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The 45 workers put on leave will continue to get benefits. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, the company said.
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Memorial Day is on May 26. From free admission to Florida State Parks on Monday to ceremonies, there are plenty of options on what to do this holiday weekend.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hosting the annual event beginning Saturday through Sept. 14 to encourage the public to hunt and remove the invasive, venomous species.
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The Formosa and Asian subterranean termites are responsible for half of the global damage caused by all termites. Researchers say they mating where their colonies overlap.
- Recortes en el servicio meteorológico generan preocupación sobre los pronósticos antes de la temporada de huracanes de 2025
- Residentes junto a Phillippi Creek dicen que el condado de Sarasota debe actuar rápido para evitar una repetición de las inundaciones de 2024
- Distrito escolar de Hillsborough equilibra aumento de demanda y costos crecientes para comidas de verano gratuitas
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U.S. health officials are investigating a new salmonella outbreak tied to a Florida grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more than 500 cases last year.
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The city recently approved construction of twin 31-floor apartment towers on downtown property once earmarked for a Moffitt Cancer Center. However, Mayor Ken Welch says Moffitt is not out of picture.

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