The CDC figures released on Saturday topped the previous high of 19,334 on January 7, before vaccines were widely available.
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Mayor Grover Robinson is working on his one-term legacy
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Max Mateer, a 2021 Pensacola High School graduate, has written and performed a one-man production in both the State and National History Day competitions since he was in the sixth grade.
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Ashton Hayward made local history as the city's first 'strong mayor'
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In Milton Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announces plans the state purchase of the troubled Garcon Point Bridge and to permanently reduce tolls.
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Commissioners refused to police themselves with a resolution banning personal electronic devices during meetings.
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The final mayor of the manager-council era, Mike Wiggins, recalls his tenure.
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More than a dozen speakers convinced commissioners residents should be allowed to address them face-to-face.
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and anti-mask parent activists want face coverings to be optional in schools. A top pediatrician in South Florida says that means kids will "infect each other."
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The end of tenant protections this weekend has raised concerns that thousands of Florida residents will be unable to afford their monthly rent and face eviction.
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The Okaloosa County school district is creating a program to teach students how to work with artificial intelligence. The University of Florida is helping develop courses for the program. It’s set to launch in 2022.
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Above-normal heat and high humidity, combined with the absence of typical afternoon storms, will lead to a prolonged period of dangerous heat across the Florida Panhandle and portions of North Florida beginning Thursday.
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September was expected to be the month of mass returns to the office. Now the surging extra-contagious coronavirus variant has employers wondering what to do.
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New documents released by the House Oversight Committee log a telephone conversation between Justice Department leaders and then-President Donald Trump in December 2020.
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In an outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., three-quarters of cases occurred in fully vaccinated people. The study's findings suggest that vaccinated people infected with delta can transmit the virus.
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The federal workforce is one group President Biden can more directly influence. Under new rules, workers will need to get vaccinated or wear a mask and get tested regularly.
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Florida reported 16,038 new COVID-19 cases to the federal government on Tuesday, the highest number of new cases since Jan. 15, federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show.
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Wipe the dust off your binoculars and extract the family telescope from the back of the closet: Saturn is about to put on its best and brightest show of the year — an act Jupiter will soon follow.
