Jan 15, 2015
Appeals court won’t rehear a BP oil spill liability argument
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its 2014 ruling that BP cannot avoid federal penalties for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill by blaming another company’s failed equipment.
Jan 8, 2015
Animal advocates cheer end to dog breed bans
A new law that took effect in Salt Lake City Thursday prevents cities and towns from banning specific dog breeds, a move Utah animal welfare advocates say ends one form of legal discrimination.
Jan 8, 2015
Augusta goat program to control vegetation deemed a success
Thirteen goats that were deployed to eat overgrown grass, weeds and bushes in a subdivision detention pond in August have taken to their job with gusto.
Jan 8, 2015
Operation Recreation GeoTour reaches 10K visitors
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service recently announced that the GeoTour has officially reached 10,000 visitors at Florida State Parks in just over six months. The Florida Park Service officially launched Operation Recreation GeoTour on June 15, 2014.
Jan 8, 2015
One dish at a time, former homeless veteran revamps life through cooking
After serving President George H.W. Bush and the Anheuser-Busch family their favorite dishes for years, chef Bryan Jacobs launched a program to help veterans who are struggling the same way he once was.
Jan 8, 2015
Rx Express puts service, community first
Everyone is the boss at Rx Express Pharmacy of Navarre as far as Paul and Priscilla McMellon, owners of the local pharmacy, are concerned.
Jan 8, 2015
Expert who oversaw German World War II records dead at 93
Robert Wolfe, who for more than 30 years served as a specialist in Nazi Germany at the National Archives and Records Administration, has died. He was 93.
Jan 8, 2015
Flu season continues to worsen, could peak this month
The flu is now widespread in all but seven states, and hospitalization rates match the dismal season two years ago. While health officials fear this will be an unusually bad year, it’s too soon to say.
Jan 8, 2015
Getting the New Year off to a healthy start
“Most of us could lose a few pounds, smoke less and drink less alcohol. That is it – you can go home now,” family physician Shane Adkison told the more than 100 people attending the Navarre Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast on Dec. 5.
Jan 1, 2015
2014 Health Year in Review
Gulf Breeze family behind Charlottes Webb
A Gulf Breeze family was instrumental in getting a medical marijuana bill passed in June. The bill, dubbed Charlotte’s Webb, allowed specific patients access to a low THC-strain of cannabis in Florida. Peyton and Holley Moseley advocated on behalf of the strain of marijuana that is high in cannabidiol, or CBD, the ingredient that controls seizures. They said their daughter, ten-year-old RayAnn, who suffers from retractable seizures would benefit greatly from the medicine, dubbed Charlotte’s Webb. Gov. Rick Scott signed the bipartisan bill in June that legalized the use of the noneuphoric strain of marijuana to treat conditions such as epilepsy, Lou Gehrig’s disease and cancer.