Eviction Moratorium, Rubio On COVID, Killer Sought: Nearby News

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Hospitals Say 88 To 95 Percent Of COVID-19 Patients Unvaccinated

As some hospital beds in Florida see an influx of coronavirus patients, prompting them to postpone elective surgeries and limit visitors, hospital executives told Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that the majority of COVID-19-positive patients who are hospitalized are people in their 50s who are not vaccinated.

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'He's Not Human': Mother's Message To Slain Daughter's Killer

A manhunt has been launched by local and federal authorities for accused St. Pete killer, Benjamin Robert Williams, 38, who shot his girlfriend multiple times in the face Saturday inside a car near a cemetery.

'You Cannot Mask Your Way Out Of This': Sen. Marco Rubio

In a video shared on Twitter Thursday, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio calls on unvaccinated Floridians to get the COVID-19 vaccine, rather than instituting a statewide or local mask mandate, as coronavirus cases surge throughout the state.

Declaring A Public Health Crisis, CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium

Thousands of Florida homeowners and renters are breathing a sigh of relief after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed an order Tuesday to extend the eviction moratorium through Oct. 3.

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