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SpaceX confirms: Gigabay coming, and Starship launch from Florida by end of year

It's been known that Starship would eventually launch from Florida, but now SpaceX is saying it may happen as early as the end of this year — as SpaceX ambitiously confirmed they are pushing to launch from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A by the end of 2025.

The natural beauty of Florida's state parks has long been under attack | Opinion

Last summer's secret plan to build golf courses on state parks wasn't first time Florida officials tried to bring unwanted changes to state parks.

Southwest Florida nonprofit hosts Zine Fest in Fort Myers

Love Your Rebellion hosted Zine Fest, an event that supported local artists at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers.

Florida’s largest utility asks regulators to raise rates for next 4 years

If approved by the Florida Public Service Commission, the rate hike would average out to 2.5 percent a year, according to Florida Power & Light’s filing.

Men’s college basketball top 25: As March opens, the crowded race for No. 1 seeds is on

Now here’s the data that suggests that’s about to happen: There are five teams at plus-30 in Ken Pomeroy’s net ratings (which depict a team’s adjusted offensive efficiency minus its adjusted defensive efficiency) and 11 at plus-26. Both totals are records for the first Monday of March.

Florida hot spot won’t ghost Spring Breakers, but says follow rules

Fort Lauderdale is taking a different approach from Miami Beach, which continues to want to break up with Spring Break.

Florida’s fluoride critics decry its health risks. But not fluoridating water also is dangerous, an exclusive analysis shows.

As Florida wages a battle over fluoride in drinking water, an analysis of state data shows that municipalities that add fluoride to drinking water have lower rates of visits to hospital emergency

Feds ordered him deported, but lost him. He’s now accused of killing 2 Florida men.

But the strangulation deaths of the two older men — one on South Beach, the other in Little Havana — could have been avoided had the accused killer been sent home several months before the murders, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement realized he’d overstayed his 90-day visa waiver by more than two years and ordered him deported.

DeSantis gets Washington FOMO, creates his own misery-spreading Florida DOGE | Opinion

Gov. Ron DeSantis, inspired by Elon Musk, creates his own Florida DOGE probe. He should start with the money his office wastes on political stunts.

Will NOAA layoffs affect National Hurricane Center forecasts in Florida? What you should know

NOAA lost more than 880 probationary employees in the latest wave of federal firings, with possibly more to come.

How long does Strawberry Festival last in Florida? This weekend is the first

Did you know that the Florida Strawberry Festival once had a "Fearless" era Taylor Swift performance? T-Swift won't be there this year, but Reba will.

How to watch Texas A&M at Florida men’s basketball: Gators continue chase for No. 1 seed

Buzz Williams' Aggies scrap it out on defense. The Gators are a balanced, tested group and 13-1 in their brackish home waters.

Can No. 3 Florida basketball bounce back again? Scouting report, prediction UF vs No. 11 TAMU

Florida basketball will try to get back on winning track when it begins a critical stretch on Saturday at home against No. 11 Texas A&M

ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg high on Florida basketball, SEC heading into NCAA Tournament

ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg thinks No. 3 Florida basketball can make NCAA Tournament run and says three SEC teams could reach Final Four