$5M Winner, Piney Point Finale, USF Earns High Marks: Nearby News

Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Florida Patches to talk about tonight:

• Suncoast Boat Show Returns To Sarasota Friday Through Sunday
• FL COVID Deaths Drop, Transmission Rate Remains High: White House
• Man Dies After Pickup Collides With Parked Police Vehicle

REAL ID Deadline Nears For Florida Residents: What To Know

Florida residents have six months left until the federal enforcement of REAL ID begins for commercial domestic air travel. Officials with the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said residents who want a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or photo ID card should get their documents together as soon as possible to meet the deadline.

$9M Deep Injection Well OK’d For Piney Point Wastewater Removal

Manatee County commissioners at their Tuesday meeting approved a more than $9 million deep injection well to remove the remaining contaminated wastewater at Piney Point.

FL’s New ‘Anti-Riot’ Bill Is ‘Attack On Democracy’: Activists

Though Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis has framed HB1, a controversial "anti-riot" bill he signed into state law Monday in Polk County, as a means to control violent demonstrations, Sarasota and Manatee County area social and racial justice activists and organizations describe it as an "anti-American" tool to quell protests.

$5 Million Florida Lottery Prize Claimed By South Florida Man

A 49-year-old South Florida man claimed the $5 million top prize from the $20 Monopoly Jackpot scratch-off game, Florida Lottery said in a news release.

USF Among Nation's And World's Best For Global Impact

The University of South Florida on Friday learned it was ranked among the nation's and the world's best universities in the Times of Higher Education's (THE) third edition of the Impact Rankings.

• Brewery Scholarship Launched For Minority Students At USF

Tampa Area Leaders, Organizations React To Chauvin Verdict

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder in the May 2020 death of George Floyd — a case that rocked the nation. Leaders and organizations in the Tampa area offered thoughts about Tuesday's verdict.

• Chauvin Guilty Verdict Reached; FL Leaders, Organizations React

Bucs Antonio Brown Resolves Civil Dispute With Former Trainer

Tampa Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and his former trainer Britney Taylor have reached a settlement in their civil dispute, multiple sources have reported. Taylor had filed a lawsuit against Brown in September 2019 accusing Brown of sexually assaulting her on three occasions, twice in 2017 and again in 2018.

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