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Tropical Storm Idalia: Tampa International Airport will be closed early Tuesday morning

YoopyaAug 28, 2023August 28, 20230

Tampa International Airport suspends all commercial operations beginning Tuesday at 12:01 AM ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia. The airport will remain closed until the extent

Florida officials are sounding alarm about dengue surging in cases

YoopyaAug 16, 2023August 16, 20230

After a surge in dengue cases, Florida officials issued a new public health alert for mosquito-borne diseases. At least 10 people have been infected in

5 Things to Know about Week 10 of college football

YoopyaNov 1, 2013February 14, 20240

There is a corny saying that college football coaches like to use that goes something like this: They remember what you did in November. The

Nice trophy, big check. But how about that tree?

YoopyaAug 12, 20130

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Golf, not gardening is Jason Dufner’s strong suit. But the just-crowned PGA Championship winner decided he wanted something more to remember

Florida Keys prepare for sea level rise

YoopyaJul 2, 20130

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane storm surge can inundate the narrow, low-lying Florida Keys, but that is far from the only water worry for

Mystery Florida eyeball is probably from ’10ft swordfish’, experts say

kiemtarOct 13, 20120

Suggestions of eyeball’s origin included a giant squid, a bigeye thresher shark and an unusually large sailfish. A giant eyeball found washed up on a Florida beach

Florida college band suspended indefinitely over hazing death

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Florida A&M University has suspended its celebrated marching band indefinitely as it grapples with the beating death of a drum major and an

Mother Arrested For Holding 7-Week-Old In Scalding Water

YoopyaApr 24, 2012June 12, 20150

A Florida mom allegedly placed her seven-week-old son under 142 degree water so he would stop crying — can you believe this happened , of New Port