The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the University of Central Florida. They were uncovered by Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at the university, and a team of archaeologists.

Student shots: The percentage of Florida students entering kindergarten with required vaccinations continues to decline, Health News Florida reports. Superintendents: Alachua County interim superintendent Kamela Patton offered to extend her contract if the school board needs more time to search for a permanent leader, MainStreet Daily News reports.

While most people flee natural and man-made disasters, first responders run to them. Firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement officers were deployed to the Surfside condominium collapse, the Pulse nightclub and Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shootings, and a long string of hurricanes.

First responders make up 1.4% of Florida’s workforce, but their suicide rate is more than two times higher than other working-age Floridians. The 2nd Alarm Project deploys teams to communities to help.

Archaeologists have found evidence suggesting that Kurd Qaburstan, a site located in the Erbil region of northeastern Iraq, may be the lost city of Qabra, an ancient urban center mentioned in Babylonian inscriptions, including the Stele of Dadusha. Recent excavations...

Ocala Trinity Catholic (Florida) announced on Friday the appointment of Clint Hart as the Celtics next head football coach. Hart becomes the suuccessor to John Brantley, who won 98 games at Trinity Catholic and now is the head coach at Ocala Forest.

A front pushes across Florida on Sunday, increasing the chance for showers and storms. Next week another storm could bring the chance for some winter precipitation for some.. and more cold!

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is enjoying the best season of his career. The fourth-year center is averaging just over 19 points and 10 rebounds per gam

Led by CJ Brown's 16 points, the South Florida Bulls defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 63-56. The Bulls are now 10-8 on the season, while the Golden Hurricane moved to

The new Knights coach's appearance came as UCF also got a boost in the college football transfer portal. UCF announced the addition of former Charlotte 49ers wide receiver Duane Thomas Jr. Back in Dec., the South Florida product announced his intention to enter the transfer portal.

Disabled scientists are trying to make research labs and fieldwork more accessible. They say labs and field sites aren’t designed to serve them.