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A major goal of the Consumer Protection Office is to be proactive and educate consumers. It provides workshops and seminars that teach residents about best practices and how to protect against fraud.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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4/21/24
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Under the new EPA rules, public water systems have until 2027 to complete monitoring for PFAS and provide publicly available data.
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By Kyle Doudrick, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame
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4/21/24
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Becker was a generational leader. People with his skill set usually skip municipal politics and aim for a fast track to a CEO role in a Fortune 500 company or a higher office.
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Thanks to that first Earth Day, we got the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and a bunch of other environmental regulations. We also got the EPA.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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4/18/24
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As average temperatures rise across the U.S., heat illness is a growing safety and health concern for workers indoors and outdoors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that environmental heat exposure claimed the lives of 36 workers in 2021 and 56 in 2020.
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From the US Department of Labor, OP/ED by Jeannie Economos of the Florida Farmworkers Association
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4/18/24
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The Apopka Police Department continues the Cookies & Milk with a Cop program, a heartwarming initiative to foster trust and camaraderie between the APD and the community.
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From the Apopka Police Department
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4/18/24
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On April 9th, the Best Foot Forward for Pedestrian Safety coalition and Orange County Sheriff's Office conducted a crosswalk enforcement operation at Apopka-Vineland Road and 1st Street.
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From Best Foot Forward
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4/17/24
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The Apopka Voice publishes a weekly arrest report that includes arrests, crashes, calls for service, and traffic citations. This report is for the week ending April 13th.
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From the Apopka Police Department
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4/17/24
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On Monday, April 15th at approximately 9:00 A.M., Hilary Patricia Ramos Acosta, a 26-year-old Hispanic female, 5’07”, 200 pounds, with brown eyes and dyed red hair, departed her residence on East Lisa Lane in Apopka.
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From the Apopka Police Department
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4/17/24
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According to Wallet Hub, Apopka is ranked #58 in the United States among small towns for starting a business. The study analyzed 1,334 small towns across the country.
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The report is trumpeted as a first-of-its-kind study showcasing how the 18 million acres of the Wildlife Corridor, which runs throughout the entire state, ease the worst impact of climate change.
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By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection
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4/16/24
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The Apopka Voice publishes a weekly burglary report from the Apopka Police Department that includes reported burglaries of businesses, residences, and vehicles.
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From the Apopka Police Department and Staff Reports
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4/16/24
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On Monday, April 15th at approximately 9:00 A.M., Hilary Patricia Ramos Acosta, a 26-year-old Hispanic female, 5’07”, 200 pounds, with brown eyes and dyed red hair, departed her residence on East Lisa Lane in Apopka.
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From the Apopka Police Department
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4/16/24
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The Lake Apopka Loop Trail is one of Northwest Orange County's most popular outdoor destinations. The multi-use trail encompasses almost 15 miles of stunning landscapes and trails.
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From Staff Reports
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4/15/24
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Although she’s fostered over 900 abandoned cats and kittens since 2009, Beth Otto admits she wasn’t always a cat lover.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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4/15/24
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In case you missed it. The Apopka News Week in Review includes six articles that shaped the City... all in one place, including details on the new Vice Mayor of Apopka.
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From Staff Reports
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4/14/24
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The new law, HB 433, which takes effect on July 1, forbids the state or its political subdivisions from requiring any protections not mandated by state or federal law, even for their own contractors.
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By Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix
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4/14/24
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The simplified filing process could eventually save Florida taxpayers more than $530 million in filing fees every year.
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By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection
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4/14/24
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Again? For the third time, another company wants to drill in Florida's Apalachicola River floodplain
Pittman: "This is the third time some wildcatter has asked to cosplay Jed Clampett, hoping to find some a-bubblin’ crude in the wilds of North Florida. Oil, that is — Texas Tea!"
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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4/11/24
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Three hundred people die of a drug overdose every day in the US, and the availability of illicit fentanyl significantly increases the likelihood of opioid overdoses and overdose deaths.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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4/10/24
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL), Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX), and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), announced …
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From the Office of Rep. Maxwell Frost
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4/10/24
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The Apopka Voice publishes a weekly arrest report that includes arrests, crashes, calls for service, and traffic citations. This report is for the week ending March 6th.
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From the Apopka Police Department
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4/10/24
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Commissioner Kyle Becker, who resigned from Seat #3 on Friday, triggered a change in the Council, as Commissioner Diane Velazquez took over as Apopka's Vice Mayor.
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
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4/9/24
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The governor’s office cited reports from retailers estimating losses as high as $112 billion during 2022, with hot spots in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
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By Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix
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4/9/24
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The Apopka Voice publishes a weekly burglary report from the Apopka Police Department that includes reported burglaries of businesses, residences, and vehicles.
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From the Apopka Police Department and Staff Reports
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4/9/24
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