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Staff Report Thursday Oct 17, 2019 at 2:36 PM The threatened reptile will be relocated, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. A rare American crocodile was captured and relocated after it was found in front of a home in Englewood on Wednesday, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office reports. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Animal Services Officer Scott Meyer safely […]

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CLOSE This Florida Tech panther mural is slated for the south wall of Building M of the Southgate Apartments.  (Photo: Florida Institute of Technology) An aggressive-looking Florida Institute of Technology panther mural will soon spring at Babcock Street traffic from a student housing wall, serving as companion artwork to its downtown Melbourne counterpart. “The new […]

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click to enlarge Photo via Central Florida Veg Fest/Facebook Returning for its 14th year, Central Florida Veg Fest will bring plant-powered fun to the (almond) Milk District on Saturday, Oct. 26. And yes, there will be lots of food. Now the largest vegetarian festival in the southern U.S., VegFest is themed around health and wellness, vegan cuisine, […]

The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings, watches and storm surges, as a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico has a 90% chance of forming in the next few days, toward the end of Biketoberfest. Well, it’s still storm season here in Florida, but it looks like Biketoberfest is safe. The National Hurricane Service […]

click to enlarge Photo via Steve Jurvetson/Flickr Update, 3:45 p.m. | Gov. Ron DeSantis, predictably, has tweeted his support for the location. Today, the White House announced that the president will publicly host the next G7 Summit at his own private resort and golf course in Florida, which will certainly result in yet another blatant […]

As the Florida Department of Health reports 68 cases of vaping-related illnesses in the state and at least one death, Attorney General Ashley Moody has opened an investigation into 20 vape companies that sell in Florida.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are continuing to recommend people quit using e-cigarettes, or vaping products that contain nicotine. […]

click to enlarge Photo via Gatorboys Alligator Rescue/Instagram A large gator was removed from a homeowner’s pool Tuesday by a shirtless Florida man. A video uploaded to social media, shows alligator trapper Paul Bedard wearing a bandana, goggles and a snug swimming-suit while removing an 8-foot, 8-inch gator from a pool in Parkland, Florida. “The […]

BLOUNTSTOWN — The sunsets are a sight to behold in Joe Leonard’s neck of the woods these days. A year ago, lush stands of towering pines obscured the horizon, he said as he drove his pickup along a dusty Florida Panhandle road. Now, fields of thick grass mask row after row of stumps decaying into […]