News Archive

Washington (AP) — A kinder, gentler approach to one of the most dreaded exams in medicine is on the way: U.S. regulators have cleared a bite-size camera to help screen patients who have trouble with colonoscopies.

Governor Rick Scott’s 2014-2015 funding recommendations include an increase of more than $33 million to support Florida seniors through the “Enriching Seniors Initiative.” Florida Department of Elder Affairs Secretary Charles Corley is praising Scott for pushing the initiative. Secretary Corley stated, “Through his Enriching Seniors Initiative, the Governor is providing funding to reduce waitlists for our frailest elders in need of services, expand programs that protect impoverished elders needing guardianship, and protect the welfare and rights of long-term care residents.”

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Thousands of stray dogs have been living amid the mud and rubble of Olympic construction sites, roaming the streets and snowy mountainsides, and begging for scraps of food.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its meeting Feb. 12 and 13 in Tampa will consider a variety of changes to hunting and fishing regulations for the 2014 – 2015 season, but according to a FWC spokesman, two proposals to change deer hunting regulations in northwest Florida won’t be on the agenda.

Hurlburt Field, Fla., — TRICARE military health plan service centers will end administrative walk-in services in the continental U.S. April 1, 2014, Pentagon officials said.

Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (AFNS)  Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III visited Team Eglin Jan. 26-28 to thank Airmen and their families here for their service and sacrifice, and to discuss current challenges and opportunities facing the service.

Hurlburt Field, Fla. — Tax season has begun, and the Hurlburt Field Tax Center is here to help.

While not a very familiar sight for Florida locals, the winter storm last week caused icy roads that closed schools and businesses for the most part of the workweek due to the dangerous driving conditions.

Five area fire departments responded to a blaze at a Whispering Pines residence Thursday that dislocated a local pastor and his family.

Several buildings at Eglin Air Force Base were evacuated Monday after a man threatened to have placed explosives on the base.