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"Furry" Florida insect delivers shockingly venomous sting
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CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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Well, it wouldn't be Florida without another creepy crawler to worry about, right? Wildlife officials say it's the season for puss caterpillars – one of the most venomous insects in the U.S. Puss caterpillars in Florida The puss caterpillar gets...
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Galen Arthur Johnson, 82, Vero Beach, Florida
July 3, 1943 - October 9, 2025 Family photo Family photo Galen Arthur Johnson, the mellow-voiced AM radio announcer who for decades was central Minnesota's breakfast companion over WJON's airways, died on October 9, 2025 in his adopted home of...
Owner: Townsquare Media
Decommissioned solar facilities eyed
As solar development continues to expand across Florida, lawmakers are considering new rules for what happens when facilities reach the end of their lifespan. Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, filed a bill (SB 200) on Wednesday that would...
Owner: Adam Smith & Carol Kent
Fishing will be good under last quarter moon
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Highlands News-Sun - Florida
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The Florida Freshwater Fishing Forecast for the week of Oct. 12, 2025, gives anglers a strong last quarter moon phase and a weather forecast which will produce fall season characteristics rather than rainy season characteristics. A strong lunar...
Owner: David Dunn-Rankin
Ten reasons by region to travel throughout Florida this fall and winter
SOUTH FLORIDA OCTOBER 17-19 Oktoberfest, beer, food, bands, stein-holding contest, keg tapping, parade of flags, gifts, vendors and carnival rides. 6-11 p.m. Friday, 2-11 p.m. Saturday and noon-8 p.m. Sunday at the American German Club, 5111...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Who receives SNAP Florida this week? Deposit schedule from October 13-19, 2025
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal initiative in the United States administered at the state level by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). The primary goal of SNAP is to combat hunger and improve...
Owner: Urbano Cairo
Florida commissioner offering money to stop tree-eating beetle
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida’s commissioner of agriculture wants help from North Central Florida landowners to stop a tree-eating pest. Wilton Simpson is asking forest landowners to sign up for the “Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and...
Owner: Gray Television Inc.
University of Florida será la nueva sede de un importante programa acelerador de mejoramiento vegetal
Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Geoffrey Meru, profesor asociado de mejoramiento, genética y genómica de vegetales en el Centro de Investigación y Educación Tropical de UF/IFAS, estudia hortalizas y...
Volunteers keep Florida waters under watch
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Tampa Beacon - Florida
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CARROLLWOOD — Lake Carroll is one of Hillsborough County’s largest lakes. It’s also one of the most sampled water bodies in the state, thanks to Lakewatch volunteers. The lake-monitoring program has helped manage Florida lakes, estuaries, rivers...
Owner: Poynter Institute for Media Studies
The TreeCast Episode 244: Second Half Starts with Seminoles
STANFORD - The second half of Stanford Football's season begins with Florida State coming to The Farm. Redshirt junior ILB Jahsiah Galvan joins the show to preview the matchup, recap his return to the field after missing four games with injury,...
Owner: Stanford University
Events calendar: Attend Taste of Ormond, Music in the Gardens in Palm Coast
What to do this week in Ormond Beach and Palm Coast. Thursday, Oct. 16 Third Thursday Docent Tour When: 11 a.m. to noon Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: This one-hour tour includes select...
Owner: Brian & Hailey McMillan
Best college in Florida? WalletHub rankings are out, see who is on top
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Leesburg Daily Commercial - Florida
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WalletHub released its 2026 rankings for nearly 800 colleges and universities in the U.S. Rankings were based on seven key dimensions, including cost, campus safety, and career outcomes. One University in New Jersey was declared the top-ranking...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Flounder Fishing Closes In Florida October 15 For Spawning Season
Recreational anglers are reminded that the harvest season for flounder in Florida state and federal waters is set to close on October 15 and will remain closed through the end of November. The season will reopen on December 1. The Florida Fish and...
Owner: Brian Burns
UF Team Places 2nd in National Spreadsheet Competition at AAEA
At this year’s Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) annual meeting, undergraduate students from across the country gathered to compete in a Spreadsheet Competition. This event was designed to simulate real-world data analysis and...
Is Ron DeSantis’ fundraising might waning?
Gov. Ron DeSantis just turned in a particularly weak fundraising quarter considering his track record. Between July 1 and Sept. 30, DeSantis amassed $529,000 through the Florida Freedom Fund, a political committee used to defeat ballot measures he...
Owner: Peter Schorsch
Rare Florida butterflies reflect impact of climate change
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The Columbian - Washington State
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From the Miami blue to the Schaus’ swallowtail, South Florida is home to many endangered and declining pollinator species that exist only here. The Miami blue butterfly alone has dropped by a minimum of 99 percent in area of occupancy and...
Owner: Campbell Family
MON: Pacific Fusion to set up shop in Los Lunas as construction of Mesa del Sol campus gets underway + More
Pacific Fusion to set up shop in Los Lunas as construction of Mesa del Sol campus gets underway -Hannah Garcia, Albuquerque Journal Pacific Fusion’s much-heralded fusion energy facility is planned to be built in far southern Albuquerque. But, in...
Owner: University of New Mexico & American Government
A fourth generation is prepping to run a family farm on Colorado’s Eastern Plains. But will there be enough water to sustain a long future?
This is the third of a three-part series for The Colorado Dream: Growing a Future. The stories in this series are part of the KUNC podcast The Colorado Dream. The podcast is available for download wherever you may listen to podcasts and on...
Owner: Community Radio for Northern Colorado & American Government
Sunny, Dry, and Seasonable for South Florida
Sunny, Dry, and Seasonable for South Florida IT IS GORGEOUS IN BOCA RATON THIS MORNING. ALL THE LIGHTS SHINING JUST MAGNIFICENTLY OVER A VERY CALM AND CHILL BOCA INLET. I SAY CHILL, IT’S A SUBTLE THING, BUT OUR FIRST FRONT OF THE FALL SEASON HAS...
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Local Governments Worked Hard to Hedge Against Climate Disaster. Florida Leaders Bigfooted Them.
A person walks through a flooded street from the rising Anclote River as the region tries to recover from Hurricane Milton on Oct. 11, 2024, in New Port Richey, FL.Spencer Platt/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by...
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