ALAMOSA, Colorado, June 5 -- Adams State University issued the following news: By Julie Waechter Despite graduating from Adams State University as the Covid pandemic emerged, Brandon Billings '00 has advanced his acting career in Denver by performing at regional theatres and in TV commercials. Once he concludes his current show, The Hombres at Vintage Theatre, he is off to Sarasota, Florida, to begin a Master of Fine Arts (MFA). After two months of auditions and callbacks, he was one of only t  more

NEW YORK, June 4 -- CNN issued the following news: The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a CNN Original, returns with a colorful examination of how the art of drag performance has become a major target for the political right through the lens of local drag queens based in Florida. "Drag War" with CNN National Correspondent Randi Kaye premieres Sunday, June 9 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN. Drag queens have fascinated audiences for centuries, establishing drag as a popular art form with extravagant balls   more

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, June 5 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news on June 4, 2024: Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour" is coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Friday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 7 at 10 a.m. and start at $85. Fans can access the venue presale on Wednesday, June 5 at 10 a.m. through Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood's Facebook, X   more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 4 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Florida, in collaboration with the Florida Council on Aging, today announced a $70,000 donation to the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center in Monticello, Fla. After severe storms blew through north Florida this spring, the facility sustained severe damage, displacing seniors who rely on its critical services. "During a heavy rain on April 10, water came from everywhere. With nowhere else to go, it came   more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 4 -- The Florida State Senate issued the following news release: Beginning July 1st as part of the month long Freedom Summer Sales Tax holiday personal electric scooters will be sales tax free. The provision exempting scooters was added by Senator Linda Stewart (D- Orlando) and would eliminate sales tax collected on scooters retailing for $500 or less. "This tax exemption can help personal autonomy in transportation, reduce our overall emissions, and help close the trans  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/June/Canary-Complaint-24418CPRedacted.pdf?rev=574e778ebf764a56a1367d4c9b38652a&hash=D77DAFCD4F2A53319E90432EE62D1B1D) against a group of tree service companies alleging they deceived consumers seeking storm clean-up services. The suit, filed in the 30th Judicial Circuit C  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, June 5 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news on June 4, 2024: The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) along with many state officials and stakeholders celebrated the completion of an important component of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project in Southwest, Florida. The plugging of a major canal is now complete, marking another milestone on this project. "The Picayune Stran  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Teledyne FLIR issued the following news release: Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), and developer of the most advanced airborne imaging systems in the world, will play a pivotal role in transforming the narrative of the highly-anticipated television series, CHOPPER COPS. As the official airborne camera of the series, Teledyne FLIR's cutting-edge thermal technology has enabled a breath-taking perspective on the exploits   more

MIAMI, Florida, June 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Mark Gaige It's the biomedical version of the classic Catch-22 conundrum. Early-career researchers often can't obtain funding because they have no track record. But they can't establish a track record without financial backing to get the research ball rolling. Stepping into the breach for the past 18 years, the American Cancer Society has provided Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 5 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Emma Yasinski The University of Miami's Institute for Neural Engineering is graduating its first cohort of three master's students. The students worked on interdisciplinary projects alongside experts in neuroscience, engineering, computer science, rehabilitation and more across several of the university's colleges and departments. W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D., co-director of the Institute  more