TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 21 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution is announcing the arrest of a supplier in a large drug-trafficking ring that operated out of the Boynton Beach area. Attorney General Moody's Statewide Prosecutors are charging William Moyo with felony counts of trafficking cocaine and conspiracy to traffic cocaine. According to the investigation, Moyo supplied cocaine and fent  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center's second annual symposium will explore the full spectrum of cancer care and offer professional development opportunities. * * * By Debby Teich Ongoing cancer research and resources continue to bring new hope to patients and families facing a cancer diagnosis. But the constant influx of new information can be overwhelming for busy clin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Mike Garcia, Monica De La Cruz, Lori Chavez DeRemer, and Anna Paulina Luna among those who "continue to downplay the climate crisis" * * * New reporting from Telemundo exposes how extreme Republican policies denying the climate crisis harms U.S Latinos, one of the communities who are the most affected by climate change. From California and Oregon, to Texas and Flo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * "Voters in Pinellas County are fed up with Anna Paulina Luna's self-serving politics that leave hardworking families behind. Instead of working to lower costs or address any of the concerns that are keeping Floridians up at night, Luna is supporting extreme abortion bans and sowing chaos and dysfunction in Congress. That's why voters are excited to elect Whitney Fox, an  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Tammy Gonzalez, M.D., Ph.D., and Nathan Balukoff, M.D., Ph.D., have each been awarded two research grants, in addition to several oral presentation events and travel awards. * * * The unique research residency program within the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery has garnered national commendation  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 21 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Part of U.S. National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation award of $16M in grants to support science-led conservation projects * * * By Ayleen Barbel Fattal FIU's fight against the illegal wildlife trade of sharks, rays and turtles has just received $2 million to develop a new tool for forensic detection. Researcher Die  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 21 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2025-011) on Aug. 16, 2024, involving Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) focused on claims handling, customer service, take-out programs and bonuses, underwriting and eligibility, financing agreements, procurement of goods and services, internal controls, the internal audi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 21 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20240050-GU; Order No. PSC-2024-0369-CO-GU) on Aug 20, 2024: * * * In re: Petition for approval of transportation service agreement with Florida Public Utilities Company by Peninsula Pipeline Company, Inc. CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2024-0270-PAA-GU, issued July 26, 2024, this Commission proposed to take certain action, subject to a Petition  more

LAKELAND, Florida, Aug. 21 -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: The Florida Polytechnic University campus soared to life on Tuesday, Aug. 20, welcoming the highest enrollment in the history of the institution and opening the doors to a brand new, state-of-the-art student residence facility. Florida Poly's total enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester reached over 1,700 students, an increase of about 6% over last year. This encompasses 600 overall new students, inc  more

LAKELAND, Florida, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- Florida Southern College issued the following news: Having taught English literature for nearly 40 years, Dr. Huneycutt knows a thing or two about storytelling. When he discovered The Storm, an unpublished and undated manuscript donated to the University of Florida in 2015, he knew it could only be the work of Ellen Brown Anderson, a nineteenth-century writer who lived on Florida's frontier for 15 years. Anderson's work remained widely unpublished for near  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Logan Lowery, Anna Prentiss Florida State University's Office of Institutional Research recently hosted a Data User Group meeting, during which 13 staff members were awarded the inaugural Institutional Research Data Literacy and Analytics Certificate. The meeting featured a data-centric group of more than 300 faculty and staff members focused on enhancing campus data literacy, access and usage. "  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 21 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kelsey Klopfenstein Florida State University is helping to train the next generation of professional baseball players from Central America and the Caribbean through a partnership with the Mariano Rivera Baseball Stadium and High-Performance Training Center in the Republic of Panama. FSU Panama plans to offer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to young athletes participating in the programs of the C  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 21 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: ORLANDO, Fla. - Aug. 20, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. represented affiliates of RIDA Development Corporation and Ares Management Corporation in the $1.07 billion purchase of the Hyatt Regency Orlando, one of the region's largest convention hotels, and 45 adjacent acres. The deal set a hospitality industry record nationally for 2024 to date. As part of the transaction, RIDA and Ares al  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * The state of Florida reaffirmed its commitment to the Miami Center for AIDS Research with a $1 million check presented by State Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia. * * * By Joey Garcia Since 2014, the HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases Institute (HEIDI) and the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at the University of Miami Miller Scho  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By McKenzie Harris As use of generative artificial intelligence continues to extend into all reaches of education, much of the concern related to its impact on cheating has focused on essays, essay exam questions and other narrative assignments. Use of AI tools such as ChatGPT to cheat on multiple-choice exams has largely gone ignored. A Florida State University chemist is half of a research partners  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Aug. 20 -- The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued the following news release: Welcome to Orlando International Airport's official Media Page. Here, we invite you to explore the latest updates and announcements covering our dynamic world-class airport. We are committed to providing timely and relevant information in our mission to seamlessly connect Florida and the world through exceptional experiences, collaboration, and creativity. If you are looking for a digital im  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By McKenzie Harris An interdisciplinary team of Florida State University researchers is set to tackle some of Florida's most pressing environmental issues thanks to nearly $1.5 million in funding awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The team will work together on three EPA-funded projects to examine South Florida's waterways from three different perspectives: Pesticide and fertilizer   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: On the morning of Aug. 5, Category 1 Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, then moved up the East Coast. The storm flooded nearly 2,200 square kilometers, or 850 square miles, between Florida and New York, according to new findings from Virginia Tech's Earth Observation and Innovation Lab. By Aug. 9, more than 35 million people from South Carolina to Vermont were under flood alerts. Berkeley County, S  more