As we all take a well-earned pause this holiday season, I’ve taken to thinking about gifts and gift-giving; about the sometimes-delicate balancing act between giving someone what they want, versus what they need. A need is something necessary. It may even be something urgent. Identifying a need for our state wildland firefighting response teams is […]
PARRISH, Fla. (WFLA) —It was a nightmare before Christmas for Parrish parents after their son was flown 1,200 miles south to Puerto Rico instead of 1,000 miles north to Cleveland. Logan Lose, 16, waved goodbye to his family last Friday at Tampa International Airport and headed to his flight to visit his mom for the […]
GREEN BAY — It’s been 87 years since Green Bay’s temperatures reached 50 degrees Fahrenheit on Christmas Day, but Monday’s record-breaking warmth of 54 likely had many people regretting their choice of a Christmas sweater. In the 130 years of data tracked by the National Weather Service, the temperature has only ever reached 50 or […]
(BCN) — The Golden Chanterelle may be the state’s new official mushroom, but the East Bay Regional Park District is reminding residents that some fungi are best appreciated for their beauty, not taste. The park district sent out its annual wild mushroom warning Friday as winter rains spur spores and mushrooms begin popping up. There […]
(BCN) — The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is banning the burning of wood and other solid fuel for Tuesday in the region via a Spare the Air alert. Smoke from increased wood burning around the Bay Area is expected to combine with light winds and low temperatures overnight to create unhealthy pollution levels. […]
PANAMA CITY − Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford says it’s an honor to be recognized by Gov. Ron DeSantis. In a press release on Wednesday, DeSantis’ office announced the governor had reappointed Ford to the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, an organization that oversees the transfer of people on probation between states. Ford […]
Miami-Dade Police homicide detectives are trying to find answers to a body found in a car that was on fire early Thursday afternoon. Police are questioning someone who may be involved. Around 1:45 p.m., a 911 call reported a car on fire at the Old Cutler Towne Center, 20425 Old Cutler Road, Miami-Dade Detective Alvaro […]
Tampa police are searching for the captain of a sunken 63-foot shrimp boat that has leaked thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into the water in northern Hillsborough Bay. Officers arrived to the 2600 block of Causeway Boulevard, near McKay Bay, before 8 a.m. to find the Miss Jordi underwater. The police department has been […]
Love for Sacramento’s food scene extends to the East Coast, according to a recent New York Times article. In a story titled “How Sacramento Turned Into a Great Restaurant City,” published on Tuesday, food writer Ella Quittner takes a look at the evolution of the capital city’s burgeoning culinary scene and highlights restaurants worth exploring. […]