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Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale crew members releases more than 200 Green, Loggerhead, and Hawksbill sea turtles approximately 10 miles off the Fort Lauderdale coast, Nov. 16, 2020. Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole Groll
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US Coast Guard Releases 200+ Sea Turtles

November 17, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

US Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale crew members released more than 200 sea turtles on Monday, November 16, 2020, approximately 10 miles off the Fort Lauderdale, Florida coast. Working with the Gumbo Limbo Sea Turtle […]

Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a report from a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue team December 18, 2019 that the 120-foot motor yacht Andiamo was on fire. Source: US Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray
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US Coast Guard Oversees Pollution Response to Yacht Fire on Watson Island, FL

December 27, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Coast Guard is overseeing the pollution response of the 120-foot motor yacht, Andiamo, on Watson Island and opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF), Thursday, December 19, 2019. The OSLTF was opened for […]

USCG 7th District seal. Source: US Coast Guard
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US Coast Guard Seeks Tips for Threatening Radio Broadcast

September 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Coast Guard is seeking information regarding a person making threats and hoax calls on marine band radio off the gulf coast of Florida. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg command center received the latest threat […]

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Florida: Public Help Needed to Document Panthers with Walking and Coordination Problems

August 21, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating a disorder detected in some Florida panthers and bobcats. All the affected animals have exhibited some degree of walking abnormally or difficulty coordinating their back […]

Members of Coast Guard Station Islamorada place an injured sea turtle into a container of water Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 to be transported to the Marathon-based Turtle Hospital. The station crew rescued the injured turtle approximately 2 miles southeast of Plantation Key. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Brandt
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US Coast Guard and Florida Partner Agencies Rescue Injured Sea Turtle

September 18, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued an injured sea turtle Tuesday approximately two miles southeast of Plantation Key island, Florida. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Station Islamorada received a call at approximately 2pm from the Turtle Hospital reporting an […]

Source: US Coast Guard
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Coast Guard Releases Photos of Florida Rescue

March 5, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

The Coast Guard rescued five adults and two children from their disabled 14-foot boat in Tampa Bay, Florida on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Rescued were Tampa natives, Ivelise Hernandez, 22, Lucy Hernandez, 44, Carlos Martinez, […]

Label from recalled Guymon Extracts Inc. pork products. Source: USDA FSIS
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Pork Products Recalled for Potential Pathogen Growth

February 7, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Guymon Extracts Inc., a Guymon, Oklahoma establishment, is recalling approximately 4,202 pounds of fully cooked pork products due to a processing deviation that may have allowed potential spore-forming pathogen growth including Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens, the US […]

One of several labels issued with USDA recall April 24, 2017.
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Over 130,000 Pounds of Sausage Recalled, Inedible

April 24, 2017 Kay Whatley

Uncle John’s Pride, LLC Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination By Kristen Booze, fsis.usda.gov Uncle John’s Pride, LLC., a Tampa, Fla. establishment, is recalling approximately 139,909 pounds of ready-to-eat smoked meat and poultry […]

Artist's concept of an atom chip for use by NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) aboard the International Space Station. CAL will use lasers to cool atoms to ultracold temperatures. Image Credit: NASA.
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NASA Wants to Create the Coolest Spot in the Universe with CAL

March 7, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Andrew Good, Jet Propulsion Laboratory This summer, an ice chest-sized box will fly to the International Space Station, where it will create the coolest spot in the universe. Inside that box, lasers, a vacuum chamber […]

Image: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.
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Final Performances Announced for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus

January 15, 2017 Kay Whatley

On January 14, 2017, Feld Entertainment Inc., parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, announced that the 146-year-old circus would hold its final performances this Spring. Ringling Bros.® two circus units will conclude […]

Source: Center for Food Safety, Washington DC.
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GE Mosquitoes Will Not Be Loosed on Florida Community

December 7, 2016 Kay Whatley

Citizens/environment will not be impacted by novel experiment releasing millions of GE mosquitoes The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will not move forward with the controversial release of millions of genetically engineered […]

Source: Lubee Bat Conservancy, Gainesville, Florida, lubee.org.
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Bacardi Installs Bat Caves

October 26, 2016 Kay Whatley

Installation at Bottling Plant Designed to Save Bats Released by Amy Federman, bacardi.com Bacardi gives new meaning to the phrase, “to the bat cave,” as a team of employees, in partnership with Lubee Bat Conservancy, […]

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Atlanta Braves Moving Mudcats to Florida

September 20, 2016 Kay Whatley

Braves Return to Florida State League for First Time Since 1968 The Atlanta Braves announced on September 16, 2016, that the Club’s Advanced-A team, formerly the Carolina Mudcats, will move from Zebulon, North Carolina, to Kissimmee, Fla, […]

Aedes aegypti, mosquito. Photo By Rafaelgilo (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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More US Zika Cases Confirmed from Florida Mosquitoes

July 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

Florida Investigation Links Four Recent Zika Cases to Local Mosquito-borne Virus Transmission The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were […]

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“With Liberty and Justice for All” Dinner Planned in Oakland Park, Florida

June 16, 2016 Kay Whatley

A Celebration with Free Dinner Planned For June 25, 2016 Local philanthropist Dr. Arthur Kanev and Father Bob Caudill to Host “With Liberty and Justice for All” Released by Dr. Arthur Kanev, www.allsaintsmission.org Local area philanthropist Dr. […]

American Red Cross logo. (PRNewsFoto/American Red Cross).
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Red Cross Providing Support in Orlando After Tragic and Deadly Shooting

June 14, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by the American Red Cross The thoughts and deepest sympathies of the entire American Red Cross family are with the people of Orlando, Florida, and those affected by Sunday morning’s tragic shooting. The Red Cross […]

The church at night. Source: Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Charleston SC.
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Charleston Anniversary Services to Include Prayers for Orlando

June 14, 2016 Kay Whatley

One-Year Anniversary Commemoration Service Held to Remember Charleston Victims and Pray for Orlando Civilitas Group partners with Mother Emanuel to Stand Against Hate and Call the Christian Church to Reconciliation, Unity and Love Released by Katie […]

Hatchlings. Source: FIU Tropical Conservation Institute, Miami FL.
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Hatchlings Give Hope for Endangered Songbird’s Survival

May 17, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by JoAnn Adkins, fiu.edu The first captive-bred Florida Grasshopper Sparrow hatched last week under the care of researchers with the Florida International University (FIU) Tropical Conservation Institute. One of the world’s most endangered birds, the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow […]

Aedes aegypti, mosquito. Photo By Rafaelgilo (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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FDA Open Comment Period on GM Mosquito Field Trial

March 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

Public Comment Invited Regarding Draft Environmental Assessment for Genetically Engineered Mosquito Release March 11, 2016, by the FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine The FDA is releasing, for public comment, a draft environmental assessment (EA) submitted by Oxitec, Ltd., […]

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The Strange-ness: Mice, Parachutes and the US Air Force

March 1, 2013

In the North Pacific Ocean, several thousand miles West of Hawaii and East of the Philippines, lies the small island of Guam. In Guam, mice laced with acetaminophen are being air-dropped to control brown tree snakes. The US […]

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The Strange-ness: Living without Food

January 1, 2013

Prahlad Jani lives in India and is in his mid-80s. He claims to have lived without eating food or drinking water since 1940. Breatharianism is a concept where believers think that the energy of the sun is […]

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The Strange-ness: Dolphin Deaths Increase in 2013

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report on dolphin deaths in the mid-Atlantic region. Unusual Mortality Event (UME) has been declared for bottlenose dolphins in the Mid-Atlantic region from early July 2013 through August. […]

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