The soccer season has commenced statewide, and there's plenty of talent once again in the Southwest Florida area.
That was displayed last season, when Mariner went toe to toe with American Heritage, not conceding a goal in regulation and extra time. Bishop Verot is poised to take a leap this season, while North Fort Myers is a constant every season.
TALLAHASSEE - As they wage a two-front fight against the Seminole Tribe offering online sports betting statewide, two pari-mutuel companies are seeking more time to make their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The two cases involve different legal issues and different defendants, but the pari-mutuel companies are trying to use at least one of the challenges to block sports betting that was included in a 2021 gambling deal between the state and the tribe.
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TAMPA, Fla. — The brother-in-law of two-time Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is accused of inviting a 16-year-old girl to a Florida hotel room and offering to pay for sex, authorities said.
Gardner is a youth motivational speaker who was raised by his grand-aunt in Tampa, the Tampa Bay Times reported. He is also the husband of Georgia federal judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, according to WSB-TV .
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – It was a very emotional and warm welcome home for eight Miami Beach firefighters on Sunday, all of whom risked their own safety in order to support the Israelis who have been called up to fight against Hamas.
Miami Beach fire officials held a very special welcome home ceremony for the group at their fire headquarters.
SANFORD, Fla. – The popular Asian Lantern Festival is returning to the Central Florida Zoo this weekend.
Head "Into the Wild" for two months when the Central Florida Zoo transforms at night into its Asian Lantern Festival.
The festival celebrates the "art, beauty and wonder of traditional Asian lantern festivals," the zoo's website said.
A harrowing incident unfolded on the sun-kissed shores of Florida's Gulf Coast, leaving a youngster shaken. A 9-year-old girl, ident...
