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Sixteen Local Dengue Cases Reported in a Single Week as Three Florida Counties Sit Under Alert

Florida reported 16 locally acquired dengue cases in one week, and Hillsborough County alone now accounts for 15 of the 2026 state total.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Moskowitz, Singer compete in Florida's redrawn 25th Congressional District

Incumbent Jared Evan Moskowitz (D), Scott Singer (R), Peter Jassenoff (L), and Michaelangelo Hamilton (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) are running in the general election for Florida's 25th Congressional District on November 3, 2026.

Ballotpedia · Aug 24

Heartbroken father mourns wife and 2-year-old daughter killed in freak accident

A family of four from Florida has been forever changed after lightning struck as they were arriving at an aunt’s home for dinner

The Independent UK · Aug 24

ICE Arrests, Handcuffs Sedated Ecuadorian Mother in Hospital Bed as Sensitive Location Protections End

Grace Calero, 39, and daughter Giulianna Carriel, 19, were detained by ICE at a Kissimmee hospital days after surviving a rollover crash.

Latin Times · Aug 24

US Sailor Serving in Middle East Says Father Detained While Awaiting Green Card Decision

A US sailor deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln says his father was detained by US immigration authorities while the family awaited a decision on his green-card application, leaving him struggling to cope from thousands of miles away.

International Business Times UK · Aug 24

Florida Mom Allegedly Takes Her Daughter Into Target With a Backpack. Then She Sends Her in to Steal Earrings, Self-Tanner, and Candy

'A little bit of everything, allegedly'

We Got This Covered · Aug 24

College Football 2026 Schedule: Ranking Every Single Week of the Regular Season

Not every college football Saturday is built the same. Here are the weeks you absolutely can’t miss, and the others where you can probably make some other plans.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 24

Tampa Bay Has Ten Locally Acquired Dengue Cases as Pinellas Records Its First Local Transmission in Fifteen Years

Hillsborough confirmed eight locally acquired dengue cases and Pinellas two, its first in over 15 years. Florida's local transmission has moved west.

Medical Daily · Aug 24

Congress’ wide age gap comes into focus

Iowa Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the oldest member of Congress, was born in 1933, the year Prohibition ended.  On the other end of the age spectrum, Congress’ youngest member, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, was born in 1997, the year Google registered its domain. That’s an age gap of…

Roll Call · Aug 24

Florida sank a 324-foot former New York sludge tanker off Pompano Beach; the wreck became an underwater casino reef with card-dealing sharks, poker tables and marine life

A 324-foot tanker that once carried sludge is about to get a remarkable second life beneath the waves. An old ship off the coast of Pompano Beach, Florida later turned into an underwater casino with poker tables, slot machines, giant shark sculptures and marine life. The Lady Luck, a retired…

The Times of India · Aug 24