Briona Arradondo

6 days ago | fox13news.com | Briona Arradondo

Four years of classes, stress and navigating a life post-covid paid off for nursing graduates of Saint Leo University’s inaugural nursing program, and it’s fitting during National Nurses Week this week. From scrubs to a cap and gown, the very first class of nursing graduates are done. They started the program in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic when the world was very different.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Briona Arradondo

The BriefThe very first class of nursing graduates from Saint Leo University are done. They started the program in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic when the world was very different. The hands-on experience the graduates received outside the classroom helped them out in a way they said they couldn’t have imagined. SAINT LEO, Fla.

1 week ago | fox13news.com | Briona Arradondo

A normal check-in at the immigration office ended with a Tampa family being ripped apart, following a mother’s deportation to Cuba. Heidy Sanchez was among more than dozens of migrants sent on a plane from Miami to Cuba last week as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants in the U.S.  Her husband, Carlos Yuniel Valle, is a U.S. citizen, and he said they are fighting for his wife’s return.

1 week ago | fox13news.com | Briona Arradondo

Pediatric cardiologists are hopeful that electrocardiograms will soon be required for student athletes, as a bill passed by Florida lawmakers heads to the governor’s desk. The backstory: There have been several student athletes that have collapsed on the field in recent years in the Tampa Bay region. Last year, Ansel Laureano collapsed from cardiac arrest at Leto High School in Hillsborough County, and a coach and deputy helped save him using an AED and CPR.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Briona Arradondo

The BriefSenate Bill 1070, aka the Second Chance Act, is headed to the governor's desk. It would require all student athletes to get an electrocardiogram or EKG/ECG before they can compete on school teams. TAMPA, Fla. - Pediatric cardiologists are hopeful that electrocardiograms will soon be required for student athletes, as a bill passed by Florida lawmakers heads to the governor’s desk.