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VIRUS CASES IN FLORIDA PRISONS
The Florida Department of Corrections said four more inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a prison in Milton operated by a private company. That rai...
Apr 12, 2020
7 MARATHONS IN 7 DAYS
Charity runs to raise money are nothing new, even charity runs by individuals to raise public awareness are often in the news. However, a cross country coach at the University of West Florida seems to...
Apr 12, 2020
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES VIRUS CASES
The Florida Department of Health says there are now 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents or staff of long-term care facilities in Escambia County. The Department of Health has not identified th...
Apr 09, 2020
VIRUS DEATH RATE COULD BE REDUCED
Senior White House medical adviser Doctor Anthony Fauci says the death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. could be closer to 60,000 rather than the previously projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths an...
Apr 09, 2020
CONGRESSMAN TESTS POSITIVE
Florida Congressman Neal Dunn, who represents the Second Congressional District which includes Bay County, has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The congressman was tested after feeling ill on M...
Apr 09, 2020
ESCAMBIA COUNTY VIRUS TESTING
Testing for COVID-19 in Escambia County continues and about two-thirds of those tested have now received the results. 4,786 tests have been performed in Escambia County by Ascension Sacred Heart, Bapt...
Apr 09, 2020
DISNEY WORLD
Although Disney World has shut down operations because of the coronavirus outbreak, the amusement park says it will take precautionary measures to prevent guests from getting sick when they do reopen....
Apr 09, 2020
GEICO REFUNDS
GEICO is the latest car insurance company that will be refunding premiums to help customers during the coronavirus pandemic. Those refunds will include a 15% credit to all auto and motorcycle customer...
Apr 09, 2020
FACE MASK DISAGREEMENTS
Disagreements over the effectiveness of wearing face masks continue. The World Health Organization says there is no evidence wearing a mask by a healthy person can prevent infection from respiratory v...
Apr 07, 2020
FORT WALTON BEACH MURDER CHARGE
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office says a Fort Walton Beach woman is now charged with murder for the shooting death of her infant son on March 25th on Okaloosa Island. Deputies were called to the pa...
Apr 07, 2020
