by Jim Heath | Jul 31, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The state of Florida on Friday recorded its highest ever single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 21,683 new infections, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Friday’s infection surge comes as...
by Jim Heath | Apr 26, 2021 | Headlines
California, for decades a symbol of boundless growth and opportunity that attracted people from across the country and abroad, has seen its population growth stall and is losing a U.S. House seat for the first time in its 170-year history. Census Bureau population...
by Jim Heath | Feb 24, 2021 | Headlines
Authorities in Florida have arrested a man accused of throwing a live alligator through a restaurant’s drive-through window. Investigators identified Joshua James, of Jupiter, Fla., as the man who tossed the 3½-foot reptile into a Wendy’s last fall. He faces three...
by Jim Heath | Jan 18, 2021 | Headlines, Inauguration, Trump
Several large moving trucks arrived at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on Palm Beach this morning, sparking speculation that he’ll move to South Florida once he leaves office. WPTV’s helicopter flew above Mar-a-Lago around 9:30 a.m. and spotted at...
by Jim Heath | Jan 17, 2021 | Headlines, History, Trump
Donald Trump has told friends he wants to raise $2 billion for his presidential library and museum in Florida – and has put one of his closest aides in charge of the effort. He told a former Trump fundraiser of the astonishing demand, four times that of the $500...