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Video courtesy Eagle News Service contributor Mike Robinson in Orlando, Florida. Taken in Super Target, Hunters’ Creek. (Eagle News Service) (Video courtesy Ricky Bravo taken in Walmart in Gainesville, Florida) Hurricane Irma, now a category 5 hurricane, is expected to impact the central Florida region in the next few days. Because of this, Central Florida families have not wasted any time in preparing for this storm, which is being called the […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Irma picked up strength and has become an “extremely dangerous” Category Five hurricane as it approached the Caribbean on Tuesday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported. “Preparations should be rushed to completion in the hurricane warning area,” the NHC said in its 1200 GMT bulletin. The monster hurricane, the most powerful of the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, is about 270 miles (440 kilometers) east of the island of Antigua packing […]
by Leila Macor Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) – The state of Florida was set Thursday to execute its first death row inmate in nearly two years, and planning to administer a lethal injection cocktail that has never been used before in the United States. Mark Asay is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm (2200 GMT). The 53-year-old white inmate was sentenced to death in 1988 for a racially motivated double murder in […]
FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) — The number of homes to be condemned as a result of a massive sinkhole in a residential neighborhood of Land O’ Lakes, Florida, has risen to seven, officials told reporters on Monday (August 7). The sinkhole originally opened up on July 14 and grew dangerously hundreds of feet within a matter of hours, Florida officials initially said, before it stopped increasing in size the following day. Two homes were initially […]
MIAMI, United States (Reuters) — There are 48 orangutans and chimpanzees living in north Florida’s Center for Great Apes and many of them are finding celebrity in the art world after spending their early years as forced performers. The most famous of which is 34-year-old Bubbles who was once owned by pop icon Michael Jackson and featured prominently in photos of the singer in his glitzy trademark red double breasted jacket. Yet many like Bubbles […]
MIAMI, Florida (Eagle News) — Walking into this small market in the Doral area of Miami at first might seem no different than walking into other shops that are open for business. The clerk behind the counter greets you, an assortment of snacks, spices, and sauces line the shelves, and little knickknacks such as clothes, flags, and CDs decorate the walls of the establishment. But what makes this store standout is that all the […]
FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) — Former world No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods was arrested in South Florida early Monday (May 29) on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to an online Palm Beach County Police report. Woods, who is second on the all-time list with 14 major titles, was booked at 7:18 a.m. (1118 GMT) and released several hours later on his own recognizance, the report showed. Representatives for […]
FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) — A sinkhole appeared on a road directly in front of United States President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Repair crews, on Monday (May 22) put up barricades around the small hole that measured about four feet by four feet (1.2 x 1.2 meters), local media reported. City workers believe the sinkhole formed near a newly-installed water main and will conduct an exploratory excavation later in the day. Trump, […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) – An Afghan pilot hoping to become the youngest woman in history to complete a solo round-the-world flight was preparing Monday to start the Transatlantic leg of her journey. Shaesta Waiz, 29, was born in a refugee camp at the end of the Soviet war in Afghanistan before immigrating with her family to the United States in 1987. There, she discovered a passion for flying and obtained her pilot’s license — becoming […]
POINCIANA, Florida (Reuters) — Firefighters battled a large brush fire in Poinciana, Florida on Friday afternoon (May 12). The fires have burned through about 10 acres of land (40468.6 sq. meters) and heavy winds are expected to spread the fire over a wider area. No injuries have been reported so far, but the fires have left hundreds of residents without power, local news reported. Firefighters along with the Florida Forestry Service were working to protect […]
(Orlando, FL) – The 4th seeded Florida Gators advance to the Sweet 16 for the tenth time in program history and their first time with second- year head coach Mike White, as they top the 5th seeded Virginia Cavaliers 65-39. The Gators were led offensively by Junior Small Forward Devin Robinson who had 14 points and 11 rebounds, but the victory had much to do with the Gator’s stifling defense. “That’s about as well as […]
