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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Catch of her life: Local woman catches world record-breaking fish off St. Augustine
What was supposed to be a regular fishing trip for Yvonne Norman and her brother off the coast of St. Augustine turned into an experience that she and the world will never forget. Yvonne Norman of Clay County was fishing 9 miles off of St. Augustine on Monday when she hooked a massive African Pompano. She told me she never saw one that big, and after doing a quick search online, she realized that her big catch of the day was the biggest catch of her life. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< 'Both of us went, 'what in the heck,' you know, because the size of it was shocking,' said Norman. 'The largest one on record, that has the record for filling out all of her paperwork, was 1990, a gal out at Titusville, and it was a 39.5 (lbs),' said Norman. 'So we proceeded to go weigh the fish.' She went back home and used her regular scale to weigh the fish. She couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the number. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] 'It's showing 40 pounds. We've got to get this to a professional shop, get her on record,' said Norman. She called the Beamish Custom Tackle shop in St. Augustine and told them about her potential world record catch. When she arrived for the weigh-in, two police officers were there to serve as official witnesses. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Her fish came out to weigh 40.08 lbs. Yvonne has been fishing her entire life, and for her, this catch was one she will never forget. Action News Jax caught up with the soon-to-be world record holder about her big catch. 'I pray when I'm fishing for something amazing,' said Norman. 'And God put us in the right spot, right time, and there she was.' Although Yvonne got the weight of her fish verified, she still has to fill out paperwork in order to officially get the world record title. 40.08 lbs Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited Announces Completion of Debt Conversion of $1,670,207
Singapore, Singapore--(Newsfile Corp. - June 19, 2025) - St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited (TSX: SAU) ("St. Augustine" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its press release dated June 2, 2025, it has completed its previously announced debt settlement (the "Debt Settlement") transaction with Queensberry Mining and Development Corp. (the "Creditor"). Pursuant to the Debt Settlement, the Company issued an aggregate of 25,306,166 common shares in the capital of the Company, at a deemed price of $0.066 per common share, in consideration for the settlement of a total of CAD $1,670,207 in connection with certain funds advanced to the Company by the Creditor. The Debt Conversion is a "related party transaction" for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company is relying on an exemption from the minority approval and formal valuation requirements of MI 61-101 due to the fact that the value of the transaction does not represent greater than 25% of the market capitalization of the Company. About St. Augustine St. Augustine (SAU.T) is a TSX-listed mining company focused on the development of the King-king Copper-Gold Project. The Project is one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the world and is listed as a top three-priority mining project by the Philippine government. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This announcement includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties and are based on certain factors and assumptions. While we consider these assumptions to be reasonable based on currently available information, they may prove to be incorrect. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking information is also subject to certain factors, including risks and uncertainties, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's current expectations, including changes in market conditions, governmental or regulatory developments and general economic conditions. Other risks and uncertainties related to the Company are disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2025 and filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities on the SEDAR+ website at Forward-looking information contained in this announcement is based on our current estimates, expectations and projections, which we believe are reasonable as of the current date. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely on this information as of any other date. While we may elect to, we are under no obligation and do not undertake to update this information at any particular time except as required by applicable securities law. For more Information: Lenna Mae LeopoldoInvestor and Public Relations ContactT: +6382 225 0884E: lleopoldo@ ST. AUGUSTINE CORPORATEHEADQUARTERSNo. 21, Greenwood LaneSingapore, 286949 To view the source version of this press release, please visit
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
WATCH: 6th annual Old School Kingfish Shootout
Saturday in St. Augustine, a 40-pound kingfish helped win a grand prize worth $125,000 at the 2025 Daily's Old School Kingfish Shootout presented by YellowFin. There was a record-breaking number of boats in the annual event, with 695 fishing on Saturday. Advertisement >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< One of the fishermen included Jaguars running back Travis Etienne. The 2021 NFL draft pick took to the seas a few days after concluding the Jaguars' offseason program. Etienne came back with two fish, but noted they were not big enough to win the tournament. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Also at the event was St. Augustine Head football coach Brian Braddock, who brought in some help with a handful of football players. Coach Braddock and the players have been volunteering over the last 5 years, helping dock boats and bringing up the anglers' catches of the day. Advertisement [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] The fish that did win the tournament came in at just over 40 pounds. Jeremiah Bush told us he fought the winning catch for about 15 minutes and thought it was a shark at first. Watch the weigh-ins below:
CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Minneapolis grandmother completes bike ride across U.S. to raise awareness for climate change
A Minneapolis grandmother who started a cross-country bike ride in April has crossed the finish line thousands of miles later. "This really is a dream come true. I've been dreaming about this for almost 50 years," said Donna Minter. Sixty-four days and 3,230 miles later, Minter and her biking friend Becky made it to St. Augustine, Florida, completing their adventure they started in San Diego. "I did shed some tears, but I'm and every now and then, I still do, like, this really, really happened," said Minter. "It met and went beyond my expectations." Along the way, Minter made friends and encountered all kinds of weather. "We had a lot of hot weather. And when I talked the few people that would talk to me about climate along the way were like, oh yeah, this is not the way it's supposed to be here," she said. Donna Minter Climate change awareness was one of Minter's driving forces. So were her grandkids. "I found out right before I left that I'm going to have a fourth grandchild in October and and it is so meaningful to me that I get to be this little tiny grain of salt and do something meaningful for generations to come, and that includes my grandkids," she said. Feeling even stronger now than she did before she started, Minter hopes this inspires other grandparents, no matter the age or goal. "Just get out and whether you have a bike or you walk around the neighborhood or whatever, just get out and move a little bit at a time and experience our beautiful earth around us," she said. Since last year, Minter has already raised more than $45,000 for various climate nonprofits. The target is $500,000 for 5 nonprofits including Climate Generation, Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light, Third Act, Climate STARR and Climate Ride. You can find more information on their Facebook page. There's also an online fundraiser for their ride.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
At the capybara cafe, people line up to snuggle the world's largest rodents
The cafe has the traditional staples — coffee, muffins, cookies, bottled water and packaged chips. But the lobby is also full of small and large stuffed capybaras, paintings of capybaras, and mugs and T-shirts featuring the social, round-eared animals. When customers walk around a corner to a small room, they finally meet the stars: live capybaras who like to hang out with humans. The Capybara Café in St. Augustine, Florida, claims to be the first of its kind in the United States, allowing customers to feed, pet and snuggle the world's largest rodents, which are native to South America. The idea for the cafe stemmed from an animal rescue and rehabilitation center needing money to remain open. Stephanie Angel, the cafe's owner, said she was surprised how popular the cafe became after it opened in October; she said she gets about 100 customers per day. 'You work in any other field, you always have unhappy customers and complaints,' Angel told The Washington Post. 'We generally don't have any of that. If anything, our complaints are, 'Man I wish I had more time with the capybaras.'' The cafe is owned by Noah's Ark Sanctuary, which houses more than 100 animals, including foxes, skunks, squirrels, opossums, raccoons, tortoises, snakes, goats, miniature donkeys, lizards and guinea pigs, on roughly two acres in Hastings, Florida, about 15 miles from the cafe. In the summer of 2024, the sanctuary was struggling to afford medicine for its animals and was on the verge of closing. While brainstorming ideas to make money, Angel, who is a director for the sanctuary, thought about starting a cafe with animals. But unlike at typical animal cafes — like ones with cats or dogs — she wanted people to interact with capybaras, which are common attractions at cafes in Asia. 'I hoped that everybody loved them as much as we do,' Angel said. The dog-size rodents have become popular in recent years because of their calm demeanors, friendliness and big snouts. Stuffed capybaras have become a fixture at Build-A-Bear Workshop, and stores across the United States sell capybara toys, plushies, socks, purses and slippers. Videos of capybaras receive millions of views online. In St. Augustine, Angel rented an office building to transform into the cafe. She obtained two capybaras from breeders and named them Latte and Mocha. The rodents live in a 1,200-square-foot enclosure in Hastings with a pond. Employees place them in secure crates most mornings and transport them to the cafe in a van. The cafe's motto? 'Don't worry, be Capy.' (People may find it corny, but the capybaras don't care.) For $50, customers can sit on the floor, on couches or on chairs a few inches off the ground, place blankets over their laps to protect their skin from the capybaras' nails and spend a half-hour with two or three capybaras. They can cuddle them while petting their coats, which feel like a coconut's exterior. They feed them hay, kale, collard greens, apples and oranges — treats that motivate the capybaras to approach customers. Employees share facts about capybaras with the customers, such as how they can hold their breath for over four minutes and can run up to 22 mph. They sometimes train the capybaras to stand on their hind legs, encouraging them with treats to touch a target on a training stick or simply holding a corn of cob a few inches off the ground. Customers enjoy watching, Angel said, but the training also allows employees to check the rodents' bellies for injuries, cuts and ticks. The sanctuary now has five capybaras that it rotates for what it calls 'encounters.' There's Latte, who is about 1 year old and loves attention, sitting in customers' laps and welcoming scratches. Mocha, who's also around 1, is the alpha of the group. She's the first capybara to hop onto a couch or start eating from the hay barrel in the room. Macchiato, around 8 months old, is obsessed with kale but sometimes shies away when customers try to feed him other snacks. The relative newcomers are Beans and Espresso, who are each around 6 months old. Beans loves to eat, repeatedly approaching each customer for food. Espresso is laid-back, wanting to climb on a customer's lap and stay there for the whole session. 'None of the capybaras have loyalty,' Angel said, because they like whoever offers them food. Employees only allow fruits and vegetables into the encounters — which are in a room adjacent to the cafe — because capybaras often try to snag customers' snacks. The cafe wrote on social media June 1: 'No refunds if a capybara steals your snack. They're fast, sneaky, and way too cute to be mad at.' While capybaras' large teeth could cause injuries, the animals are docile. Other than eating and sitting on customers' laps, the capybaras chase each other and make high-pitched chirping noises, which Angel equated to the sound of lightsabers, when they're happy. When employees give the capybaras massages on their partially webbed feet, the rodents sometimes wobble and fall over in relaxation, Angel said. When customer Diane Dyal, 64, visited the cafe in April, she fulfilled a lifelong dream. As an 8-year-old, Dyal read a fictional picture book that featured a capybara. She thought the large rodents were just part of the story, not real animals. But when she later learned capybaras were real, she wanted to see one in person. In February, her friend sent her information about the Capybara Café, about 180 miles southeast of Dyal's home in Tallahassee. Two months later, she fed Mocha, Latte and Macchiato hay for a half-hour. She bought a handful of stickers featuring images of capybaras and a black T-shirt that playfully lists capybaras' anatomy, describing their 'big snoot for boops,' eyes that 'can give some serious side eye' and 'fluffy cloud ears.' 'I just felt really satisfied that after all those years, I got to see one in person,' said Dyal, an artist. When Brigid Gibson visited the cafe from Tampa in December, she covered her legs with a black blanket featuring capybara images. After feeding kale to Latte and Mocha, one of them fell asleep on her lap. Gibson, 33, didn't want to stand when her 30-minute session ended. Angel said that's a common experience. 'I have to make them get up when it's time to go,' she said about the capybaras. The sanctuary is now thriving financially — so much so that it's donating money to other Florida animal rescues, Angel said. The sanctuary plans to build a free animal hurricane shelter for the state. Plus, the cafe is planning to open another location in St. Petersburg, Florida, next month. Watching new customers meet the capybaras won't get old anytime soon, Angel said. 'People come here and they're always happy; they're always excited; they're always laughing,' she said.
