ORLANDO, Fla. – A cold front is forecast to arrive on Saturday, bringing scattered rain showers during the morning and midday hours. Winds will increase significantly Saturday afternoon through the overnight period, with gusts ranging from 30 to more than 40 mph. When will coldest temperatures arrive in Orlando? Timeline: The coldest wind chills are…
SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota police want to warn residents about a scam involving a bank and rideshare drivers. Investigators say someone withdraws a large amount of cash from a bank, then hands it over to a rideshare driver at the recommendation of the scammer. What we know: Sarasota police told FOX 13 that they are…
TAMPA, Fla. – The city of Tampa signed a three-year contract with One.network, a platform that allows officials to send information about road and lane closures to GPS providers, so drivers can better navigate Tampa’s roads. “We understand the pain,” Tampa interim mobility director Brandon Campbell said of traffic woes in Tampa. “We work pretty…
Diverse World Fashion (DWF) magazine is one of many Tallahassee-based fashion publications. The magazine encourages student creativity by allowing them to direct photo shoots and style models, writing ideas surrounding a one-word theme each semester. In addition to their magazine, DWF also hosts a semi-annual runway. Held on Nov. 14, the fall runway followed the…
Florida businesses sell products made from lionfish and Burmese python skins, so officials have proposed iguanas be next in the battle to eradicate the state’s invasive species. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission Chair Rodney Barreto in a November meeting pleaded with businesses “to help us come up with a solution.” He suggested iguana-skin clothes…
Would-be-Florida governor Byron Donalds has racked up Elon Musk’s endorsement. “Congratulations, Byron! You certainly have my full support,” the billionaire SpaceX leader Elon Musk wrote on Twitter Nov. 13. “Thank you @elonmusk!” Naples Congressman Byron Donalds wrote back hours later. “I am honored to have your full support.” The Republican gubernatorial candidate later elaborated on…
Rockets launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral, Florida, have been seen as far as Myrtle Beach or Philadelphia. People in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Alabama may see New Glenn rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. Billionaire Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin. The New Glenn rocket stands at 322 feet tall. Godspeed,…
A controversial text message poll was sent to Tallahassee residents regarding Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The poll was sent by Grow Tallahassee, a pro-business group supporting a hospital partnership with Florida State University. TMH called the poll “defamatory” for claiming it has a Medicare “D” rating, clarifying that Medicare uses a star system. On Thursday afternoon,…
The Palm Beach Post is Palm Beach County’s leading news organization that publishes high-quality local news on multiple platforms, aimed at giving readers essential information about the communities in which they live and work. A one-time Pulitzer Prize winner who’s had multiple Pulitzer finalists and has earned many awards, The Palm Beach Post is among the…
Starlink is SpaceX’s lucrative satellite internet business capable of reaching rural areas and other regions that have traditionally been underserved. SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket regularly deploys Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Five years after Starlink first became operational, 7 million people in…