Weather impacts on an Air Force pilot’s mission
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Ill. features something unique to the Air Force: the C-21 Jet. These planes–developed in the 1980s,...
Judge weighs Florida’s race-related instruction law amid free speech claim | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge A federal judge on Thursday sparred with attorneys about a controversial state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught...
Alligator pulled from surf on Florida beach | Florida News | Orlando
As the weather cools, many of us are trying to squeeze in one last trip to the beach. The urge comes for all Floridians, including...
Florida judge refuses to block state’s rule barring gender-affirming care under Medicaid | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge Photo by Zackary Drucker / The Gender Spectrum Collection A transgender woman in a hospital gown being treated by a doctor, a...
Florida Department of Education begins crafting standards around ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge Florida education officials are in the process of crafting wording key to carrying out a controversial new law that restricts instruction about...
Feds reject push to declare gopher tortoises endangered | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge Concluding that the animals are “not in danger of extinction,” federal wildlife officials Tuesday rejected listing gopher tortoises in Florida as endangered...
Republican senator, new UF President Ben Sasse chased from first campus meeting by angry protestors | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge Photo by Serra Sowers/Fresh Take Florida Hundreds of boisterous student protesters drove Sen. Ben Sasse from a stage Monday afternoon at the...
Florida insurers try to ease fears following Hurricane Ian | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge Photo by Matt Keller Lehman Two Florida property-insurance companies this week offered assurances about their financial health as they deal with thousands...
What gives pumpkins their orange coloring?
Carving pumpkins has become a tradition across America ahead of Halloween. Each year, kids and adults alike cut into the orange gourds and carve them...
Tropical Storm Karl expected to strengthen slightly
Tropical Storm Karl formed in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, Oct. 11. While some strengthening is expected over the next day or so,...