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Florida Plans Second Detention Center

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration has begun awarding contracts to build a second detention center in Florida at Camp Blanding near Jacksonville.

To begin preparing the site, the Florida Division of Emergency Management awarded a $39,000 contract for a portable emergency response weather station and two lightning sirens.

DeSantis has said the state is waiting for federal officials to ramp up deportations from the South Florida facility before fully building out the Camp Blanding site.

The North Detention Facility will join “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades in expanding Florida’s capacity for detaining illegal immigrants.

Potential FPL Rate Hike Largest in History

Florida Power & Light Company is pushing for a $10 billion rate hike, which, if approved, would be the largest rate hike by a utility in U.S. history.

The company called it a “balanced plan,” but opponents objected to the impact on residents, especially those already struggling to pay their bills.

“This is an extreme example of prioritizing profit over people,” said Mackenzie Marcelin, an activist with the nonprofit group Florida Rising.

The first hearing on the proposal will be held Monday.

Florida Launches Spectrum Alert

A new emergency alert system for missing autistic children, dubbed Spectrum Alert, was announced Friday. The idea was championed by the principal of a school for autistic children in Hialeah.

“(The police) are going to know that our kids sometimes can have some behaviors… A lot of our kids love to elope… and they love water because of sensory reasons,” South Florida Autism Charter School Principal Tammie Moodie said.

Officials hope that it can also help reduce drowning deaths. Of the 105 children ages 4 to 17 who drowned in Florida last year, over 60% were autistic.

House Bill 711, which took effect July 1, provided the funding for the alert system.

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➤ Jacksonville: Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia alleged that some cities are “scrubbing the information” to make it harder for Florida DOGE to investigate. (Details)

➤ Pinellas County: Hope Villages of America, a local food bank, says it has enough food, but not enough volunteers to distribute the food to those in need. (More)

➤ Orange County: City officials in Apopka have unanimously approved a proposal to raise municipal impact fees, which are charges developers pay to offset the cost of providing public services to new developments. (More)

➤ Franklin County: The Florida Department of Health is urging people to avoid swimming at Alligator Point Beach and St. George Island Beach after tests detected elevated levels of Enterococcus bacteria. (More)

➤ Columbia County: Lake City will transfer ownership of the historic Club House to the Women’s Club, which has met there for 100 years, in exchange for the group covering nearly $600,000 in much-needed repairs. (Details)

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➤ The Miami Marlins’ double-header against the Atlanta Braves today will feature the first ever female umpire in MLB history. (More)

➤ Two Orlando Pride players were nominated for the 2025 Women’s Ballon d’Or, and the team itself was nominated for the Ballon d’Or Women’s Club of the Year—the highest awards in international soccer. (More)

➤ The Jaguars and Buccaneers kick off their NFL preseason schedules later today against the Steelers and Titans. The Dolphins are set to play the Bears tomorrow afternoon. (More)

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➤ An acrylic glass water slide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas shattered, injuring a passenger and sending a cascade of water onto the deck below. The slide will stay closed until the ship returns to Port Miami, where the incident will be investigated. (See Video)

➤ Students at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland helped create a spacewalk tool that NASA astronauts can use for repairs. (See Tool)

➤ Granite, a loggerhead sea turtle, was released back into the ocean in Bay County on Thursday after veterinary staff at Gulf World Marine Institute helped him recuperate from multiple injuries from fishhooks. (See Video)

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Do you own an Elvis Presley record or CD?

1. Yes
2. No
3. My collection is digital

Yesterday’s Results:

Have you read The Yearling or seen the movie?

1. Neither: 42%
2. Yes, both: 22%
3. Not the book: 20%
4. Not the movie: 16%

What date is the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season?

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