The University of Miami is conducting a study on the effectiveness of a new COVID-19 test with Breath samples

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Covid-19. Female nurse puts on protective gloves. Personal protective equipment in the fight against Coronavirus disease. Courtesy: Shutterstock – Photo By David Herraez Calzada Scientists at the University of Miami are researching the effectiveness of a breathalyzer style test that would yield results within minutes. The pilot program is aimed to test the alternative method of

Massive 2,000 pound Great White Shark ‘pinged’ off Florida coast

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Courtesy: Image by mlproject from Pixabay Early Thursday morning, researchers observed a “ping” from a massive great white shark just off the coast of Florida, south of Miami. The 15 foot, 2,000 plus pound female great white was “pinged” at 5:46 a.m. near Key Largo Thursday. The shark, Unama’ki, is the second-largest great white shark

Florida: Hemp Growing company gathers largest legal harvest in over 80 years

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Courtesy: Green Point Research  L-R: Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis, State of Florida; David Hasenauer, CEO, Green Point Research; Jordan Pace, COO Green Point Research; Light Townsend, CLO Green Point Research Green Point Research, a hemp biomass cultivating and processing company based out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., yielded over 500,000 hemp plants in a multi-day

Amazon opens 100,000 New Seasonal Jobs for holidays— 5,200 to be available for Floridians

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Courtesy: Shutterstock- By Sundry Photography In a company release, Amazon announced that it is opening an additional 100,000 seasonal positions in preparation for the 2020 holiday season. The seasonal jobs will be available throughout several U.S. and Canada locations and will complement existing full and part-time positions. The news was coupled with the announcement that over

South Florida’s Iconic Knaus Berry Farm set to reopen Oct. 27

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Courtesy: Knaus Berry Farm’s cinnamon rolls-Photo by Laine Doss This year has arguably been a wash for practically everyone—however, South Florida has something to get excited about in late October. The iconic Knaus Berry Farm will be opening its doors on Oct. 27, “Lord willing,” according to a recent comment on social media.  Known for

Snowcat Ridge to become Florida’s first Snow Park

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Courtesy: Snowcat Ridge website Whoever told you it doesn’t snow in Florida lied. Coming next month to Dade City, Snowcat Ridge will become the first and only outdoor snow park in the Sunshine State.  Construction for the park began in the spring of last year by transforming existing flat fields into a 60-foot tall hill

Select Central Florida Walmart locations to offer FREE drive-thru Trick-or-Treating

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Courtesy: Nancy Drew WordPress Walmart to the rescue. If you live in the greater Orlando/Kissimmee area, your Halloween trick-or-treat adventure plans may not be completely ruined this season. Three Walmart locations in the 407 are offering free drive-thru trick-or-treat Halloween events, and everyone’s invited. “For customers seeking less traditional Halloween haunts this year, Walmart is

Florida Scratch-Off fever, pair of million dollar prizes cashed in one after the other

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Courtesy: Florida Lotto In a perfect world, everyone who buys the minimum $1 lotto scratch-off ticket from the local convenience store or gas station would win at least their money back.  However, we don’t live in a perfect world therefore winning your money back or more than that is usually not the case. But two

Governor DeSantis Approves New State Laws Effective as of October 1

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On April 16, 2019, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited the U.S. Coast Guard Station Marathon to meet with Monroe County and municipality officials. Photos by Kristen Livengood. Photo and Caption: Monroe County Board of County Commissioners / Flickr There will be 24 new laws that will go into effect in Florida starting Thursday, October 1.

All Aboard the Halloween Train Ride At The Florida Railroad Museum

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Photo: Florida Railroad Museum Facebook At the Pumpkin Patch in the Florida Railroad Museum, children are invited to pick their pumpkin from the patch to take home. This popular trip takes you to our patch of pumpkins. Everyone is also invited to participate in the hayride, Lincoln log building, crafts, and other activities. Located in