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A new treatment room, intended for emergency room patients with less severe medical conditions not requiring a hospital bed and sophisticated equipment, is part of the St. Cloud Hospital ER expansion. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

A new treatment room, intended for emergency room patients with less severe medical conditions not requiring a hospital bed and sophisticated equipment, is part of the St. Cloud Hospital ER expansion. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

St. Cloud Hospital completes Emergency Room expansion

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Last week the staff of the Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital Emergency Department welcomed Emergency Medical Services first responders from the St. Cloud and Osceola County Fire Departments to tour their recently expanded emergency room.
Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, was a sponsor of immigration legislation that passed Tuesday. PHOTO/COLIN HACKLEY

Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, was a sponsor of immigration legislation that passed Tuesday. PHOTO/COLIN HACKLEY

Despite DeSantis' objections, Immigration bill passes

Jim Saunders
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Saying they are trying to help President Donald Trump crack down on illegal immigration, Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature late Tuesday passed a plan that includes boosting criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants, ending in-state tuition rates for...
House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said Monday the House will "not be moved by threats." PHOTO/COLIN HACKLEY

House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said Monday the House will "not be moved by threats." PHOTO/COLIN HACKLEY

Lawmakers rebuke DeSantis, will address immigration in special session

News Staff
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
By Jim Saunders, Dara Kam and Jim Turner News Service of Florida  Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature will revamp immigration laws this week but issued a sharp rebuke Monday to Gov. Ron DeSantis that included overriding a budget veto from last year.
Monday morning, Osceola County ($3.24) hovered right around that mark, and prices here are up 7 cents per gallon from a week ago and just over a dime from a month ago. GRAPHIC/AAA

Monday morning, Osceola County ($3.24) hovered right around that mark, and prices here are up 7 cents per gallon from a week ago and just over a dime from a month ago. GRAPHIC/AAA

AAA: No 'significant measure of relief' imminent for gas prices

News Staff
Monday, January 27, 2025
The holidays are over and Spring Break is still two months away, so since we're not going anywhere and using a ton of gas, prices at the pump have to come down, right?The answer for that from AAA The Auto Club is .... ummmm, no.While Florida gas prices have mostly hovered between $2.99 and $3.
Gov. Ron DeSantis called a special session but got blowback from legislative leaders. PHOTO/JIM TURNER, NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Gov. Ron DeSantis called a special session but got blowback from legislative leaders. PHOTO/JIM TURNER, NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Intrigue surrounds Florida Legislature's special session

Bill Cotterell
Monday, January 27, 2025
News Service of Florida — There are often enticing little subplots and sidebar stories when the Florida Legislature meets, and the special session Gov. Ron DeSantis has called beginning Monday has two intriguing side bets that you won’t find on the printed calendars of the House or Senate.
Reaction to "Gulf of America' varies from objections, to patriotic, to "It's silly." PHOTO/FRESH TAKE FLORIDA

Reaction to "Gulf of America' varies from objections, to patriotic, to "It's silly." PHOTO/FRESH TAKE FLORIDA

Along Gulf coast, Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ plan touches residents’ pride; some wonder what difference will it make

News Staff
Monday, January 27, 2025
By Aidan Bush and Libby Clifton  Fresh Take Florida  CEDAR KEY, Fla. – President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico has left residents along the Gulf Coast sharply divided. Some say it awakens their pride in the U.S. while others suggest it’s a silly distraction.
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