It should have been a remarkable night on the bayfront tonight. Yes, it would have been hot and humid, with a heat index hovering at 100, but that late summer weather would have mattered little for the University of West Florida football team. The Argonauts would have been kicking off their fifth season in program […]
Glance up at the television screen inside the living room of the Recinos home and professional soccer dominates it. Forget about grabbing the remote and changing the channel. That’s not an option. It’s all soccer, all the time. Joel Recinos wouldn’t have it any other way. He loves the game. And up until six months ago, […]
This is the latest in a series of articles on outdoor opportunities worth checking out both in Florida and, every so often, out of state. This story puts the spotlight on Castillo de San Marcos, which I visited during my trip to St. Augustine. Gunshots are fired over the water by a man dressed as a […]
1. ‘I WAS SCARED, REALLY, REALLY SCARED’ Noya Dahan, 8, had finished praying and gone to play with other children at her Southern California synagogue when she was wounded by a gunman. 2. SOCIALISTS SET TO REIGN IN SPAIN The center-left Socialist party wins re-election and will try to form a government, but it will […]
In the early morning hours on Navarre Beach, many sights can be seen. The shorebirds begin to accumulate as the sun rises and small fish swim in the waves. A few people take advantage of the early hour to get in a morning jog or take a quick ride on a surf board. But among […]
1. HOW MANY DIED IN LAS VEGAS SHOOTING Country music fans thought they were hearing firecrackers at first when a gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas casino hotel opened fire on them from above, killing at least 59 people . 2. WHO THE LAS VEGAS GUNMAN WAS Stephen Paddock was a multimillionaire […]