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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1969, 1,000 FSU students formed a human chain and rescued records and artwork from a burning administration building while firefighters fought the blaze.

In Florida, marriage is proving more lasting than ever—with the divorce rate falling by more than half since the 1990s, couples are weathering life's storms together. Learn more in Around Florida.

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FSU Community Works Toward Healing

Florida State University's Student Union will open for two hours Monday, a little over a week after it was the scene of a shooting that killed two and injured six.

The 12 makeshift memorials that popped up around campus are also being removed and preserved. Students, staff, and neighbors volunteered to help with the clean-up efforts, preserving thousands of cards, signs, stuffed animals, and more.

"Just seeing all the kind words, seeing all the kind things people were saying towards the families of the people who were lost and the students that were injured, those are the things that really make you believe that there's a lot of good out in the world right now," FSU senior Terryon Larkins said.

Plans are underway for a more permanent memorial.

Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff Monday

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday to honor fallen law enforcement officers.

DeSantis said he wanted to "recognize the bravery shown by these law enforcement officers and their service and sacrifice to our state."

This is the fourth time this month DeSantis has called for flags to be at half-staff. Flags were also at half-staff after the shooting at Florida State University, the Pope's death, and the death of Manolo Reyes, a former Miami City Commissioner.

Bomb Threat Prompts Plane Evacuation

A flight attendant discovered a bomb threat taped to a plane's bathroom door on Friday while departing from the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. The pilot stopped the plane on the tarmac and evacuated the passengers.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the threat was "very broad," so all Allegiant flights at the airport were evacuated while the planes were searched.

No explosives were found on any of the planes, but deputies are interviewing passengers on the plane with the bomb threat and have identified "some people that their actions were suspicious."

The flight was headed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and it was postponed until Saturday morning.

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➤ Statewide: Florida's divorce rate has dropped by more than half over the last 30 years, from 6.3 per 1,000 people in 1990 to 3.1 per 1,000 in 2022. (More)

➤ Everglades: A severe drought is impacting wildlife, killing fish, and drying up channels that airboat tours and other tourist expeditions need to operate. (More)

➤ Polk County: Drivers in Polk County have to pay a larger fine if they choose to fight a ticket for driving past a stopped school bus. (More)

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➤ The Tampa Bay Lightning had their first win of the series in Game 3 against the Florida Panthers on Saturday winning 5-1. (More)

➤ The Miami Dolphins made a big splash on Day 2 of the NFL draft, trading up to No. 37 overall to select offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea. (More)

➤ The Orlando Dreamers, a group looking to bring a third baseball team to Florida, has received close to $1.5 billion in financial commitments from investors. (More)

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➤ The Florida Innovation dollar coin, featuring a tribute to the space coast, is set to go on sale in May. (See Photo)

➤ A Fort Lauderdale girl's poem was featured at a competition at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. She drew inspiration from her dad "making lizard earrings" by having live lizards bite his ears. (See Photos)

➤ A South Florida horse, Neoequos, left for next weekend's Kentucky Derby. Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. says the horse has 40-1 odds of winning, but "anything is possible." (See Video)

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