“This is something we have talked about internally for some time,” Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley said. “We have always been able to utilize the O’Connell Center as an indoor option for the football team, but with the renovation starting this spring, it will no longer be available.” MORE: SN early Top 10 | Staying put: 20 key players not going to NFL yet | Winners & Losers The new facility will be built on the site of the Sanders football practice fields, which are adjacent to Florida’s baseball stadium....

The Sunshine State filed an emergency application Friday arguing the federal agency’s order regarding cruise ships is “manifestly beyond its authority” and has cost Florida “tens of millions of dollars.” “It will continue to do so until all ships are able to sail free from the CDC’s mandates,” the court document read. “That is most unlikely to happen soon, especially given the many families who will be unable to sail until their young children are eligible for and administered COVID-19 vaccines....

According to the GoFundMe page, on June 30, Addison Bethea was scalloping on Keaton Beach when she was attacked by a 9-foot-long shark, which bit her several times. Her brother, firefighter Rhett Willingham, ran to help, and eventually dragged his sister away from the shark. Willingham and other local boaters nearby helped to tie a tourniquet around Bethea’s leg to control the bleeding before she was airlifted to the Bixler Trauma & Emergency Center at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital....

They handle it in different ways: some use it as motivation and play harder; others sulk, let their frustration show. And then there’s what Florida fifth-year senior defensive tackle Leon Orr did Saturday when he realized he would not be starting against Vanderbilt. MORE: Auburn loses | So does Notre Dame | Week 11 photos Orr got on a bus in Nashville and returned home to Gainesville. According to Greyhound....

“I think there was really no justification to not move forward,” said Governor Ron DeSantis at a news conference in Orlando Friday. DeSantis responded after comments made the day before by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top adviser on the White House Coronavirus Task Force. “Despite the guidelines and the recommendations to open up carefully and prudently, some states skipped over those and just opened up too quickly,” Fauci said Thursday on FiveThirtyEight’s PODCAST-19....

During a Saturday press conference, DeSantis asserted that Florida is on its way to recovering from the virus, as the southern state remains under a stay-at-home order through the end of April. But the governor also pushed back against the urgings from some conservatives to fully reopen businesses and activities. “We’re not doing in-person sports yet no matter what …. That’s just not going to happen in May,” DeSantis explained....

Appleby replaces injured starter Luke Del Rio, who the coach said earlier this week would be out “a while” after suffering a shoulder injury Saturday against Arkansas. McElwain added that true freshman Feleipe Franks would be the backup against the Gamecocks. “I know this,” McElwain said of Franks, “We’re not afraid of playing him at any point.” Kyle Trask, another true freshman, would be the emergency No. 3 quarterback....

The trailer is similar to those used by hospitals as a makeshift morgue when they did not have enough space in the building during the height of the pandemic last year. In a statement to Newsweek, Health First explained the presence of the trailer. “Health First does own and maintain a refrigerated trailer, which has long been parked in its same location at Viera Hospital. We’ve owned and operated this equipment for nearly two years,” spokesperson Lance Skelly said....

The hype video the university released Tuesday blends the success of those past teams with the ‘New Regime’ of Florida football, led by first-year coach Jim McElwain. MORE: Top 15 programs since 2000 | Top 10 SEC matchups | 10 greatest Gators Florida Football: A New Regime from Florida Football on Vimeo. The energy in Gainesville is growing as we kickoff a new chapter of Florida Football. As the video points out, Florida owns eight SEC championships and three national titles since 1991....

They made a simple bet when No. 3 Florida and No. 14 Kentucky played Saturday: the loser had to wear a onesie. Wall had a lot to say prior to the game. "He know what's up with me. He might not want to want to see me today," Wall said, according to CSNWashington.com. "You know how that is, you've got a big rivalry going on. I'll give him a look....

Stimulus checks started going out over the weekend as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package and not receiving one reportedly irked Paul Rawls Jr., a West Palm Beach resident. While driving by the former president’s home, he threw a smoke bomb out of the window and later admitted to it during a conversation with Palm Beach detective Christopher Barber. “Rawls spoke of his financial struggles and disdain for the former administration because he has not received his stimulus check from the government this weekend,” Rawls reportedly told Barber, according to an affidavit....

Mariano Gomez Ajtum, of Orlando, was ticketed for improper backing and driving without a valid license after the incident, which occurred just before 12:30 p.m. on Monday at the restaurant at 7419 International Drive and was captured on a surveillance camera, WFTV reported. The only vehicle involved in the crash was a 2013 Dodge pickup, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said in a release shared with Newsweek. In a series of tweets, Orange County Fire Rescue confirmed there were no injuries in the collision....

“That is one for the big book,” Zachary Moore, a spokesman for the Marion County Sheriff’s Department (MCSO), said about the incident. MSCO deputies arrested Robert Hoskins, 39, on September 22 and accused him of breaking into his neighbor’s home in Summerfield, a community located just south of Ocala. Hoskins had reportedly asked the neighbor if he could borrow some clothing, but the man declined and soon left his house....

Leonardo Fernandez, of Tampa, was detained on Saturday by deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office after becoming embroiled in a violent incident close to the intersection of West Linebaugh Avenue and Sheldon Road, media outlet WTSP reported. Police said the altercation was sparked by the suspect, driving a white van, cutting off the victim. The motorist told police that Fernandez became “enraged and started driving recklessly” after he gestured at Fernandez to put his phone down, believing he had been texting and driving....

Daytona Beach Police Department are seeking Gibbon Agledor, 37, and a man identified only as Eric. The woman said Agledor was her ex-boyfriend, and Eric his friend, according to a Daytona Beach Police Department report seen by Newsweek. Agledor is accused of attempted first-degree murder. On Thanksgiving, the men are said to have driven an unnamed 22-year-old woman to a parking lot behind a restaurant on the International Speedway Boulevard, near the junction of Hagen Terrace....

The neighbor, u/Virtual-Fly4632, shared their side of the story to the popular Reddit forum u/AmITheAhole, earning 7,500 upvotes and 800 comments for their post, “[Am I the Ahole] for telling my neighbors that I don’t care for their living situation?” The original poster (OP) opens by saying that they recently moved from Miami up to Orlando, due to the cost of living being cheaper. They work from home, and have two dogs, so they were looking for a two-bedroom apartment—one bedroom to sleep in, and the other to convert into an office....

David Patrick Nims, a youth director at Calvary Baptist Church in Pensacola, remained in Escambia County Jail on Tuesday after being arrested on eight more video voyeurism charges on Friday, the Pensacola News Journal reported. Officials said Nims was arrested on charges after videos showed people using the restroom at the church on hidden cameras. Nims was allegedly also shown setting up the camera on the video, the Associated Press reported....

In their post, titled “Valentine’s Day as a florist is always very…interesting,” u/tapiocatsar described the range of interactions they have had with customers. This post sparked a conversation among commenters about their own personal experiences at their workplace during a busy holiday. Valentine’s Day in particular is a major source of sales for many florists. The Society of American Florists reported it is estimated that more than 250 million roses are produced for Valentine’s Day....

The two forms of Flovent approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—Flovent HFA (aerosolized fluticasone) and Flovent Diskus (powder form)—are available by prescription only. There are no generic forms in the United States. Other FDA-approved fluticasone inhalants used to treat asthma include ArmonAir RespiDisk, ArmonDisk Digihaler, and Arnuity Ellipta. Uses Referred to as a prophylactic therapy, Flovent is used on a long-term, ongoing basis to prevent asthma symptoms....