Florida Panhandle authorities say the two men responsible for shooting a wildlife officer during a violent struggle Friday also tried to repeatedly run him over with his patrol boat.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced that the Florida Forest Service treated more than 246,000 acres of state forests with prescribed fire over the last 12 months, the highest number ever reported by a state forestry agency in United States history.
The prize waiting at the end of a scavenger hunt for three southwest Florida children was bigger than they could have imagined. After working their way through the clues, their father, a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, was home a few days early from his six-month deployment in the Middle East.
Staff Sgt. Kurtis Harrison, 96th Communications Squadron Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Project Manager, was recognized as one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, one of the top-level honors an airman can receive.
Mark Teskey, Air Force director of Small Business Programs, visited Eglin Air Force Base July 27 to highlight the importance of driving small business competition and the continuous development of the local industrial base.
Baptist Health Care and the YMCA of Northwest Florida (YMCA) have formally entered into a partnership with the aim of working together to better address the health needs of northwest Florida. This new relationship recognizes Baptist as the YMCA’s primary health care and rehabilitation services partner and the YMCA as Baptist’s primary wellness partner in the marketplace.
Shortening, pie crusts, brownies and microwave popcorn could be partially exempt from a government phase out of artificial trans fats — if the food industry gets its way.
When it comes to weightlifting, former NFL running back Eddie George can press hundreds of pounds above his own weight, but he admits that the first time he tried yoga it crushed him.
A government task force says more research is needed to determine if toddlers should be screened for autism even if check-ups or parents haven’t spotted developmental problems — despite guidelines from other health groups that urge such screening.