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Florida lawmakers and youth advocates were “dumbfounded” last week when Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have given some juvenile offenders a chance of a clean start.

After nearly two weeks of sifting through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapse, officials in Surfside called off the search for survivors. WLRN reporter Verónica Zaragovia joins Intersection for an update on her reporting from the site and how the disaster has affected the community of Surfside.

Futurist and author Joe Tankersley joins 90.7’s Matthew Peddie for a conversation about what futurists do, and about finding a middle ground between dystopia and utopia in the vision for the future.

Deborah Beidel, executive director of UCF Restores, joins Intersection to discuss the psychological toll of the Surfside disaster on first responders.

The author of the Bridgerton novels shared news of the family tragedy in a social media post. "I have lost my father, and I don't have my sister with whom to grieve," she wrote.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has been a yearly tradition since 1925 except for a break in 2020 during the height of the pandemic.

Union president Stewart Eubanks says AMR recently boosted EMT wages in Sumter County by 70 percent and paramedic pay by 58 percent.

If this were a normal summer, tourists from all over the world would be vacationing in the U.S. Travel restrictions are still in place for many visitors, impacting small businesses across the country.

More than 20 Ocala residents spoke in support of the city manager or the former fire chief.

Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson won't be competing at the Tokyo Olympics. USA Track & Field kept her off the roster following her positive test for marijuana after her Olympic Trials 100m win.