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The “Stay Woke Florida” protest rolled through the River City on Monday at the IBEW Union Hall. The mobile bus tour is traveling to 15 cities across Florida to protest laws that it believes target people of color and the LGBTQ+ community and push back against recent bills signed byContinue Reading

Cancer patients and oncologists are dealing with an alarming shortage of critical chemotherapy drugs. Specifically, oncologists have short supplies of platinum-based generic drugs called cisplatin and carboplatin used to treat lung, breast, bladder, ovarian, endometrial, head and neck cancers. Shortages have been happening for months, and oncologists say when oneContinue Reading

June and July are the deadliest times of year for lightning strikes and according to the National Lightning Safety Council, Florida is the deadliest state when it comes to lightning. Since 2006, there have been 85 lightning deaths, and as of Monday, five people have died from lightning strikes thisContinue Reading

Alex Palou isn’t taking anything for granted and his competitors aren’t conceding a thing. But someone’s going to have to make a heck of a charge in the second half of the season to prevent Palou from winning his second IndyCar Series championship in three years. Palou has won threeContinue Reading

Florida gas prices are on the decline once again, according to AAA. After reaching a 4-week high of $3.47 per gallon on Tuesday, the state average steadily declined a total of 6 cents by Sunday. On Monday, that price stayed the same at $3.41 per gallon. “Florida drivers are nowContinue Reading

Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, asking in a letter Monday to Commissioner Jay Monahan if the deal was the only way to solve the tour’s financial hardship. That was one of several questions posed byContinue Reading

It sure didn’t take long for the emotions to hit Lily Solek. Saturday marked exactly seven years ago to the day that Solek’s older sister, Emily, scored the lone goal to give Stoney Creek High School a 1-0 win in the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s 2016 Division 1 girlsContinue Reading

Brandon Miller rapidly became an elite NBA draft prospect in his lone season at Alabama. He headlines The Associated Press’ list of forwards and could go as high as second overall behind presumptive No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama. There are other one-and-done prospects such as Villanova’s Cam Whitmore, Houston’s JaraceContinue Reading

The US Open wrapped up, as it always does, on Father’s Day. Golf’s newest champion would be the first to tell people — he’s always been a mama’s boy. Wyndham Clark’s victory Sunday will be remembered for how a 29-year-old newcomer to the big time held off some of theContinue Reading