Pelican Reward, $2 Million Win, Organic Seed Scheme: Nearby News

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

• Bradenton Man Arrested In Fraudulent South Dakota Seed Scheme
• $2 Million Florida Lottery Winner From Mulberry
• Float Tanks Provide An ‘Adult Time-Out’ And Ease Stress

Remote-Access Software Cause Of Breach At Oldsmar Water Plant

A popular desktop-sharing software was used to breach Oldsmar's water treatment plant, raising caustic chemicals to dangerous levels.

DeSantis Speaks To Maskless Crowd At Palm Beach Hotel: Report

Palm Beach County officials are investigating the Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel after Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to a group of more than 100 mostly maskless people there Friday, CNN reported.

Pro-Trump Miami Springs Doctor Charged With Hate Crime: Report

A pro-Trump doctor from Miami Springs was charged Friday with a hate crime for attacking a Hispanic man at a Hialeah Publix on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden's Inauguration Day

Vegan Activist Group Offers $2,000 For Info On Injured Pelicans

Florida Voices for Animals, a vegan activist group and nonprofit organization, has offered a $2,000 reward in the search for the individuals who have been intentionally injuring brown pelicans at the Skyway Fishing Pier on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

FL Publix Stores Reopen COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment

Publix is reopening COVID-19 vaccine registrations online at its stores in Florida after receiving a shipment of vaccines, a Publix news release said. Vaccination appointments will be available at 273 stores in 20 counties.

• Sarasota Vaccine Clinic Notifications Going Out Tuesday
• Manatee County Vaccine Update: New, Rescheduled Clinics Planned
• State-Run Vaccination Site To Relocate To Stadium Next Week
• Nearly 60,000 People Now Vaccinated In Pasco County
• Signing Up For Vaccinations: What If You Don't Have A Computer?

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Also Worth a Look Today

• Sarasota Chamber To Host Party On The Bay At Van Wezel Wednesday

• American Stage’s Virtual Show: ‘Satchmo At The Waldorf’
• Pasco Sheriff Seeks Help Identifying Holiday Porch Pirate
• Brandon Man Wins 2021 Local Business Person Of The Year
• $2 Million Florida Lottery Winner From Mulberry
• Float Tanks Provide An ‘Adult Time-Out’ And Ease Stress
• American Stage’s Virtual Show: ‘Satchmo At The Waldorf’
• Pasco Sheriff Seeks Help Identifying Holiday Porch Pirate
• Brandon Man Wins 2021 Local Business Person Of The Year
• More Than 160 Foods Donated To Nonprofit In Honor Of Officer

Across America

• 'I Just Wanted To Hug Them': U.S. Virus Deaths Pass Milestone
• Who Pays For The COVID-19 Vaccine? 5 Things To Know
• Tiger Woods Cut From Wreckage In Rollover Crash, Hospitalized
• Historic Ice Storm Unites Stranded Delivery Driver, Austin Couple
• How Anti-Abortion Laws Could Affect Affordable U.S. Health Care