As 2023's 'near normal' hurricane season looms, Ian leaves behind lessons learned
By Jim Turner, Tom Urban and News Service of Florida
Last week, NOAA forecast that the six-month hurricane season would 12 to 17 named storms, with winds of 39 mph or higher.
Tags: Florida News, 2023 Hurricane Season, Florida hurricane season
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to outlaw COVID-19 mandates
DeSantis held a bill-signing event in Destin on the same day that a federal public-health emergency for COVID-19 was set to end
By Jim Saunders, Tom Urban and News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida COVID-19 mandates bill
Florida Supreme Court’s 15-week abortion ban ruling is likely to come after the legislative session
“We want to make sure that what we have done will stick,” DeSantis said.
Tags: Florida News, Abortion, Florida Supreme Court, 15-week ban, DeSantis
Florida's week-long ‘Tool Time’ tax holiday starts this weekend
It allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on numerous home-repair and construction items from Saturday through Sept. 9.
Tags: Florida News, tax free, tax holiday, Florida, power tools
In wake of Texas shooting, Florida Democrats want Republicans to tackle gun measures during special session
Following the Parkland shootings, Florida lawmakers quickly enacted a gun-control proposal that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase rifles and other long guns.
Tags: Florida News, gun control, Florida
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Tampa Bay's first Fatburger in 20 years will open June 19
By Colin Wolf
After 15 years, St. Pete Beach’s Sea Hags Bar & Grill will close
By Kyla Fields
Weeki Wachee and mermaid culture are the stars of new Netflix docuseries ‘MerPeople’
By Chelsea Zukowski
Idina Menzel, Meet Me @ The Altar and more performing at St. Pete Pride 2023
By Josh Bradley
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