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  • New bill aims to eliminate tariffs on coffee

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    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If your cup of coffee costs more than usual this morning, some U.S. House Representatives are trying to change that. 

    Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill to remove tariffs on coffee imports. 

    What You Need To Know

    • U.S. House Representatives have introduced a bill to remove tariffs on coffee

    • One of the owners of Gypsy Souls Coffeehouse said tariffs have increased their cost of goods 

    • The coffeehouse said it had a stockpile of beans, but with the supply running out, it had to raise prices

    • The White House has said the president imposed tariffs to strengthen the U.S. economy and to protect American workers


    Gypsy Souls Coffeehouse is known for its sandwiches and of course, its coffee.

    “We have people coming from all over to get our coffee,” Dena Gasic, co-owner of Gypsy Souls Roasters, said.

    The family-owned coffeehouse has been open in St. Petersburg for seven years. Gasic does all the cooking.

    “I’ve been cooking all my life,” she said.

    While the sandwiches are homemade, their coffee is imported. According to the National Coffee Association, more than 99% of America’s coffee is imported because there are only a few places in the country where coffee beans can grow. 

    “Columbia, Brazil, Indonesia, we use Kenya, the Malabar — we have a lot of customers that are using that. They have their own espresso machines,” Gasic said.

    Gasic said their coffee brokers had to increase prices because of tariffs. 

    “If we didn’t have the tariffs in place, we would have been able to buy 800 more pounds of coffee,” she said. “That’s a lot of coffee.”

    Because of the increases, Gasic said they aren’t buying as large of a selection of beans because she said it’s gotten too expensive. 

    “The cost of the goods is impacting our ability to do business and to stay in business,” Gasic said.

    The coffeehouse had bought a stockpile of beans while they could, but with the supply running out, they said they had no other choice but to raise their wholesale and retail prices. 

    “We talked about it and talked about it, and then finally we said we can’t do this anymore,” she said.

    Bipartisan U.S. House Representatives introduced the “No Coffee Tax Act” to remove tariffs on coffee imported from countries the U.S. has normal trade relations with. 

    Gasic said that if that became law, they would roll back their recent increases. 

    “So, our customers would pay less than they’re paying, we would pay less, hopefully, when we bought the green coffee, and then that would help all of us,” she said.

    Gasic is hoping those changes get brewed up.

    President Donald Trump has said that foreign trade and economic practices have created a national emergency. The White House has said the president imposed tariffs to strengthen the U.S. economy and to protect American workers.

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  • SpaceX pushes back launch of Spanish communications satellite

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    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — SpaceX has pushed back its launch of a Spanish communications satellite to Thursday night.

    What You Need To Know

    • SpainSat NG II mission will  be launched from Space Launch Complex 40 
    • The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster B1076 for this mission will be retired

    SpaceX stated it is ready to send up its Falcon 9 rocket to launch the SpainSat NG II mission.

    The takeoff will take place at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

    The four-hour launch window opens at 9:30 p.m. ET.

    It was supposed to go up Wednesday night at the same time, but SpaceX pushed back the launch. It did not give a reason as to why the mission was pushed back. 

    And just like Wednesday’s launch, Thursday’s has a 95% chance of good launch conditions and no concerns, stated the 45th Weather Squadron.

    If the launch is scrubbed, the next attempt will be Friday at the same time.

    Final launch

    This will be the final launch of this Falcon 9’s first-stage booster B1076.

    “Due to the additional performance required to deliver this payload to orbit, this will be the 22nd and final flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission …,” SpaceX stated.

    That means it will not be landing on a droneship or landing zone.

    Old B1076 had an impressive career.

    1. CRS-26
    2. OneWeb Flight 16
    3. Intelsat IS-40e
    4. Starlink Group 6-1 mission
    5. Starlink Group 6-3 mission
    6. Starlink Group 6-6 mission
    7. Starlink Group 6-14 mission
    8. Starlink Group 6-21 mission
    9. SES O3B-mPOWER
    10. Ovzon-3
    11. Starlink Group 6-40 mission
    12. Eutelsat 36D
    13. Starlink 6-54
    14. Starlink Group 6-64 mission
    15. Turksat 6A
    16. Maxar 2 mission
    17. Starlink 8-19 mission
    18. Starlink 6-68 mission
    19. Sirius SXM-9 mission
    20. Starlink 12-7 mission
    21. Starlink 12-14 mission

    Interestingly enough, when SpaceX launched the SpainSat NG I mission earlier this year in January, the California-based company had to retire that first-stage booster, B1073, for the same reason.

    About the mission

    The SpainSat NG II is a satellite that was built and will be operated by Hisdesat.

    It will provide secure communications to the governments and emergency responders in Europe, North and South America and other parts of the world, according to the European Space Agency.

    The SpainSat NG II satellite will be in a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

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  • USF women’s basketball coach Jose Fernandez leaving for WNBA job

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    TAMPA, Fla. — Jose Fernandez, who coached USF women’s basketball to 485 victories and 10 NCAA Tournaments during his tenure, is leaving to pursue an opportunity to coach in the WNBA.

    “While this is a bittersweet moment for our program, it is a well-deserved opportunity for Jose to realize a professional dream, and we are incredibly proud of him,” said USF CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins.

    Fernandez coached the Bulls for 25 years, winning 20 games 12 times.

    “His impact on USF Athletics and our university community is profound, and his legacy will be remembered and celebrated for years to come,” Higgins said.

    Higgins said Michele Woods-Baxter, who has been with the program for 17 years, will serve as interim coach for this season.

    You can read Higgins’ statement in full below.

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  • NFL moves its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week

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    NEW YORK — The NFL is moving its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week beginning this February, the latest adjustment for the all-star event that became a flag football game a few years ago.

    What You Need To Know

    • The NFL is moving its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week beginning this February

    • Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the change Wednesday at the league’s annual fall owners meeting

    • The plan is to hold the Pro Bowl Games on Tuesday night, Feb. 3, in the Bay Area

    • The NFL is hoping to take advantage of increased interest in flag football ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

    Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the change Wednesday at the league’s annual fall owners meeting.

    “We’ve spent a lot of time evolving our Pro Bowl, talking about how to make our Pro Bowl more attractive, both for our players participating but also our fans,” Goodell said. “We spent a great deal of time talking about the objectives, and the objectives really are to celebrate and honor our incredible players, and second is to use our game as a global platform.”

    The plan is to hold the Pro Bowl Games on Tuesday night, Feb. 3, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the venue that is hosting the Super Bowl experience fan fest. The largest ballroom holds 4,000 people, making it a more intimate event than in previous years, with a focus on television.

    It remains a flag football game between the AFC and NFC, though executive VP of international events Peter O’Reilly did acknowledge the format could become more internationally focused in the leadup to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

    “Flag has become a global game,” Goodell said. “Our players have embraced playing that in the all-star format, and we think it’s really important to continue that initiative.”

    NFL owners unanimously approved players participating in the ’28 Games, though work is still being done to finalize the agreement with the union.

    The 49ers are hosting the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Santa Clara, California.

    There will be two new coaches, replacing Peyton and Eli Manning, though O’Reilly said the brothers would remain involved in the event in some capacity. The league is not committing to Tuesday night beyond 2026, according to O’Reilly, who said it’s a process of continuing to learn about what’s best for the Pro Bowl.

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  • Roaming monsters, piercing screams at Dade City’s Scream-A-Geddon

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    DADE CITY, Fla. — What’s scarier than demons playing in graveyards with chainsaws?

    What You Need To Know

    • On The Town at Scream-A-Geddon in Dade City

    • Six haunted attractions with Monster Midway

    • More then 150 monsters roam the grounds

    • Dates open through Nov. 2, and Nov. 7-8


    Clowns in the circus trying to love you.

    And by love, I mean scare you to death with their love.

    Welcome to Scream-A-Geddon in Dade City.

    It’s where they lean into people’s worst fears — on purpose.

    “We survey our guests at the end of every season,” Winston McDaniel, marketing manager for Scream-A-Geddon. “And year in, year out, people always say I’m the most terrified of clowns.”

    Even worse to look forward to — it’s Killgore’s Circus but with 3D effect.

    “And we love the idea of 3D because it plays with your depth perception a lot,” said McDaniel.

    Scream-a-Geddon offers six haunted attractions, and there are add-ons for the brave.

    Picking up a glow necklace at the front of Ravenhill Asylum for instance, means you will allow monsters to pull you out of line for spooky unknown inner sanctum experiences.

    “Sometimes they’re terrifying. Sometimes they’re a little bit funny — it depends on kind of where you get pulled,” said McDaniel.

    There are more than 150 scary monsters scattered throughout the grounds, so there is nowhere you are safe from the fear.

    They are waiting.

    In a field.

    In Pasco County.

    Good luck.

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  • Questions surround NASA’s push for Starship alternatives

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    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Earlier this week, NASA acting Administrator Sean Duffy said that the U.S. space agency is considering Blue Origin and other companies to handle the task of sending people to the moon for the Artemis III mission.

    What You Need To Know

    • NASA may consider Blue Origin and other companies for Artemis III over SpaceX, citing delays

    • Don Platt, Director of Florida Tech’s Spaceport Education Center, questions if other companies can speed up lunar mission timelines

    • Elon Musk criticized NASA’s decision, defending SpaceX’s progress

    • U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos supports increasing competition to accelerate the moon mission timeline

    The Trump administration’s goal is to reach the lunar surface before China and before the end of the president’s term in 2028.

    Duffy says that the U.S. cannot wait for SpaceX since it has seen delays with its Starship, which is a Human Launch System (HLS) vehicle.

    Companies like Blue Origin have developed a lunar lander, but Don Platt, Director of Florida Tech’s Spaceport Education Center, raises the question if other companies can produce results any quicker.

    “Competition is a good thing, the question is though will it be any faster with anybody else, especially anybody besides Blue Origin, which of course has already been developing a lunar lander,” said Platt. “If you go with another company it’s probably going to take at least as long as getting Starship up to speed with their test system and be ready for lunar related missions.”

    SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has not minced words about his feelings on the situation, taking shots on Wednesday at Duffy.

    “Having a NASA Administrator who knows literally ZERO about rockets & spacecraft undermines the American space program and endangers our astronauts,” Musk said in an X post.

    In a reply to Duffy’s announcement that NASA is considering other agencies on Monday, Musk also posted on X that “SpaceX is moving like lightning compared to the rest of the space industry.”

    “Starship will end up doing the whole moon mission, mark my words,” Musk continued in the post.

    In the last two test flights, SpaceX has been pleased with Starship’s results during those launches, with the latest one, test 11, happening last week.

    However, SpaceX has seen three failed test flights this year in test flights 07, 08, and 09.

    U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos, a Republican who represents Florida’s Space Coast, spoke to Duffy this week. Haridopolos said that it was important for NASA to land on the moon before China. The country plans to land its citizens on the moon in 2030.

    “We want to make sure we make it back to the moon and land on the moon before the Chinese,” Haridopolos said. “My conversation with the secretary — he said, ‘What better way to accelerate this quickly is to have more competition?’”

    Haridopolos says the moon missions are not just about exploration, they’re about national security.

    “The thing about the United States, is that despite our efforts going all the way back to 1969, we have always seen this as a humanitarian mission, we don’t have the same confidence with the Chinese, given their unique or nefarious actions up in space, we want to make sure the United States stays space dominant,” he said.

    Blue Origin’s Blue Moon is slated for the Artemis V mission, which originally was going to be the lunar lander’s first crewed flight, stated NASA.

    A Blue Origin spokesperson said earlier this week, “Blue Origin is ready to support.”

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  • SpaceX to launch Spanish communications satellite

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    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — SpaceX is organizing a Thursday night launch of a Spanish communications satellite.

    What You Need To Know

    • SpainSat NG II mission will  be launched from Space Launch Complex 40 
    • The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster B1076 for this mission will be retired

    SpaceX stated it is ready to send up its Falcon 9 rocket to launch the SpainSat NG II mission.

    The takeoff will take place at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

    The four-hour launch window opens at 9:30 p.m. ET.

    If the launch is scrubbed, the next attempt will be Friday at the same time.

    Final launch

    This will be the final launch of this Falcon 9’s first-stage booster B1076.

    “Due to the additional performance required to deliver this payload to orbit, this will be the 22nd and final flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission …,” SpaceX stated.

    That means it will not be landing on a droneship or landing zone.

    Old B1076 had an impressive career.

    1. CRS-26
    2. OneWeb Flight 16
    3. Intelsat IS-40e
    4. Starlink Group 6-1 mission
    5. Starlink Group 6-3 mission
    6. Starlink Group 6-6 mission
    7. Starlink Group 6-14 mission
    8. Starlink Group 6-21 mission
    9. SES O3B-mPOWER
    10. Ovzon-3
    11. Starlink Group 6-40 mission
    12. Eutelsat 36D
    13. Starlink 6-54
    14. Starlink Group 6-64 mission
    15. Turksat 6A
    16. Maxar 2 mission
    17. Starlink 8-19 mission
    18. Starlink 6-68 mission
    19. Sirius SXM-9 mission
    20. Starlink 12-7 mission
    21. Starlink 12-14 mission

    Interestingly enough, when SpaceX launched the SpainSat NG I mission earlier this year in January, the California-based company had to retire that first-stage booster, B1073, for the same reason.

    About the mission

    The SpainSat NG II is a satellite that was built and will be operated by Hisdesat.

    It will provide secure communications to the governments and emergency responders in Europe, North and South America and other parts of the world, according to the European Space Agency.

    The SpainSat NG II satellite will be in a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

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  • SpaceX hits milestone with more than 10,000 Starlink satellites launched

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    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — One of the 28 Starlink satellites that were launched over the weekend has the distinction of being the 10,000th satellite sent up by SpaceX.

    While Starlink, owned by SpaceX, has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit, it does not mean they are all operational.

    What You Need To Know

    • SpaceX owns the Starlink company
    • Just because more than 10,000 have gone up, it does not mean they are all in working order 

    During the Sunday afternoon launch of Starlink 10-17 mission, SpaceX’s famed Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

    It sent up 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.

    Currently, 10,044 Starlink satellites have been launched by SpaceX, according to Dr. Jonathan McDowell, of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, who has been documenting these communication satellites.

    They are used for communications and internet services and even during space missions, like the civilian Polaris Dawn mission last year. 

    In its first official launch in 2019, 60 Starlink satellites were launched by SpaceX. (File photo)

    However, just because more than 10,000 have gone up, it does not mean they are all operational.

    Some are no longer in working order because of age, technical mishaps, or being directed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

    At the moment, McDowell has documented 8,676 satellites in orbit, but only 7,448 are in operational orbit, meaning they are in the right orbit they should be in.

    The first Starlink mission was a test launch of two satellites called Tintin A and Tintin B in 2018.

    The first official Starlink launch was in May 2019, which saw 60 Starlink satellites being sent to orbit.

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  • SpaceX hits milestone with more than 10,000 Starlink satellites launched

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    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — One of the 28 Starlink satellites that were launched over the weekend has the distinction of being the 10,000th satellite sent up by SpaceX.

    While Starlink, owned by SpaceX, has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit, it does not mean they are all operational.

    What You Need To Know

    • SpaceX owns the Starlink company
    • Just because more than 10,000 have gone up, it does not mean they are all in working order 

    During the Sunday afternoon launch of Starlink 10-17 mission, SpaceX’s famed Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

    It sent up 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.

    Currently, 10,044 Starlink satellites have been launched by SpaceX, according to Dr. Jonathan McDowell, of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, who has been documenting these communication satellites.

    They are used for communications and internet services and even during space missions, like the civilian Polaris Dawn mission last year. 

    In its first official launch in 2019, 60 Starlink satellites were launched by SpaceX. (File photo)

    However, just because more than 10,000 have gone up, it does not mean they are all operational.

    Some are no longer in working order because of age, technical mishaps, or being directed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

    At the moment, McDowell has documented 8,676 satellites in orbit, but only 7,448 are in operational orbit, meaning they are in the right orbit they should be in.

    The first Starlink mission was a test launch of two satellites called Tintin A and Tintin B in 2018.

    The first official Starlink launch was in May 2019, which saw 60 Starlink satellites being sent to orbit.

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  • Disconnect between two Florida databases could affect vote by mail

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    ORLANDO, Fla. — A disconnect between two Florida state databases could cause big problems for the 2026 elections all across Florida if it is not closed.

    What You Need To Know

    • The Florida DMV’s new license numbers aren’t updating in the state voter database

    • The disconnect mostly affects mail-in voters in Florida

    • Voters with new licenses are encouraged to update their registration info to avoid disruptions


    This year, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles started issuing driver’s licenses with more random numbers to better protect people’s personal information. Everyone who gets a new license will get a new number.

    But when people get those new licenses, the information is not going into the Florida Department of State database, which is used to verify IDs when voting.

    “If they don’t update their voter registration at all, then that data is not bundled up and sent to the Secretary of State and then down to the Supervisor of Elections,” Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph said.

    Orange County Supervisor of Elections Karen Castor Dentel says the gap between the FLHSMV database and the state department database is affecting people who need to vote by mail.

    Castor Dentel’s office reported last year that nearly 152,000 people voted by mail in Orange County. That’s about 25% of all the votes cast in that election.

    “We’re seeing people who have problems requesting their vote by mail ballot and other issues if they don’t update that driver’s license number,” Castor Dentel said.

    Castor Dentel says voters will be able to vote at the polls on election day by bringing their current ID or voter registration card, but some people who are trying to get a vote by mail ballots may not receive them as the databases do not talk to each other.

    “Not everyone can get out to the polls and vote,” she said. “Whether their work schedule does not permit it or they have disabilities that won’t permit it. So it is important that people do have access to the vote by mail.”

    Castor Dentel and Randolph are working on temporary solutions. Customer service workers at the tax collector’s office are asking every person who gets a license to update their voter registration, even if they don’t want to make any changes.

    “When my employee asks you to update your voter registration and you think, ‘I don’t have any changes,’ please just go through the steps. I promise if you go through those steps, you won’t have that issue,” Randolph said.

    Randolph says in the end, the solution must come out of Tallahassee.

    “In the longer term, the two state agencies, DHSMV and the Secretary of State, are going to have to work out their databases to cure this issue,” he said.

    Another short-term solution, Castor Dentel says, is people can call or visit the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office, and the staff will update their voter ID information, so it goes into the Department of State database correctly.

    Spectrum News reached out to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Florida Department of State by phone and email on Tuesday to see what they are doing to fix this problem. We did not hear from either agency on Tuesday.

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  • Tropical Storm Melissa forms in the Caribbean Sea

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    Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea. It’s the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

    What You Need To Know

    • Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea
    • It could become a hurricane
    • It will bring heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of the Caribbean

    Melissa has maximum winds of 50 mph and is moving westward at 14 mph. It’s slowing down over warm water and a favorable environment in the Caribbean Sea, and it should strengthen more in the next couple days as it stalls, or moves extremely slowly, in the central Caribbean Sea.

    Regardless of intensity, it’s going to bring heavy rainfall, gusty winds and rough surf over portions of Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba and other parts of the western Caribbean this week and weekend.

    The cone of uncertainty displays where the center of a storm could be located. It does not predict what areas may feel the storm’s impact. Anyone outside, but near the cone, should be on alert and make storm preparations. Read more about what the cone will display.

    A Hurricane Watch is in effect for:

    • The southern coast and Tiburon peninsula of Haiti

    A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for:


    Most models show Melissa meandering in the Caribbean Sea throughout the weekend, and eventually turning northeast toward the western Atlantic. It’s unlikely that it directly impacts the U.S. thanks to some strong cold fronts pushing into the Southeast.

    More Storm Season Resources

    Our team of meteorologists dives deep into the science of weather and breaks down timely weather data and information. To view more weather and climate stories, check out our weather blogs section.

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  • Trooper the dog’s new owner upset over dropped charges

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    TAMPA, Fla. – Charges have been dropped against a Hillsborough County man who was accused of leaving a dog tied up as Hurricane Milton approached the area last year, leaving his new owner upset.

    What You Need To Know

    • Charges have been dropped against a Hillsborough County man who was accused of leaving a dog tied up as Hurricane Milton approached
    • Trooper’s new owner, Frank Spina, said he is “disgusted” to learn that the charges have been dropped
    • The charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence
    • “Trooper’s Law” makes it a third-degree felony for anyone to restrain or abandon a dog during a declared disaster or evacuation

    The dog, “Trooper,” was found attached to a fence in rising floodwaters while Hurricane Milton approached last year. A new family later adopted Trooper.

    Trooper dealt with some health issues within the past year but is now doing “fantastic”, Trooper’s owner, Frank Spina, said.

    Giovanny Aldama Garcia of Ruskin was facing charges of aggravated animal cruelty after he admitted to leaving his dog on the side of the road. The charges were dropped after State Attorney Suzy Lopez’s office said that there is not enough evidence to prove that Trooper was intentionally tied to the fence.

    Frank Spina adopted Trooper after the storm. (Spectrum News)

    Spina told Spectrum News he was “disgusted” to hear that the charges had been dropped.

    “To find out a year later that they’re going to withdraw the charges because they lack evidence? There’s clearly something wrong with this picture,” he said.

    A spokesperson said that the FHP trooper who found the dog recently said during the deposition process that he found the dog stuck to the fence by its collar.

    With nothing found at the scene, like a rope or chain, that Trooper would’ve been tied up with, the office could not legally move forward with the case.

    As a result of Trooper being abandoned during the storm, “Trooper’s Law” was made. “Trooper’s Law” makes it a third-degree felony for anyone to restrain or abandon a dog during a declared disaster or evacuation.

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  • NASA’s Sean Duffy wants to open Artemis III to other companies

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    NATIONWIDE — Citing that SpaceX is behind schedule with its Starship that will be used for the Artemis III mission, NASA acting Administrator Sean Duffy said on Monday that the U.S. space agency is considering Blue Origin and other companies to handle the task.

    What You Need To Know

    • Blue Origin may have a chance to send people to the moon during the Artemis III mission
    • The company is already scheduled for the Artemis V mission

    On his X account, Duffy posted what he wants and also included his interview on CNBC.

    “Now, SpaceX had the contract for Artemis III. By the way, I love SpaceX and it’s an amazing company, but the problem is, they are behind. They pushed their timelines out and we are in a race against China. The president and I want to get to the moon in this president’s term. So, I’m going to open up the contract and I’m going let other space companies compete with SpaceX, like Blue Origin. Whatever one gets us there first to the moon, we are going to take. If SpaceX is behind and Blue Origin can do it before them, good on Blue Origin,” he said.

    In his X post, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Duffy typed, “@NASA is opening up HLS production to Blue Origin and other great American companies.”

    He did not name those other companies.

    Lockheed Martin has the contract for NASA’s Orion spacecraft and Boeing holds the contract for the Space Launch System’s rocket core stages. Other U.S. companies have contracts for certain components of the SLS and Orion.

    Duffy’s words of beating China to the moon are echoes of what others in the administration have said.

    During a media tour of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket facility in Florida in September, U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos said that it was important for NASA to land on the moon before China. The communist country plans to land its citizens on the moon in 2030, while the Artemis III is set in 2027.

    At the end of the tour, Spectrum News asked Haridopolos, who is the chairman of the U.S. Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, if NASA has any backup plans if Starship was behind schedule.

    He said the concern at that time is Artemis II, which will see four astronauts orbit around the moon in 2026 in NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft.

    The Blue Moon is slated for the Artemis V mission, which originally was going to be the lunar lander’s first crewed flight, stated NASA.

    Spectrum News reached out to NASA, Blue Origin and SpaceX for comment and is waiting for a response.

    In the last two test flights, SpaceX has been pleased with Starship’s results during those launches, with the latest one, test 11, happening last week.

    However, SpaceX has seen three failed test flights this year in test flights 07, 08, and 09.

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  • Lions beat Bucs 24-9, Evans leaves with broken collarbone

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    DETROIT (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans returned to the lineup after missing three games with a hamstring injury and didn’t last a half against the Detroit Lions.

    The six-time Pro Bowler was hurt late in the second quarter Monday night when he attempted to make a catch. He was ruled out with a concussion and shoulder injury, which coach Todd Bowles said was a broken collarbone.

    “He’s going to be gone until toward the last of the season,” Bowles said after Detroit’s 24-9 win.

    After the team’s medical staff evaluated Evans on the field, he slowly walked to the sideline. A cart took him to the locker room.

    The Lions (5-2) bounced back from a loss as they have done flawlessly for nearly three years, extending their NFL-long streak of 51 games without dropping two straight in the regular season.

    Tampa Bay (5-2) was outgained by more than 200 yards in the first half, but trailed 14-3 because Detroit had an interception, fumble, turned it over on downs and missed a field goal.

    Rookie Tez Johnson had a 22-yard touchdown reception to open the second half, pulling the Bucs within five points, but they could not slow down Gibbs.

    On the ensuing drive, Gibbs had a 15-yard run and a 28-yard reception to set up his second touchdown that gave the Lions a 21-9 lead late in the third quarter.

    The third-year running back finished with a season-high 136 yards rushing on 17 carries and a season-high 82 yards receiving on three catches, giving him a total that trails just four performances for the franchise this century.

    Gibbs is the first NFL player with at least 135 yards rushing and 80 yards receiving along with two scores on the ground since Chris Johnson pulled off the feat with Tennessee in 2009.

    Detroit’s Jared Goff was 20 of 29 for 241 yards with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown on the game’s opening drive. Goff, though, lost a fumble and overthrew rookie receiver Isaac TeSlaa on fourth-and-2 on the next two possessions and later threw an interception — all in Tampa Bay territory.

    Baker Mayfield was 28 of 50 for 228 yards with one touchdown and one interception against a short-handed defense. Mayfield threw an incomplete pass in the end zone with 4:24 left, ending potential comeback hopes.

    Gibbs took advantage of a big hole and his speed to score on a careerlong, 78-yard run late in the second quarter to put Detroit ahead 14-0.

    After Detroit’s Jake Bates missed a 54-yard field goal, Chase McLaughlin made a 53-yard field goal to end the half and put the Bucs on the scoreboard.

    Bates did connect on a 58-yard field goal early in the fourth, knocking it in off an upright, to give the Lions a 24-9 lead.

    Up next

    Bucs: Visit New Orleans on Sunday.

    Lions: Bye week before hosting Minnesota on Nov. 2.

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  • In Bradenton stop, Homeland Security Secretary Noem touts ICE efforts

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    BRADENTON, Fla. — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Sarasota and Bradenton on Monday, highlighting the work of ICE and homeland officials in getting what she said are hardened criminals off the streets.

    Noem said Monday marks nine months since President Donald Trump took office, and since then more than 480,000 undocumented immigrants have been arrested.

    She also reaffirmed support for Florida’s deportation facilities, including “Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot.”

    “It’s been fantastic to see the partnerships that we’ve had here in Florida, in this community and throughout the entire state,” Noem said.

    The secretary stood in front of a table full of firearms and narcotics and addressed violence against ICE agents, saying that it won’t be tolerated.

    “That is one of the reasons we are here today to focus on what this office has done — our officers — the criminals that they’ve taken off streets here in this city out of our communities,” she said.

    Noem was asked about recent reports that she had spent $200 million of taxpayer money on two private jets. Noem said they are for the Coast Guard to replace 25-year-old aircrafts.

    A few days ago, a member of the House Appropriations Committee wrote a letter to Noem, claiming she didn’t have the protocol to obtain those jets.

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  • Stricklin begins national search for UF coach, names Gonzales for rest of season

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    GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said Monday that he fired coach Billy Napier on Sunday because he felt now was the time in the best interests of the program long term. 

    He said he is launching a nationwide search to hire a new coach who can win a national championship. Stricklin said he would make the hire and be solely responsible but that he would hire TurnkeyZRG to be a partner in the search process. He said he will take suggestions from others, including the trustees and Turnkey.

    What You Need To Know

    • Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said Monday he will conduct an extensive search for a new football coach

    • Stricklin fired Billy Napier on Sunday after the Gators’ 3-4 start

    • He said he is looking for a coach who can win a national championship

    • Among the coaches whose names have been linked as possible replacements are Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, former Penn State coach James Franklin and USF coach Alex Golesh

    “We will have a wide variety of candidates,” Stricklin said, despite reports naming some possible successors. “We want people who can win national championships.”

    Some coaches whose names have been linked to the job in media reports are Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, former Penn State coach James Franklin, who was just fired by Penn State; Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and USF coach Alex Golesh, whose 18th-ranked Bulls are 6-1 this season with a victory against Florida. Golesh also is a former UCF co-offensive coordinator.

    In the interim, receivers coach Billy Gonzales will take over as coach for Florida’s remaining five games, beginning against rival Georgia (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) on Nov. 1 in Jacksonville. The Gators (3-4, 2-2) have a bye week to regroup from the chaos that often comes with a coaching change.

    He has worked on the Gators staff for 12 years with three different coaches.

    “Florida is a special place to me,” Gonzales said. “I take this new role to heart. It’s important to me.”

    Gonzales said Napier’s coaching staff will be kept in place and quarterbacks coach Ryan O’Hara will call plays. He said running the offense will be a collaborative process but that offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Russ Calloway will organize it.

    Florida owes Napier roughly $21 million, with half of that buyout due within 30 days. The rest will be spread over three annual installments beginning next summer, meaning the Gators will be paying three head coaches for the second time in seven years once they hire Napier’s replacement; they did the same with Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain and Dan Mullen in 2018. The football program will honor the contract as written, Stricklin said.

    Stricklin said the financial hit “is not insignificant” but that resources won’t be a factor in who Florida hires.

    “We have a little more time to make a hire and be very thorough,” he said.

    Stricklin said Florida has a “standard of excellence of winning that we have to perpetuate. …We’re here to win championships.”

    He warned that the process of replacing Napier will be tricky, though, pointing out that only three current college coaches have won national championships, so it’s likely whoever Florida hires will not previously have won one.

    But he added that Florida has never invested more in its football program’s infrastructure, facilities and name, image and likeness expenditures than it has of late.

    Stricklin announced Sunday that Napier was fired after going 22-23 in four seasons at Florida, including 12-16 in Southeastern Conference play. The firing came despite a 23-21 victory that looked like it was going to be gut-wrenching loss until defensive tackle Michai Boireau picked off a pass with 21 seconds remaining and the Bulldogs near field-goal range.

    “We’re all sad and disappointed that it didn’t work out,” Stricklin said.

    Napier took his dismissal “as graciously as you would expect,” Stricklin said. “…None of us will find a finer individual. His integrity, his character, the investment that he has made in this program.”

    The Gators program is in a lot better place than when Napier took it over, Stricklin said.

    “This place is important to him,” Stricklin said.

    Gonzales said he is hoping for a smooth transition, and Napier has left the Gators with “an arsenal of plays within the system.” He said he has full trust in the staff and players to finish the season strong. He said he wants to put the players in advantageous position to perform at their best.

    Stricklin met with the team after he fired Napier and said that although the situation is difficult, he expects a strong finish.

    “I believe we have the talent to compete with anyone left on our schedule,” Stricklin said. “…The University of Florida matters to this group. ….Winning is important to this group.”

    He said the staff, boosters and fans, “owe it to them to do everything we can to support them the rest of this season.”

    Speculation about Napier’s future mounted as the season went along, facing multiple ranked teams. He is the third consecutive coach to be fired by Florida in the middle of a season but the fourth Gators coach to be fired since the Urban Meyer era.

    The University of Florida draws student-athletes from all over the state, including Central Florida. According to one Lake Nona parent whose son plays for the football team, the players were notified on Sunday that there would be a meeting Sunday, and that’s when Charles Emanuel said he could almost guess what it was pertaining to.

    Though many fans and some leaders with the program seem to be unhappy with the wins and losses over the years, Emanuel said he likes the work Napier has done with the team, and that he’s thinking of him and his family during this time, not just the season.

    “I thought Billy’s done a really good job with this team,” he said. “My wife and I we’ve enjoyed the fact that our son has been there, and he’s treated our son well. I think he treats his players well, and I think all the players will tell you he’s a players’ coach,” Emanuel said.

    Spectrum News 13’s Brandon Green and Jaclyn Harold contributed to this report.

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  • FSU says ‘comprehensive assessment’ of football program will happen after season

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    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It appears that Florida State football coach Mike Norvell will remain in his post until the end of the 2025 season, but the university said Monday that a “comprehensive assessment” of the program will happen after the team’s final game.

    The Seminoles upset Alabama in their season opener and started 3-0, but have lost all four of their Atlantic Coast Conference games since then. That includes a 20-13 loss Saturday at Stanford, a game in which the Seminoles were penalized 13 times.

    “We rightfully have high expectations in everything we do to represent Florida State in the manner that built our reputation as one of college football’s best programs, cultivating an extraordinary group of supporters nationally and globally,” said Florida State Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford.

    “We embrace those expectations while also sharing the deep disappointment when results on the field are short of that standard. As we continue to move forward this season, our comprehensive assessment of the football program will be completed at season’s end,” he said.

    He added that the school is “fully committed to helping” Norvell for the rest of the season.

    FSU’s statement was released one day after Florida fired its coach, Billy Napier.

    Norvell led the Seminoles to a 13-1 record in 2023, but FSU was left out of the four-team College Football Playoff. A number of players opted out of the team’s bowl game, which became a blowout loss to Georgia.

    Since that loss to the Bulldogs, FSU is 5-14.

    Norvell is in his sixth season as FSU’s coach.

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  • Israel strikes Gaza after it says Hamas attacked across ceasefire line

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    TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Sunday struck targets in the southern Gaza Strip after it said its troops came under fire from Hamas militants, in the first major test of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire meant to halt more than two years of war.

    Members of the Palestinian group used an RPG and Israel responded with airstrikes and artillery, the military said.

    What You Need To Know

    • Israeli military officials say targets were struck in Gaza Sunday after their troops were fired upon by Hamas militants

    • Hamas officials, though, said the group was not connected to any clashes in Rafah in southern Gaza

    • Meanwhile, Hamas officials say that talks with mediators to start the second phase of the ceasefire with Israel have begun

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations with Israel’s security heads and directed the military to take “strong action” against any ceasefire violations, but did not threaten to return to war.

    Hamas said that it was not connected to any clashes in Rafah in southern Gaza.

    The strikes came as Israel identified the remains of two hostages released by Hamas overnight, and the Palestinian group said talks to launch the second phase of ceasefire negotiations have begun.

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the bodies belonged to Ronen Engel, a father of three from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and Sonthaya Oakkharasri, a Thai agricultural worker killed at Kibbutz Be’eri.

    Both were believed to have been killed during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and their bodies were taken to Gaza. Engel’s wife, Karina, and two of his three children were kidnapped and released in a ceasefire in November 2023.

    Meanwhile, Israel threatened to keep the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt closed “until further notice.” The statement by Netanyahu’s office said reopening Rafah would depend on how Hamas fulfills its ceasefire role of returning the remains of all 28 deceased hostages.

    In the past week, Hamas has handed over the remains of 13 bodies, 12 of which have been identified as hostages. Israel said one of the bodies released did not belong to a hostage.

    Israel has released 150 bodies of Palestinians back to Gaza, including 15 on Sunday, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-run government. Israel has neither identified the bodies nor said how they died. The ministry has posted photos of dozens of bodies on its website to help families and relatives attempting to locate their loved ones, but the bodies were decomposed, blackened and some were missing limbs and teeth. Only 25 bodies have been identified, the Health Ministry said.

    After Israel and Hamas exchanged 20 living hostages for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, the handover of the remains of deceased hostages and prisoners remains a major issue in the first stage of the ceasefire proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. A major scale-up of aid, including the opening of the Rafah border crossing, for humanitarian aid and people entering or leaving Gaza, is the other central issue.

    The next stages of the ceasefire will focus on disarming Hamas, Israeli withdrawal from additional areas it controls in Gaza, and future governance of the devastated territory.

    Second phase

    The Israeli military said on Sunday that militants shot at troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in the Israeli-controlled areas, according to the agreed-upon ceasefire lines. No injuries were reported. A senior Hamas official denied that Hamas was involved. Hamas and Israel have each accused each other of violating the fragile ceasefire.

    Meanwhile, Hamas says that talks with mediators to start the second phase of the ceasefire have begun.

    Hazem Kassem, a Hamas spokesman, said in a statement late Saturday that the second phase of negotiations “requires national consensus.” He also said Hamas has begun discussions to “solidify its positions,” without providing further details.

    According to Trump’s plan, the negotiations will include disarming Hamas and the establishment of an internationally backed authority to run the embattled Gaza Strip.

    Kassem reiterated that the group won’t be part of the ruling authority in a postwar Gaza. Hamas-run government bodies in the Gaza Strip are running day-to-day affairs to avoid a power void, he said.

    “Government agencies in Gaza continue to perform their duties, as the vacuum is very dangerous, and this will continue until an administrative committee is formed and agreed upon by all Palestinian factions,” he said.

    Kassem called for a Community Support Committee, a body of Palestinian technocrats, to run the day-to-day affairs, to be established promptly.

    Rafah border crossing

    Israel didn’t open the Rafah border crossing on Sunday, in an attempt to pressure Hamas to return more hostages’ bodies. Hamas says it needs special equipment to locate the bodies of additional hostages, but Israel believes Hamas has access to more bodies than it has returned.

    The Rafah crossing was the only one not controlled by Israel before the war. It has been closed since May 2024, when Israel took control of the Gaza side. A fully reopened crossing would make it easier for Palestinians to seek medical treatment, travel or visit family in Egypt, home to tens of thousands of Palestinians.

    On Sunday, the Palestinian Authority’s Interior Ministry in Ramallah announced procedures for Palestinians wishing to leave or enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing. For those who want to leave Gaza, Palestinian Embassy staff from Cairo will be at the crossing to issue temporary travel documents that allow entry into Egypt. Palestinians who wish to enter the Gaza Strip will need to apply at the embassy in Cairo for relevant entry documents.

    The Israel-Hamas war has killed more than 68,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-run government in the territory. Its figures are seen as a reliable estimate of wartime deaths by U.N. agencies and many independent experts. Israel has disputed them without providing its own toll.

    Thousands more people are missing, according to the Red Cross.

    Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 people in the attack that sparked the war.

    Hamas rejects U.S. claim

    The group rejected on Sunday a claim by the U.S. State Department that said it had credible reports of an imminent planned attack by Hamas against residents of Gaza.

    “This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement and undermine the significant progress achieved through mediation efforts,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement Saturday.

    Hamas called the claim “false allegations,” and accused Israel of supporting armed groups operating in Israeli-controlled areas. Hamas urged the U.S. administration to pressure Israel to stop supporting the gangs and “providing them a safe haven.”

    Hamas-led fighters clashed with at least two armed groups in eastern Gaza City that the group alleges are involved in looting aid and collaborating with Israel. They executed a handful of suspects in public, in widely condemned street killings.

    The Interior Ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, says its forces were working to restore law and order across areas Israel’s military withdrew from following the ceasefire.

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  • Experts, lawmakers debate the lack of A/C in most Florida prisons

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    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A former Tampa Bay lawmaker calls it a “moral collapse” that a majority of Florida prisons do not have air conditioning. 

    While federal prisons are required to have air conditioning, state prisons are not. A 2023 report suggested about 75% of the facilities in Florida do not cool the air.

    What You Need To Know

    • A 2023 report found that around 75% of Florida prisons don’t have air conditioning  

    • Officials say it would cost around $582 million to install A/C at all state prisons
       
    • Some consider not having air conditioning at prisons to be cruel and unusual punishment, a violation of the Eighth Amendment 

    • Others think the money should be used on continuing education and job training for inmates 


    “That isn’t just logistics,” said former State Sen. Jeff Brandes, a Republican who represented Tampa Bay in the Florida Legislature from 2010 to 2022. “That’s morally saying, ‘We’re doing something wrong.’”

    The Florida Department of Management Services commissioned KPMG in 2022 to develop a 20-year master plan for the Florida Department of Corrections. The plan, released in 2023, found that more than a third of state prisons were in “critical” or “poor” condition, and work for “immediate needs” — basic life, health and safety modifications needed to make Florida prisons inhabitable — would cost $2.2 billion.

    According to the plan, adding air conditioning to Florida prisons that currently lack HVAC systems would cost $582 million.

    Brandes suggested that all state lawmakers should tour prisons to understand what inmates are dealing with. He said his experience touring facilities — he described the heat by saying it  “felt like 105 (degrees)” — convinced him the money should be spent to outfit facilities with air conditioning.

    “Going to prison is supposed to be the deterrent,” said Brandes, who is currently the president of the Florida Policy Project. “That is the punishment. You are in prison. Prison is not supposed to be additional punishment while you’re there.”

    State Sen. Jonathan Martin (R-Fort Myers) said he disagrees with Brandes. He has argued the $582 million would be better spent on job training and continuing education for inmates, saying they have told him that’s what they prefer.

    “There’s a finite amount of resources,” Martin said. “Could we do more if we moved these resources somewhere else?”

    Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) argued that not having air conditioning during Florida’s hot summers is a violation of the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, which outlaws cruel-and-usual punishment.

    “It’s not meant to be a luxury hotel. We all get that,” he said. “But the punishment is time away from their families and society and their loved ones. The punishment is not cruel and inhumane conditions.”

    Martin, though, pointed to Florida statute 921.002 (“The Criminal Punishment Code”) which specifically states: “The primary purpose of sentencing is to punish the offender. Rehabilitation is a desired goal of the criminal justice system but is subordinate to the goal of punishment.”

    He went on to argue that the Eighth Amendment was ratified in 1791, before modern air conditioning existed.

    “To say somehow that not having air conditioning is a violation of your constitutional rights flies in the face of everybody over the age of 30 in the state of Florida who rode a school bus to school without air conditioning,” Martin said.

    Attorneys representing the state during a lawsuit over hot conditions at a prison in Miami-Dade County recently argued “the lack of air conditioning does not pose a substantial risk of serious harm.” They contended that, to violate the Eighth Amendment, conditions must be “objectively extreme enough to deny an inmate the minimal civilized measure of life’s necessities.”

    Brandes said he believes the state was arguing the conditions were cruel, just not “cruel enough.”

    “What is cruel? Is it 110 degrees? 115? If you could fry and egg on the floor, would that make it cruel and unusual?” Brandes asked.

    Connie Baroth Edson, an inmate advocate in Central Florida, has fought for years to bring air conditioning to prisons.

    She said adding air conditioning would decrease turnover among correctional officers (which is a significant issue in Florida) and offer basic humanity to inmates.

    “Why are you made to feel like you’re not worthy of anything by not having air conditioning?” Baroth Edson asked.

    While she did not think the state would ever pay the $582 million necessary to put air conditioning into all the Florida prisons, Baroth Edson said she was encouraged when the Florida Legislature agreed in 2025 to spend $300,000 on a pilot program to add wall units to some institutions.

    The expenditure was ultimately vetoed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

    When Spectrum News requested an interview with the secretary for the Florida Department of Corrections, the department provided a statement that said: “FDC has air-conditioning housing units serving the most vulnerable inmate populations, including the infirmed, mentally ill, pregnant and geriatric.”

    The statement said all new institutions are designed to include air conditioning, but noted many existing facilities were built before air conditioning was commonplace.

    The Florida Department of Corrections uses “various climate control measures” to reduce heat, according to the statement.

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  • Byrum Brown, No. 19 USF run over Florida Atlantic, 48-13

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    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Byrum Brown threw three touchdown passes and rushed for a score as No. 19 USF racked up 522 yards in a 48-13 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday night.

    USF (6-1, 3-0 AAC) got touchdown receptions from Jeremiah Koger, Jonathan Echols and Wyatt Sullivan. The Bulls scored the final 27 points to turn a 21-13 lead into a blowout victory.

    Brown was 14 of 24 for 256 yards and ran for 111 yards and a touchdown. Nykahi Davenport rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown. Koger had four catches for 90 yards.

    Florida Atlantic’s Caden Vetkamp was 35 of 50 for 244 yards with a touchdown pass and an interception. Assad Wassem had eight catches for 56 yards.

    The takeaway

    Florida Atlantic (3-4, 2-2) had its two-game win streak snapped and fell a game below .500.

    USF joins Tulane and Navy as the only teams with an undefeated ACC record. The Bulls will travel to No. 22 Memphis next weekend after the Tigers were upset by UAB.

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    Florida Atlantic: At Navy on Oct. 25.

    USF: At No. 22 Memphis on Oct. 25.

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