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Florida nursing homes see spike in serious violations

TAMPA, Fla. — A man in a wheelchair was left outside a St. Petersburg nursing home on a 95-degree summer day. When the nursing home’s staff discovered him two hours later, he was unresponsive. His body temperature had climbed to 106.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case — with infamous suspects

TAMPA, Fla. — The Walkers’ wood frame cottage stood plain and white, surrounded by pasture land and hardwood forest. There in tiny Osprey, on the southern tip of the vast Palmer Ranch, the family’s nearest neighbor was half a mile away.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

‘This is a really good day’: 12 rescued, rehabbed manatees released at Florida's Blue Spring State Park

ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Spring in Volusia County is a popular place to see manatees but there’s never been an event like Monday, when manatee after manatee was unloaded from trucks and set free after a long stay in recovery and rehabilitation.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 14, 2023

Want to play in the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club? Here are all the USGA qualifying sites for 2023

Feeling lucky? Here's your shot at the U.S. Open.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 13, 2023

Editorial: Yes, Republicans have threatened Social Security. And they're still doing it

It seems the hecklers at last week’s State of the Union speech owe President Joe Biden an apology. After some congressional Republicans tried to shout him down for saying some in the GOP want to cut Social Security and Medicare, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stepped up to add his voice…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 13, 2023

Top five storylines as Braves begin spring training

NORTH PORT, Fla. – “Pitchers and catchers.”

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023

Derrick Goold: 10 questions facing Cardinals this spring as they open 'Camp Opportunity'

JUPITER, Fla. — John Mozeliak, the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, promised his comments would be brief and he delivered at a business casual dinner last month in St. Louis.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 13, 2023

SpaceX sends up Starlink mission early Sunday

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX sent up its eighth mission from the Space Coast early Sunday with another batch of Starlink satellites.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 12, 2023

College Board accuses Florida of political motivations in AP course dispute

TAMPA, Fla. — Taken aback by Florida’s attacks against its new AP African American studies course, the College Board late Saturday denounced the state Department of Education, saying it used the course to advance a politically motivated agenda.

Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023

Saudi Arabia names man and woman for Axiom 2 mission to International Space Station

ORLANDO, Fla. — The names of the two astronauts from Saudi Arabia headed up for a short stay on the International Space Station were announced Sunday.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 12, 2023