BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: * * * * 2024 NHL Draft Lottery Coverage Begins Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+ * The Point continues Daily as a Lead-in Show for Games Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs * * * The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO continue tonight, Monday, May 6, in primetime as the Atlantic Division's top two teams faceoff for a rematch of last year's thrilling seven-game Fir  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, May 8 -- The city of West Palm Beach issued the following news: In a bold move to prioritize rail safety, the City of West Palm Beach has adopted the pioneering "Rail S.A.F.E." (Safety And Functionality for Everyone) policy resolution. This historic measure establishes the ambitious goal of zero fatalities and reducing serious injuries from trespassing on railroad rights-of-way or crashes involving trains, vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians. "With our growing popul  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Julia Riley College: Engineering Major/minor: Biological systems engineering with a minor in chemistry and biomedical engineering Hometown: Chantilly, Virginia Plans after graduation: Attend Duke University to obtain her master's degree in biomedical engineering Favorite Hokie memory: The American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Florida Rally. "Last year, a group of us went to Florida to  more

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, May 8 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news on May 7, 2024: Daniel Habif is coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Sunday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m. and start at $61.99. Fans can access the venue presale Thursday, May 9 at 9 a.m. through Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood's Facebook, X and Instagram. All seats are reserved. Tickets are  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy's Florida customers will see lower electric bills following the Florida Public Service Commission's approval of the company's request to reduce fuel charges on customer bills. As of result, a typical residential 1,000-kWh monthly customer bill will be reduced by $5.90, or almost 4%, with the new rates taking effect beginning in June 2024. The savings are in addition to the $11.29 monthly decrease, or   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody filed suit against Biden's Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over the administration's attempt to force Florida to violate its own law and fund drugs and surgeries for "gender transition" for children. However, the promulgated rules go far beyond what is required by law and could result in a cost of around   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding the U.S. Congress permanently defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency after a recent investigation revealed the agency continues to be tied to terrorism. The organization is linked to Hamas and incites hatred by spreading antisemitism. Attorney General Moody, with 23 other attorneys general, today sent a letter to Congress de  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued the following letter to former President Donald J. Trump, informing him of unclaimed property held by the State of Florida that is waiting to be claimed by President Trump, a member of his family, or the Trump organization. Unclaimed property is a financial asset that is unknown or lost or has been left  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz issued the following news on May 7, 2024: Today, U.S. News & World Report announced that Florida is again ranked #1 in the nation for education. The publication's Best State ranking is based on a combination of strong performances in higher education and K-12 metrics. "Under Governor DeSantis' leadership, Florida again ranks number one in education," said Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. "By focusing on core acad  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 7 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the telecommunications industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240073-TX DATE FILED: 05/06/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0143-PAA-TX PAA Order PSC-2024-0143-PAA-TX imposing penalties and collection costs, and requiring payment of delinquent RAFs and any accrued statutory late payment charges, or cancelling CLEC certificates for violation of Rule 25-4.0161, FA  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Florida's Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved reduced fuel cost recovery charges for Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF) and Tampa Electric Company (TECO), beginning in June 2024. The cost reduction--or mid-course correction--is attributed to the decline in natural gas prices, which are due in part to increased natural gas supplies in storage and milder weather condition  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Heather Athey A Florida State University faculty member from the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics is among this year's recipients of a prominent award granted to artists and humanities scholars in the U.S. Martin Munro, eminent scholar of French and director of the Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies, received a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship for his pro  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Jack Clifford Two faculty members from the Florida State University Department of English have received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities that will aid in their research this summer. Associate professors Lindsey Eckert and Tarez Samra Graban were each awarded a $6,000 NEH summer stipend grant that will support their full-time work on humanities projects for two months. Eckert an  more

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, May 8 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: Kumar Sanu & Sadhana Sargam are coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Sunday, June 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and start at $45. All seats are reserved. Tickets are available at www.myHRL.com. Doors open one hour before showtime. Additional fees may apply. Kumar Sanu, born Kedarnath Bhattacharya, is a celebrat  more

ORLANDO, Florida, May 8 -- Orange County issued the following news: May is Community Action Month, and the Orange County Community Action Division has no shortage of programs to assist low-income families who want to achieve economic stability. One such federally funded grant program is the Senior Climate Efficiency Program, which provides low-income seniors (60+) with air conditioner replacement, service or system upgrades. "This is actually a very important issue, especially for low-income s  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 8 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news: Columbia Vehicle Group (Columbia), an electric vehicle manufacturer, today announced it selects Aiken County for the company's first South Carolina operation. The company's $12.2 million investment will create 180 new jobs. Part of the Nordic Group of Companies, Columbia manufactures pure electric vehicles for industrial and commercial markets under the Columbia and Tomberlin brands. The compa  more

SANFORD, Florida, May 8 -- Seminole State College issued the following news: Seminole State College of Florida celebrated the success of more than 2,000 graduates during its Spring 2024 Commencement Tuesday, April 30, in Addition Financial Arena at University of Central Florida. The College awarded over 2,600 degrees and certificates this spring. Eddy Moritan, president of Lift Orlando, delivered the keynote address in which he urged graduates to "BE the kind of person whose character embodies  more

TAMPA, Florida, May 8 -- Tampa Electric, an Emera company, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: For the second time this year, Tampa Electric will reduce power bills. In January, the company reduced residential bills by nearly $18 because of a decline in fuel prices and other factors. Today, the Public Service Commission unanimously approved a further reduction - this time about $7 - based on continued low natural gas prices. In total, these reductions will save customers nearly   more

TAMPA, Florida, May 8 -- Teledyne FLIR issued the following news release: Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), is introducing its new Rogue 1(TM) loitering munition system at this week's Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week convention in Tampa. Rogue 1 is a next-generation, rapidly deployed, and optionally-lethal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) that enables warfighters to conduct precision-strikes against moving a  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 8 (TNSres) -- The Hackett Group issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading benchmarking, executive advisory and strategic consultancy firm that enables organizations to achieve Digital World Class(R) performance, today announced its financial results for the first quarter, which ended on March 29, 2024. Financial Highlights * Total revenue in the first quarter of 2024 was $77.2 million and revenue before reimbursemen  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 8 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: For the third time in her career, Sylvia Daunert, Pharm.D., M.S., Ph.D., will be part of a European Royal Society. She was recently recognized for her scientific efforts with her election as a Fellow in the United Kingdom's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). In addition to the RSC, Dr. Daunert, the Lucille P. Markey Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Miami Mille  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 8 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following Q&A on May 6, 2024, with Mikkael Sekeres, chief of the Division of Hematology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center: * * * Growing up, Mikkael Sekeres, M.D., M.S., was torn between a career as a doctor or as an English professor. Ultimately, medicine won out for Dr. Sekeres, chief of the Division of Hematology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Mi  more

MOBILE, Alabama, May 8 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: There's a new great white shark spotting off of coastal Alabama, and her name is Miss Pawla. Researchers from the University of South Alabama captured video of the juvenile female shark, approximately 8 feet in length, while monitoring fish movement near the state's artificial reef zone. The first sighting was captured in mid-April with underwater cameras during a survey along with researchers  more