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Published
September 26, 2022

Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as a Category 4 hurricane

As of Monday, Tampa and St. Petersburg appeared to be the among the most likely targets for their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
Published
April 21, 2022

Disney’s self-governance in peril after Florida House vote

The attack on Disney is Gov. Ron DeSantis' latest salvo in a culture war waged over policies such as race, gender and the coronavirus, as he emerges as a likely 2024 presidential candidate.
Published
January 27, 2022

Coast Guard suspends search for migrants off Florida coast

Authorities have found a total of 5 bodies, and 34 people are still missing after an overloaded 25-foot vessel sinks off the Florida coast.
Published
August 23, 2021

Judge hears power struggle over masking in Florida schools

At least seven school districts representing more than 1 million Florida students were defying the governor's order and others have scheduled votes soon on the issue.
Published
August 17, 2021

More than 5,000 Florida students in quarantine because of 1 school district’s COVID-19 spike

The school district's case count, which stands at around 730, is nearly 20 times higher than it was at the same time last year.

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Published
August 16, 2021

Tropical depression drenches earthquake-stricken Haiti

Heavy rain and strong winds whipped at the country's southwestern area, which was hit hardest by Saturday's earthquake, and officials warned that rainfall could reach 15 inches in some areas.
Published
August 11, 2021

Florida to receive hundreds of ventilators from federal government as hospitalizations hit records

An average of more than 20,000 people a day in the state are being infected.
Published
August 10, 2021

Residents of Miami condo forced to evacuate after building deemed unsafe

The partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside near Miami Beach on June 24, which left 98 people dead, has shone a spotlight on buildings in need of repairs.
Published
August 9, 2021

DeSantis’ battle against mask, vaccine mandates nears boiling point in Florida

The state is the epicenter of a spike, reporting a fifth of all new U.S. infections and current hospitalizations.
Published
August 5, 2021

Florida children’s hospitals see pediatric COVID cases surging

Only Texas reported a higher total number of pediatric patients in hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 on Tuesday — 142 children — compared to 135 in Florida.