WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Central Florida Development Council issued the following news: * * * City of Winter Haven Adopts Five-Year Strategic Plan, Commits to Continued Quality of Life for Residents Like every city in Polk County, Winter Haven is reaping the rewards of rapid growth, which, City Manager T. Michael Stavres said, "speaks to the city's continued commitment to an exceptional quality of life." It's also battling the challenges. "The city is seeing growth in residential (single a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges EPA's Approval of Radioactive Roads WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for approving the use of radioactive phosphogypsum in road construction at Mosaic's New Wales facility in Mulberry, Florida. The EPA has long prohibited using phosphogypsum in roads because it contains uranium and radium tha  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Feb. 19 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Nemours Children's Health Expands Access to Pediatric Behavioral Health Services in North Florida with CSX's $250,000 Donation JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2025) - Nemours Children's Health announced a $250,000 donation from CSX to address the increasing demand for pediatric behavioral health services. This funding will expand services to reach underinsured children across North Florida, with a parti  more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Seven Chileans charged with burglarizing homes of Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, other star athletes ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country, according to a criminal complaint. The FBI complaint doesn't name the athletes, but lists burglaries alr  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Feb. 20 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health adds new respiratory therapy program The University of West Florida's Usha Kundu, MD College of Health has expanded its offerings by adding a new respiratory therapy program to its catalog. Only the third of its kind in the state of Florida and one of a select few nationwide, the Bachelor of Scien  more