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This episode originally aired Dec. 21, 2022. Like snowbirds, lovebugs arrive in Florida when the best weather of the year rolls in. But where do they come from? All week, Katrina Scales is spotlighting her favorite random Florida facts of 2022. Today: a Florida urban legend surrounding the origin of the lovebug. An expert explains why they’re here and why they may not be around forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Florida sues the Biden Administration over student debt plan, Disney makes changes to a policy that will affect wait times and Aerosmith is coming to Orlando for its "Peace Out" tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Volusia County schools deal with budget cuts, Orange County scraps a tax plan and a Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off for the final time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Allan Mestel had extensive experience photographing humanitarian crises, but he says his first day near the Poland/Ukraine border was unlike anything he’d seen before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Brevard citrus growers hopeful about industry’s future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hooters co-founder Ed Droste recalls the wacky promotional stunts before chain’s worldwide takeover. This episode originally aired in December 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Here's a special episode of Your Florida Daily featuring an interview with photographer Allan Mestel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A mass-arrest in a suspected gang-related shooting in Seminole County, the first confirmed case of measles has now reached Central Florida and there's an investigation into an "abnormal" increase in injuries among pelicans along Florida's east coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT&T will pay up after a massive outage, a warning is issued at a Volusia school after a boy dies from meningitis and the next astronaut mission will blast off from Florida later this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT&T reveals the cause of a massive network outage, the Seminole Towne Center goes dark and a bill that would ban young teens from using social media heads to Gov. DeSantis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Florida pastor won't spend time in prison after her 11-month-old daughter was left alone in a hot car and died, a lunar landing is on tap and the city of Orlando hopes to create an "oasis" under I-4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young girl dies when sand collapses on her at a Florida beach, Flagler County deals with the cost of school resource officers and a spacecraft nears a landing on the moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The City of Tampa is about to pay out $14 million for his wrongful conviction, three World War II bombs have been safety detonated in the Panhandle and Buc-ee's is looking to open another location in Florida.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Florida congressmen are now pushing for new federal legislation that would override a state gun law, a deputy mistakes a fallen acorn for a gunshot and a new list of Florida restaurants have been added to the Michelin Guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A woman leads deputies on a multi-county chase after carjacking a driver at a Space Force base, rideshare and delivery drivers are expected to strike and Miami Beach is looking to keep spring breakers away this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A wild police chase tears up lawns and destroys a fence in Seminole County, a Florida cold case is featured on an HBO documentary and a big honor for one of the Orlando Magic's most famous players.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All lanes of I-75 are now back open two days after a jet crash that left two men dead, former President Donald Trump is expected back in a Florida courtroom and prostitution stings end with charges for workers at 10 massage parlors in Volusia County. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bill to penalize drivers who don't move to the right is ready to be heard by the full state Senate, Florida's cruise industry is off to a strong start in 2024 and a kangaroo goes wild in a Tampa apartment complex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Florida Daily host Katrina Scales sits down with retired NASA astronauts Nicole Stott and Chris Ferguson at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to hear their thoughts on the future of commercial spaceflight and how living in space changed how they think about life on Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A high stakes hearing in Tallahassee, an attempted bank robbery ends with a man dead in South Fort Myers and you might get a tornado warning on your phone today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former school resource officer is accused of having sex with a teenage student, lawmakers are looking to put limits on the amount of THC in pot products and Florida remains #1 in the country for shark attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Powerful storms slammed Florida on Sunday including a possible tornado through Jacksonville, Florida Netflix users will soon new a new charge on their monthly bills and the price of gas is slowly going back down after jumping above the national average. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The charred remains of a mobile home are all what's left after a deadly plane crash in Clearwater, Marion County deputies are investigating a deadly crash involving a stolen patrol vehicle and how friendly grizzlies ended up in Okaloosa County late last month.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new chapter has begun in the ongoing legal battle between the state of Florida and Disney, a years-long debate over lawn equipment is set to come up again in Winter Park and calling all professional and amateur pickleball players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Broward Medical Examiner's Office investigator is accused of stealing the credit card information of dead people, Florida lawmakers are working to make it harder to pass amendments to the state constitution and we're finally getting a look at Orlando's next big theme park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A big development in the deadly shooting spree in Brevard County that that left two Palm Bay Police officers hurt, great news for Florida Prepaid families and a Florida K9 is being praised for being a "very good girl". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A shootout ended with two people killed and two Palm Bay police officers hurt, drivers hoping to avoid I-4 have a new way around the Orlando area and cuddle weather has returned to Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A serial killer has come forward in a 40-year-old Florida murder case, the search continues for two Lake County girls the center of a statewide Amber alert and an Amazon driver is accused of stealing a French bulldog while making deliveries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

State spending on DEI programs for public universities is now banned, Orlando leaders are moving forward with a plan aimed at bringing more large chains downtown and doorbell camera company Ring says it will no longer allow police departments to request videos directly from users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bill that would ban minors from creating social media accounts has reached the full Florida House, the fight against developers in a rural part of east Orange County reached a peak last night and anticipation is building at Daytona International Speedway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two drivers face charges after being clocked clocked at 199 miles per hour on the Florida Turnpike, safety changes in the aftermath of two separate deadly crashes involving Brightline trains and a ballot initiative in Florida to legalize marijuana for recreational use now has enough signatures to appear before voters this November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially ends his bid for president, near-record warmth coming to Florida and the last Florida team standing in the NFL playoffs is out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A disturbing discovery onboard a plane leads to a flight attendant being placed under arrest, a Disney worker after she says someone tried to abduct her in an EPCOT parking lot and Actor Brad Pitt is filming a movie in Volusia County. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s talk about your junk drawer. Is it a kitchen drawer with sauce packets and spare batteries or a shelf in a closet where you keep the box your iPhone came in? Either way, most of us are collecting and accumulating items with sentimental or historical value — including the government of Florida. Preserving the history of an entire state is no simple feat. It first became someone’s job in 1845 when Florida formed an institution called the State Library and Archives. So, let’s explore Florida’s extremely organized, climate-controlled, professionally curated junk drawer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detectives in Hernando County are trying to piece together what led to two men being found dead in a backyard, a bill to restrict what types of flags can be flown at schools and government buildings is moving ahead in the Florida legislature and SpaceX is set to try again today to get the latest all private astronaut mission off the ground from Cape Canaveral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troopers are investigating the tragic death of a 9-year-old student who was run over by a bus, Florida's first crewed mission of the year is expected to launch today and the same powerful system bringing a blast of cold air to Florida is causing issues for thousands of travelers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Ron DeSantis comes in a distant second place in the Iowa Caucuses, a front is bringing a blast of chilly weather to Florida and Hulk Hogan reportedly helped rescue a teenage girl after a car crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charges could be coming for a driver accused of hitting three people in Flagler County, federal investigators are now looking into two deadly crashes involving a Brightline train at the same railroad crossing and this season's citrus crop could show much-needed growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former Miami-Dade School Board member is accused of spending lavishly using her district credit card, a United Airlines jet is forced to land in Tampa and Orlando is getting ready to welcome some 2024 U.S. Olympic hopefuls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An investigation is underway after a deadly Brightline crash in Melbourne, NWS confirms at least four tornadoes touched down in the Florida Panhandle this week with severe weather and a bill Florida lawmakers are considering a so-called ban on cruising in the fast lane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damage is still being tallied after suspected tornadoes tore through the Panhandle, a controversial new bill has been filed in Florida that would scale back voting by mail and Disney World is bringing back some popular perks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strong to severe storms are coming today, state lawmakers are back at the capitol to begin the annual legislative session and the Moon lander onboard the new Vulcan Centaur rocket runs into big trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A historic launch on Florida's Space Coast, the Republican Party of Florida is set to formally oust it's current chair and a funnel cloud was spotted in Fort Lauderdale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Orange County teacher is accused of having sex with a former student and recording it, lawmakers are working on a bill that would increase penalties for anyone convicted of causing the death of a law enforcement officer and a big honor for one of the Orlando Magic's most famous players.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A large fire badly damages the home of Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, several leaders in local cities are leaving their positions over a new Florida law and Florida's largest university is seeing an alarming rise in the "sextortion" of students on campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A twist in a New Year's Day death investigation in Tallahassee, medical marijuana dispensaries could soon be allowed in another Florida city and a teenager ends up in Puerto Rico after he's placed on the wrong flight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some closure for the family of an Orlando mother who went out on a date and then never came home, a major change to Florida's 'Move Over' law and the great white shark being tracked off our east coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Florida is well known for its citrus groves, but the next superfood sensation could be found right here in the Sunshine state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Florida man is accused of shooting at officers before burning his house down in a dramatic takedown, red-light cameras are back in the spotlight and numbers at the pump have shot back up.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abortion rights will likely appear on the ballot in 2024, an apparent gas leak causes a massive explosion at a home and Sanibel Beach is getting some much-needed sand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The former school resource officer who failed to confront the Parkland school shooter says he had no legal duty to stop Nicolas Cruz, the OnePulse Foundation says the City of Orlando will soon be launching a new memorial fund, and Orlando's Icon Park has just unveiled an early Christmas present for a bunch of Harry Styles fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Florida's Republican party chairman is stripped of his power and salary, a recall alert for spinach sold at Publix stores and your next chance to see a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch from our coast is next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices