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Gov. DeSantis announces ‘record-breaking’ 2025 Gulf Red Snapper season, extends it to 126 days

Read full article: Gov. DeSantis announces ‘record-breaking’ 2025 Gulf Red Snapper season, extends it to 126 days

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that this year’s Gulf Red Snapper season will be extended to 126 days, starting on Memorial Day weekend.

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DeSantis continues to criticize immigration bill from by Florida Legislature, hopes stronger bill will be passed

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday continued to blast an immigration bill passed by the Florida Legislature and expressed frustration over politicians' inaction and the need for strong border policies.

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DeSantis continues to criticize immigration bill from by Florida Legislature, hopes stronger bill will be passed

Read full article: DeSantis continues to criticize immigration bill from by Florida Legislature, hopes stronger bill will be passed

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday continued to blast an immigration bill passed by the Florida Legislature and expressed frustration over politicians' inaction and the need for strong border policies.

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There could be record-breaking snowfall in Florida this week. The all-time record was set back in 1954

Read full article: There could be record-breaking snowfall in Florida this week. The all-time record was set back in 1954

When you think about the Panhandle of Florida you think of Destin, Pensacola, 30A, and white sandy beaches. On Tuesday, those sandy beaches turned into white SNOWY beaches!

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SEC puts emphasis on gambling after college sports roiled by multiple wagering scandals

Read full article: SEC puts emphasis on gambling after college sports roiled by multiple wagering scandals

A month highlighted by gambling-related firings and potential NCAA infractions in college sports motivated the Southeastern Conference to put extra emphasis on the issue at this week’s spring meetings.

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DeSantis announces $205.7M fund to continue fight against opioid crisis

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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a Friday morning news conference plans to use $205.7 million toward combating the opioid crisis.

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Pregnant Florida freediver spears pending world record fish

Read full article: Pregnant Florida freediver spears pending world record fish

It’s one thing to be 40 and freediving with a polespear, but to be eight months pregnant and nail a pending world record black drum is a whole other thing.

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‘That’s a biggin’: Giant waterspout stuns early risers in Destin

Read full article: ‘That’s a biggin’: Giant waterspout stuns early risers in Destin

Beachgoers in Destin were in for a sight Tuesday morning along the Emerald Coast.

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SEC approves future schedules for basketball, not football

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The Southeastern Conference approved future regular-season schedules and postseason formats for six sports — just not football — to conclude its annual league meetings.

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The top U.S. travel destinations you shouldn’t overlook

Read full article: The top U.S. travel destinations you shouldn’t overlook

It’s never too early to start planning that next trip. Do you have a destination in mind?

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Service industry makes final push to defeat minimum wage hike

Read full article: Service industry makes final push to defeat minimum wage hike

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Service industry workers in Destin will protest Amendment 2 on Friday and similar demonstrations were held in Tampa this past weekend. The demonstrations are part of a final push to warn voters that hiking the minimum wage could kill their jobs. Amendment 2 would raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association is warning increasing wages in the middle of a pandemic would devastate small businesses. “You vote yourself in thinking that you’re voting a pay raise, I can promise you there’s a really good chance that you’re voting yourself completely out of a job,” said Dover.

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FWC inviting divers and vendors to Lionfish removal event

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is announcing the sixth annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Festival Sept.12 and 13 at AJs Seafood and Oyster Bar and HarborWalk Village in Destin. Nonnative, invasive lionfish have infiltrated state waters and are negatively impacting Floridas reefs and wildlife. Register for the Emerald Coast Open lionfish tournament. The 2020 Lionfish Challenge removal incentive program began May 22 and will continue through Labor Day, Sept. 7. LinksSupport Florida lionfish control programs by purchasing new Rep Your Water lionfish hats at Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida.

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Florida pilot finds stranded villagers in debris, said it 'looked like landfill'

Read full article: Florida pilot finds stranded villagers in debris, said it 'looked like landfill'

ABACO ISLANDS, Bahamas - A Florida pilot and his wife located dozens of missing villagers stranded in the Abacos after a tip from a News4Jax reporter. Justin Johnson and his wife Angela, a nurse, run Timberview Helicopters in Destin. News4Jax reporter Vic Micolucci was flying with the crew Tuesday afternoon when he spotted a large pile of debris in the distance. Over the weekend, the Johnsons and Lawson Bates, of Medic Corps, found 3 young girls stranded on the other side of a washed-out bridge. The helicopter team brought the sisters into their helicopter and flew them to their grandparent's house, where there were supplies and a generator.

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