he wrote. More Sun editorials: Interim city manager deserves chance to right the ship at City Hall UF presidential search must be transparent, free from political influence Progress made, but much work remains on racial equity efforts at Gainesville...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – South Florida is preparing to bundle up for the weekend as an arctic blast of cold air will bring some extremely cold temperatures, leading to shelter openings to protect those who need a warm place to stay. The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust is opening its shelters at 2:00 pm Friday afternoon. READ MORE: Cold Weather Coming, Protect The Four P’s COVID-19 protocols are in effect, so masks are expected to be worn. Anyone who needs help is asked to call 1 (877) 994-HELP (4357) or (305) 375-CARE (2273). Saturday night and Sunday morning will be the coldest with lows falling to the low 40s along the coast and the mid to upper 30s in the inland areas. READ MORE: Miami Weather: Arctic Air Moving In For Weekend Freeze Broward County will also open its shelters to those in need on Saturday at 6:00 pm through Monday at 10:00 am Homeless persons are advised to report to the Salvation Army, located at 1445 West Broward Blvd., in Fort Lauderdale no later...

The understaffed Clippers need all the help they can get on their brutal 8-game road trip and it seems like the Miami Heat may be understaffed themselves. Kyle Lowry, KZ Okpala, Markieff Morris and Victor Oladipo will all line up against the Clippers. Also, Jimmy Butler will be questionable with a toe irritation. Lowry is out for personal reasons and has not played a game since January 15 – this is his sixth consecutive missed game. As always, the Clippers will be undermanned. The team are still without their two best players in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. They will also be without Marcus Morris. Still, they found a way to rack up one massive comeback after another. LA is currently on a two-game winning streak after defeating the Washington Wizards and Orlando Magic in a head-to-head. They defeated the Wizards with an historic 35-point comeback and defeated the Magic with a 14-point comeback. At this point, it would be fair to assume that the Clippers’ scou...

The 64-year-old, who was in a wheelchair, did not offer any physical resistance in a manner warranting an arrest, police said in a statement. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg police officer lost his job after he was accused of improperly using his taser during an arrest last summer. A review convened by department police chief Anthony Holloway found that Officer Matthew Cavander violated department policies and procedures, according to a press release. Holloway is expected to speak more about the case and the officer’s firing during a news conference at 10 a.m. Thursday. Police say Cavinder, who has been with the St. Petersburg Police Department since March 2020, responded on June 20, 2021 to a call about an unauthorized beggar at a gas station on 22nd Ave. P. 4890 answered. He found a 64-year-old Timothy Grant who was wanted on pending warrants for failing to appear at a court hearing. According to police, Cavinder was seen on body camera video using h...

Bledson can remember it like it was yesterday. He wasn’t even supposed to be in the Gainesville lineup against Apalachee, but was pulled in when one of his standouts was benched for the regional tournament. Bledson, sensing it was his moment to shine, was not about to let such a big opportunity slip by. “I would say that was his coming out party,” said Gainesville boys coach Chuck Graham, who was an assistant coach at the time. With just a few seconds left and a point behind, Bledson didn’t flinch. Bledson took the pass down the left wing, maneuvered the ball through traffic and put a shot from the backboard at the buzzer, which came in and sent the Red Elephants into the postseason. “When it went in, everyone stormed the court,” Bledson said. “I definitely remember that game.” Since then, Bledson has continued to train at the gym and is a student of the game, incorporating skills from some of the league’s best into ...

Police are hoping to pump the brakes on a group of burglars who target luxury cars in the southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood. Surveillance video from the Siddons’ front yard shows an instance where the burglars got away with a high-end vehicle in the middle of the day. “They were very quick,” Luciana Fragali Siddons said. It was around 4 pm on a Saturday, and as the Siddons family hosted a barbecue in their backyard — the theft was happening in their front yard. They didn’t realize what was going on until one of their guests walked out to grab a jacket from her car. “She comes back in the house and says, ‘My car was stolen,'” Siddons said. The Alpha Romeo SUV was stolen — Siddons says her friend’s car was unlocked. The thieves also got away with cash and a wallet from two other cars parked in the driveway. “My biggest concern is what if when my friend came out to get her jacket they were actually doing it? What would they d...

Patients with weakened immune systems — who are at high risk from covid-19 — say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health officials. Alyson Smith became eligible this month for a fourth vaccine dose because her medications leave her immunocompromised. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages most adults to receive a total of three mRNA vaccines — two “primary” vaccinations and a booster — the agency now advises people with weak immune systems to receive three primary shots plus a booster, for a total of four doses. Many people are confused about the difference between a primary vaccine series and a booster. A primary vaccine series helps people build antibodies to a new pathogen, while a booster combats waning immunity. As Smith learned, many pharmacists are unaware that the CDC’s vaccine guidance has changed. Smith booked her vaccine appointment online. But when she showed up at a Ch...

Durante tres años, Rachel Makkar dijo que prosperó en su trabajo como agente de bolsa y gestora de activos en J&B Building Company, en Colorado. Su desempeño laboral era sobresaliente y aseguró que así lo reflejaban sus evaluaciones. Pensaba que era “el mejor lugar en el que había trabajado”. Pero todo cambió en agosto. Tras intentar concebir un segundo hijo durante “mucho tiempo”, un fin de semana sufrió en casa un aborto espontáneo temprano. Ese lunes no pudo ir a trabajar. “Estaba muy traumatizada”, contó. “Toda esa primera semana fue emocionalmente muy dura para mí”. Además, tenía una cita con el médico para asegurarse de que no se trataba de un embarazo ectópico, que habría requerido una intervención quirúrgica inmediata. Había enviado un correo electrónico a sus jefes, informándoles del aborto y de la necesidad de tomarse el lunes libre, para lo que contaba con suficientes permisos pagos. Debido a la pandemia, había estado trabajando desde casa varios días a la sema...

TAMPA, Fla. — Midway through the NHL season, the Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a quick start, finishing first (with the Florida Panthers on 61 points) in the Eastern Conference. But things will slow down. The Lightning will have a very light schedule for the next month with just eight games from now through the end of February. “I think it’s a good thing for the whole team to take a break and relax, heal a little bit,” Lightning forward Ondrej Palat said. “The last two months have been crazy. There are so many games. We will need everyone who is in shape for these two months.” The gap in the schedule was caused by the All-Star hiatus combined with a possible Olympic hiatus. But after the NHL pulled out of the Beijing Winter Olympics, those two weeks are now being used to reschedule games that have been canceled by COVID-19. “It’s like you don’t worry about things that you can’t control, especially the schedule,” said Lightn...

by Florida Weekly Staff | on January 26, 2022 “We are excited to welcome everyone to our new clinic location. “This space will allow us to treat more patients in privacy and expand our services as financial support grows.” — Alan Gruning, DO, executive/medical director of the clinic The Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic, the only free pain clinic in Florida for low-income, uninsured patients, welcomes new patients to its new facility at 13450 Parker Commons Blvd., Units 103-104, in Fort Myers. The public is invited to tour the new facility during an open house from 4:30- 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 27. “We are excited to welcome everyone to our new clinic location,” said Alan Gruning, DO, executive/medical director of the clinic. “This space will allow us to treat more patients in privacy and expand our services as financial support grows.” The Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic is working to rewrit...

A first-year Tallahassee police officer has been fired and is likely to be prosecuted after a fight with a man booked in the Leon County jail. About two hours after the Tallahassee Democrat first reported the incident, TPD chief Lawrence Revell announced in a press release Monday night that Officer Charles Hansford had been fired as part of a criminal investigation. Prosecutor Jack Campbell previously told the Democrat he would “anticipate indictments in the future.” In a prepared statement, Revell said the incident was a violation of TPD’s policies. “We hold the men and women who wear this uniform to the highest standard,” Revell said. “We take incidents like this very seriously and will hold accountable those who violate department policies.” TPD released a one-minute video of the incident after officers stopped the man around 3 a.m. on January 18 following an accident near the intersection of Blair Stone and Centerville streets. ...

Photo via Pixabay. The whole week CraftArt’s Finest Visit Florida CraftArt’s Members’ Show: Contemporary Craft at its Finest while you can. This is a diverse mix of 37 Florida CraftArt members and artists at the Central Avenue gallery. From intricately stitched weavings to sturdy, hand-carved rocking chairs, this is a must-visit for local art lovers. Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg. Until February 26: Mon-Sat, 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Sun., 12-5 p.m. floridacraftart.org All weekend long Crabby The 4th annual St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival brings music, drinks, art, sizzling seafood (and vegetarian options) to Williams Park. Enjoy music from Stormbringer, Black Honkeys, The Hummingbirds and more. This is a weekend-long outdoor celebration of life by the sea. Williams Park, 2nd Avenue N., St. Petersburg. Fri., 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Sun., 11.00-18.00 seaseafestivals.com Friday...

Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before the 2022 NFL Draft (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers retool for perhaps one last big run in this 7-round mock draft. The defending Super Bowl champions will not return to the NFL’s biggest stage. In fact, they don’t even get a chance to play for that opportunity as they are eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are eyeing the 2022 NFL Draft along with 27 other teams in the league. This upcoming offseason will be incredibly important for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They’ve benefited over the last two seasons as veterans took pay cuts to play with Tom Brady for a ring shot. This could go on, but there’s no guarantee Brady will be back on the field next year. Additionally, the Bucs may lose many key plays. The list of upcoming free agents for the Buccaneers is long. On the offensive side, it includes almost...

Ferguson joined Hall County Hospital in 1964 and became a hospital administrator four years later. Ferguson ran Hall County Hospital, which later became the NGHS, for more than four decades. “As CEO, John has been successful not only in growing the organization through new technologies and safely navigating the development of new payment methods, but also in shaping the culture of the healthcare system through his genuine respect for the physicians, board members, staff and volunteers of the community organization to take care of their patients,” reads Ferguson’s obituary. “He was a much sought-after and respected leader because of his vision, intellect, humor and ability to identify and nurture the talents of those around him. Ferguson retired from the hospital system in 2004. He is survived by his wife Lydia Waddell Ferguson and children. This story will be updated. The post John Ferguson Jr., former CEO and President of NGHS, dies at the age of 82 first appe...

As the University of Florida prepares to search for its next president, state legislatures are trying to make it easier to hide contenders for the position from the public. Bills under consideration in the current legislative session, HB 703 and SB 520, would protect the names of candidates for state university or college presidency from publication until finalists are selected. The legislation would also close candidate screening sessions to the public. But even under current law, a shadow selection process can take place in secret that violates Florida’s Sunshine Law. During its last presidential quest, UF held public meetings on issues such as compensation for the job, but met privately with serious contenders to keep their names private until late in the proceedings. More Sun Editorials: Progress has been made, but much work remains on Gainesville’s racial justice efforts Power plant decision raises questions about UF-Gainesville partnership Florida offic...