Carfentanil is back in Florida. Officials are worried
Medical examiners in Florida have noted an increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil this year. Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine. It was first created in 1974…
AI used to fight hurricane-powered exotic invasions in the Everglades
Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are providing special coverage this week of all things weather in Southwest Florida as a new hurricane season having started on June 1. It’s not exactly robots fanning out across the…
Donald Trump found guilty on all charges, how the internet is reacting
A New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of business fraud charges related to an alleged “hush money” payment to an adult film actress in the weeks before the 2016 presidential election in an…
Here’s how and when to do them come summer
June can be hot and steamy, but there are still plenty of things to do outside. Luckily, the days are longer, too, so remember to get out in the yard early in the morning, work in the shade through the…
Who won 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island, Florida?
Will the HGTV Dream Home winner move from New York to live on Anastasia Island, Florida? Time will tell what Marie Fratta, a veteran elementary school teacher from Westchester County, New York, will do. Fratta, who was picked out of…
FL cities worst for invasive bug, what to know
The summer travel season started with Memorial Day weekend, which means many will be going on trips and weekend getaways over the next three months. Just make sure you don’t bring back any unwanted house guests from your travels. With…
Who won 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island, Florida?
After months of waiting, the 2024 HGTV Dream Home in Florida has an owner! On May 21, HGTV announced it would reveal who won the HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island in Northeast Florida, described as “a grand coastal escape,” on the morning…
Shawn Goes Bananas finds sweet success in Tallahassee with pudding
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that shook the world, many people found themselves disconnected from society, including 22-year-old Shawn Rosier. Even after all the masks were tucked away and people began to pour back out into the cities…
Minnesota real estate pipeline brings another win for SW Florida
The Gopher State pipeline we’ve talked about before in this space keeps paying off for Collier County and Southwest Florida. April ushered in the official Naples arrival of Edina Realty, which touts itself as Minnesota’s largest real estate operation that…
Long-term exclusive property listing contracts now illegal in Arizona
A bill to stop real estate firms from soliciting homeowners to sign “deceptive and predatory” agreements locking them into how they sell their property was signed into law by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. The legislation, Senate Bill 1218, was crafted…