• The next time students at Orange County public schools post something on their Facebook page, special software will determine whether they could be a threat. As 90.7’s Renata Sago reports, district officials announced today they’re using software to prevent cyberbullying, suicides, and school shootings.
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• SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment had its second big announcement of the week. Wednesday we heard about Mako, a shark-themed coaster coming to Orlando. Thursday, SeaWorld announced a spinning family coaster, Cobra’s Curse, for its Busch Gardens, Tampa park.
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• Orange County’s health department is no longer accepting new patients for prenatal care at two of its offices. Provider True Health will step in and deliver care.
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• UCF police are training their officers how to spot hash oil–a highly potent derivative of marijuana. Two UCF students and a Valencia student are facing charges for manufacturing and possessing hash oil.
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• Sanford-Burnham has inked a new two-year deal with Japan’s largest drug maker to look for new heart disease drugs.
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• Nearly a third of Florida’s streams will gain federal protection under new rules aimed at smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands.
The rules clarify which of the waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act.
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• Volusia County teachers say the school district’s decision this week to hire a new chief operating officer and twenty-one principals could help the district compete with other counties.
90.7’s Renata Sago has more.
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