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Man jailed on BUI charges in Hillsboro Inlet crash that injured 4
Read full article: Man jailed on BUI charges in Hillsboro Inlet crash that injured 4Broward County deputies arrested a man Wednesday who authorities said was operating a boat with alcohol and drugs in his system and crashed it into a jetty along Hillsboro Inlet last August, injuring four people.
Nacho average bear: Florida mammal swipes $45 Taco Bell order from porch after Uber Eats delivery
Read full article: Nacho average bear: Florida mammal swipes $45 Taco Bell order from porch after Uber Eats deliveryA fast-food loving black bear stole a $45 Taco Bell order from the front porch of a home in the Orlando suburb of Longwood moments after the Uber Eats driver delivered it, an Orlando television station reported.
WATCH: Video from wedding where bride arrested for lacing guests’ food with drugs released
Read full article: WATCH: Video from wedding where bride arrested for lacing guests’ food with drugs releasedDeputies in Seminole County released body camera video from a February wedding where guests complained of feeling ill. Two months later, the bride and her caterer were arrested for spiking the food with drugs.
Tennessee uses balanced offense to beat Longwood 88-56
Read full article: Tennessee uses balanced offense to beat Longwood 88-56Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points and Tennessee pounded Longwood 88-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, showing exactly why it felt it deserved better than a No. 3 seed.
Former CEO, law firm partner has Longwood hoops on the rise
Read full article: Former CEO, law firm partner has Longwood hoops on the riseGriff Aldrich, a former lawyer and CEO, and Rebecca Tillett — both hired the same day four years ago by Longwood — have the Lancers men’s and women’s teams in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in each program’s history.
Florida to convert some state-run testing sites to vaccination sites
Read full article: Florida to convert some state-run testing sites to vaccination sitesRon DeSantis held news conferences Monday at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital in Longwood. It was at Orlando Health when he announced the state’s plan to speed up the vaccination process for Florida’s residents. DeSantis said he has ordered the Florida Division of Emergency Management to work with the Florida Department of Health to look into how many state-run COVID-19 testing sites could be turned into vaccination sites. “So these are sites that are generally pretty large, have a lot of parking capacity, have drive-through capacity,” DeSantis said. According to the governor, all state-run vaccination locations will be open seven days a week and he is encouraging hospitals to do the same.
Packages of dry dates distributed in Florida recalled
Read full article: Packages of dry dates distributed in Florida recalledShivam Distributors of Longwood, Florida, is recalling packages of Parivar brand dry dates because they contain high sulfite content, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday. (CNN) - Shivam Distributors of Longwood, Florida, is recalling packages of Parivar brand dry dates because they contain high sulfite content, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday. The recalled packages have the UPC number 879111001844 or 879111001226. In June, the 14-ounce packages of dry dates from the same company were recalled after random testing by Florida Department of Agriculture revealed high sulfite content. That recalled product had been distributed in parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.