Hurricane Ida aims for inland Louisiana as a Category 3 storm, NHC says
Hurricane Ida, which downgraded into a Category 3 storm Sunday night, is moving further into Louisiana as it continues producing flash floods and extreme wind gusts, according to the National Hurricane...
View ArticleFlorida reports 1,727 COVID deaths, over 150,000 cases this week
The state Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 numbers and Florida cases and positivity continue to surge while reported deaths are up once again. Check out the latest numbers.
View ArticleHurricane Ida: Economists foresee only modest damage to US economy
Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast, but the impact on the overall U.S. economy should be modest so long as...
View ArticleDisney World sells annual passes again Sept. 8; park reservations stay
Walt Disney World will start selling annual passes for its theme parks again on Sept. 8. The park reservation system introduced last year is staying.
View Article16-year-old motorcyclist dies in crash in Volusia County
A 16-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash on State Road 44 in Volusia County on Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleIn Hurricane Ida’s wake, Central Florida Task Force ships out to Louisiana
Following Hurricane Ida’s historically powerful landfall Sunday in Louisiana, 40 firefighters were activated as part of Central Florida’s Task Force 4 and shipped out Monday morning to assist with...
View ArticleBrevard County deputy hurt in shooting
A Brevard County deputy was injured in a shooting on Monday afternoon in west Melbourne, according to a news report.
View ArticleBrevard traffic stop shootout ends with occupant dead, deputy wounded,...
A Brevard County deputy sheriff was wounded, a suspect killed after they exchanged gunfire during a traffic stop broke out, officials said.
View ArticleWoman lying on floor of Jacksonville clinic touts COVID antibody treatment...
Two weeks ago Toma Dean was prone on the floor of a Jacksonville library, waiting to receive an antibody treatment at a site set up by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration. On Monday she was by his side,...
View ArticleJudge sides with DeSantis in cutting off $300 a week jobless benefits early
A Leon County circuit judge Monday upheld a decision by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to cut off federal unemployment money for tens of thousands of Floridians in June, rejecting arguments that the...
View ArticleTropical Depression Ida remains a flood threat; over 1 million without power...
Ida, which slammed the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds, weakened to a tropical depression Monday as it dumped heavy rainfall over Mississippi and continued to pose a threat of...
View ArticleProsecutors: Attorney for father-and-son ex-cops charged in Capitol riot...
Federal prosecutors are concerned that a former Windermere police officer and his son charged in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot are “effectively without counsel” because their attorney cannot be reached.
View ArticleTropical Depression Ida dumps rain over southeast U.S.; Louisiana residents...
Tropical Depression Ida is dumping heavy rain Tuesday morning over the Southeast U.S. as over 1 million people in Louisiana remain in the dark after the storm’s torrential march Sunday and Monday.
View ArticleHeat index at 105, Orlando has got another hot day ahead
Hot day up ahead for Orlando with the heat index possibly feeling like 105.
View Article19-year-old lifeguard is 9th person killed by lightning in U.S. this year
A 19-year-old lifeguard was killed Monday in New Jersey by a lightning strike, marking the ninth fatality of the year.
View ArticleFatal alligator attack investigated after Hurricane Ida floodwaters rise
Hurricane Ida is blamed for at least four deaths including an alligator attack that is suspected of killing a 71-year-old man.
View ArticleRep. Smith sues Florida health agency demanding daily COVID-19 numbers
Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and the Florida Center for Government Accountability sued, alleging the health department isn’t providing COVID-19 data and reports that should be publicly available through...
View ArticleCentral Florida police chiefs, community leaders stand behind reforms to...
Central Florida police chiefs and community leaders showed support Tuesday for a report on policing practices that encourages law enforcement agencies statewide to adopt reforms aimed at increasing...
View ArticleMan accused of Gaetz extortion plot charged with wire fraud
One of the men who U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz accused of being behind a plot to extort $25 million from his family in exchange for having a federal sex investigation into the congressman go away was indicted...
View ArticleTropical Depression 12 forms off the coast of Africa; Kate downgraded
The National Hurricane Center has had little respite in the Atlantic as it monitors two systems, one with 90% odds of forming into the next tropical depression or storm.
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