Sargassum seaweed soils Space Coast beaches at record levels
All that stringy stuff that washed up on Brevard County beaches this past week is just the beginning of what scientists predict will grow into the largest-ever bloom of Sargassum seaweed ever recorded, according to News 6โฒs partners at Florida Today.
Moderna vaccines delayed by snowstorm may not arrive until next week, Florida governor says
The site will be open for three days and will provide 3000 COVID-19 vaccines to senior citizens. Weโre at 325,000 last week and weโre gonna have a net increase of 41,000 for the next week,โ DeSantis said. The governor is expecting a shipment of 5,000 additional doses to be delivered to Pinellas County next week. The delayed deliveries have forced some vaccine distributors to temporarily call off some vaccination appointments this week but DeSantis did say the doses were expected to arrive before the weekend. โKeep in mind I mentioned this yesterday, the Moderna still has not shipped for this week.
Third wave of COVID-19 pandemic hits Florida, but there is some hope
Florida now has uncontrolled, sustained community spread of the coronavirus, and is fast approaching one million lab-confirmed cases and 20,000 dead. โFlorida is in the midst of a viral resurgence and with aggressive action now, can contain this surge. The report also recommended proactively and focused testing, full flu immunization, mask wearing, social distancing and aggressive contact tracing. Flu vaccination is the best way to prevent the flu and its potentially serious complications,โ DOH-Brevardโs assistant director Anita Stremmel wrote in an email to FLORIDA TODAY. The inconsistent messaging on mask-wearing has been decried as one of the most substantial failures of leadership across the country during this pandemic.
Florida university cites racist Twitter bio in firing police officer
TAMPA, Fla. โ A university police officer in Florida whose Twitter bio described herself as a โKKK memberโ has been fired, officials said. Former University of South Florida officer Presley Garcia, 26, said her friend added the description in 2015 and she had not used the account for years. The investigation into Garcia began in July after a BayNews 9 reporter contacted the USF police department with screenshots of the Twitter account โ@presleyyyg,โ which read โKKK member." The chief said USF officers have experienced having their doors kicked, vehicles photographed in their driveways and been followed to work while being โantagonized on the roadwayโ in recent months. Garcia admitted the Twitter account was hers, but told investigators a friend added the phrase to her bio in 2015, the newspaper reported.
Video shows UCF and USF players get into skirmish before War-On-I4 game
ORLANDO, Fla. โ News 6 captured footage of players from the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida getting into a skirmish before the War-On-I4 game. Sports Director Jamie Seh said this happened 85 minutes before the 8 p.m. kick. She said a USF player walked over to the Knights side of the field. #WarOnI4 pic.twitter.com/pQMgRbyUMp โ Jamie Seh (@jamieseh) November 29, 2019The Knights are 9-3 on the year and South Florida is 4-8 on the season. UCF will now wait to see who they will play in a bowl game.