Bonny Matejowsky

Roughly three-quarters of Florida prisons lack AC. Despite wide acknowledgment that Florida must cool its cells as temperatures rise, the state has not been able to make progress on a challenge that is also making prisons more dangerous and guards’ lives miserable.

On the first and third Tuesday of every month, dozens of volunteers for Gainesville Books to Prisoners gather at the Civic Media Center to sort, package and mail books to prisoners across Florida.

As this year’s summer is proving to be one of the hottest in recent history, putting over 100 million Americans under heat alerts, animal professionals take extra measures to cool their furry and feathered friends.

Thousands of acres in Welaka have been bought up by a surprising owner – Bass Pro Shops.

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information’s Global Climate Report, this year will rank among the five warmest years in history and has a 61% chance of being the hottest in recorded history.

Through due diligence and unwavering observation, forensic investigators play a crucial role in finding justice for victims and holding perpetrators accountable.