BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 23 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: "The Walkout," the story of a Florida high school baseball team's battle against itself, is a new ESPN investigative documentary that debuted this weekend. Fort Myers High School baseball players staged a walkout on their own teammates six weeks after an assistant coach sent a text message to the team that included a racial slur. The culture wars playing out in Florida schools over the teaching of  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 23 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody continues to advocate for mental health support for Florida law enforcement officers. Today in St. Petersburg, Attorney General Moody addressed the first graduates of Florida's law enforcement Mental Health Certificate at St. Petersburg College. The novel pilot program is funded through a 2023 state budget allocation supported by Attorney Gener  more

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, July 23 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news on July 22, 2024: * * * Tickets On Sale Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m. * * * Boyz II Men is coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. Robin Thicke will support. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m. and start at $49.50. Fans can access the venue presale Wednesday, July 24 at 10 a.m. throug  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 23 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2025-002) on July 18, 2024, involving New College of Florida. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of New College of Florida focused on selected University processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on the finding noted in our report No. 2021-009. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Finding 1: University controls over contracts and re  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 23 (TNSres) -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following news release: As in past years, more consumers are generating and using renewable energy, according to electric utility reports filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC). Over the past year, customer-sited renewable generation installations increased approximately 31 percent, and electric generation capacity from these systems increased 32 percent (see chart). Solar photovoltaic pan  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 23 -- The city of West Palm Beach issued the following news: * * * The bipartisan Mayors for Parks Coalition is managed by City Parks Alliance and advocates for increased federal investment for city parks * * * West Palm Beach Mayor Keith A. James joined the Mayors for Parks Coalition, managed by City Parks Alliance. The national bipartisan coalition was created in 2013 and includes mayors from large and small cities across the country who advocate for increase  more