Good Morning! On this day in 1948, musician and record producer Jim Ed Norman was born in Fort Myers. Norman was one of the main architects of the 1970s West Coast pop and country rock sound, and served as president of Warner Bros. Nashville from 1984 to 2004.
Treasure Coast Baptist Church in Fort Pierce unveiled a monument to the late Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, the federally recognized Charlie Kirk Day, which includes a 31-foot flagpole representing Kirk’s 31 years of life. On Wednesday, Turning Point USA, Kirk’s organization, shared31 Ways to Live Like Charlie Kirk.
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Fake Bomb Threat Targets 40 School Districts
The FBI and local police are investigating an anonymous bomb threat that was issued to over 40 Florida school districts across the state on Tuesday evening.
Officials believe the emails are part of a statewide scheme aimed at scamming the schools. Brevard County officials said in a statement that the threats “are not considered credible and appear to be part of a hoax intended to solicit money.”
A Sumter County School District also received the email and acknowledged the threat circulating through a group email thread. Officials do not believe the threat is credible and consider it part of the same hoax.
Schools around the state opted for a regular schedule on Wednesday, having an increased law enforcement presence “out of an abundance of caution.”
Florida Sues Roku for Selling Kids’ Information
Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against streaming giant Roku, accusing the company of violating the state’s tech privacy and consumer protection laws by collecting and selling personal data from children without parental consent.
Uthmeier’s civil enforcement action targets Roku and its Florida subsidiary. Filed in Collier County Circuit Court, the lawsuit alleges that Roku collected information from young users.
The attorney general said he believes Roku has used and sold data “regarding online preferences and behaviors of kids, videos, and images that they might use online, even their location.”
In a video posted to his social media, Uthmeier called the practice a violation of Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights and of parents’ control over their children’s data. Florida seeks to halt Roku’s data collection and impose penalties.
Jacksonville Votes Against Independent Attorney
On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council voted 9-8 against a resolution endorsing the Duval County School Board’s effort to have the state lawmakers change the city charter to allow it to hire an independent attorney.
A debate over the plan began in May, following the resignation of the school board’s city-appointed attorney, Ray Poole. The school board wanted to hire its own attorney who would not be under the supervision of the city’s Office of General Counsel.
Those opposed did not want to set a precedent that could lead to independent authorities for other areas of the city, like the Jacksonville Port Authority.
School board members argued theirs should be a special case because, unlike the boards of other agencies, they are elected by voters. Locally elected state lawmakers could choose to take up the request in Tallahassee, despite the city council’s decision.
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➤ Miami: On Tuesday, a circuit judge temporarily blocked the planned transfer of downtown land for President Trump’s future presidential library, after an activist alleged that officials at Miami Dade College violated Florida’s open government law. (More)
➤ Columbia County: Lindsey Langston, the reigning Miss United States and a state committeewoman, was granted a restraining order against U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, a Republican for the 7th District, after he threatened to share nude photos and videos. (More)
➤ Starke: Samuel Lee Smithers, 72, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, having been convicted of killing Christy Cowan and Denise Roach in 1999. It was Florida’s 14th execution in 2025. (More)
➤ Stuart: On Monday, the city reduced its workforce by 12 positions, or 3% of its employees, with more cuts possible. Four firefighters will still be hired, resulting in a net budget savings of about $650,000. (More)
➤ Hillsborough County: An Odessa couple was targeted in their driveway by two gunmen who had taped an AirTag tracking device beneath their vehicle. The AirTag was traced back to Omardy Maldonado Rodriguez and Luis Charles, who are charged with armed burglary, assault, and armed kidnapping. (See Video)
➤ Polk County: A childhood rape victim charged by the sheriff’s office with filing a false report when she was 12 has sued Sheriff Grady Judd and multiple employees for that action. (More)
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➤ The director of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission admitted in an interview that he’s hoping to bring the Summer Olympics to Florida as soon as 2040. (More)
➤ Argentina beat Puerto Rico 6-0 during an international soccer friendly in Chase Stadium on Tuesday. Inter Miami star Lionel Messi assisted on two of the team’s goals. (More)
➤No women’s basketball teams from Florida colleges made the AP preseason Top 25 poll. (See Poll)
➤ UCF men’s soccer swept the Sun Belt Conference’s weekly soccer awards. Senior forward Clarence Awoudor won Offensive Player of the Week, while senior goalkeeper Juanvi Munoz was named Defensive Player of the Week. (More)
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➤ Yulee-based Rayonier and PotlatchDeltic will merge in an all-stock deal worth about $8.2 billion, including debt, to create one of North America’s largest publicly traded timber and wood products companies. (More)
➤ Naples is the fastest-growing metro area in the U.S. for apartment construction, according to RentCafe, a nationwide apartment search website. (More)
➤ Stone crab season started on Wednesday, with early signs pointing to a healthy supply and claw prices mirroring what they were last spring. The first crustacean harvests will arrive at seafood purveyors today. (More)
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➤ The Melbourne Independent Film Festival will hold the world premiere of the new documentary film The Man Behind the Six Million Dollar Man: The Untold Story of Martin Caidin on Saturday. The film reveals Caidin’s early life on the Space Coast. (See Photo)
➤ The Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet is caring for 100 stranded baby turtles, most no bigger than an adult’s palm, after recent offshore storms stirred up the surf and displaced the recently hatched turtles. (More)
➤ A determined gopher tortoise made a home under Nancy Cyphert’s front yard in Fort Myers, digging a massive hole under her house and causing concern for the stability of the home’s foundation. (See Video)
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Fake Bomb Threat Targets 40 School Districts
