Nation Nov 03 Police: 3 dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in Florida’s capital before killing himself Friday evening, officials said.
Nation Oct 14 4 days after storm, large swath of Panhandle suffering MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — Crews with backhoes and other heavy equipment scooped up splintered boards, broken glass, chunks of asphalt and other debris in hurricane-flattened Mexico Beach on Sunday as the mayor held out hope for the 250 or so…
Nation Oct 12 Hurricane Michael’s deadly toll spreads from Florida to Virginia Search and rescue teams looked for bodies through a ruined landscape of smashed homes and piles of sand Friday, while more deaths were reported in Virginia, 600 miles from where Hurricane Michael made landfall.
Nation Oct 11 Hurricane Michael leaves path of destruction, kills at least two people The third-most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in recorded history left a wide path of destruction across Florida and Georgia, destroying homes and shopping centers and felling trees that killed at least two people. And it's not done…
Science Oct 10 Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Michael Its winds shrieking, Michael crashed ashore in the early afternoon near Mexico Beach, a tourist town about midway along the Panhandle, a lightly populated, 200-mile stretch of white-sand beach resorts, fishing towns and military bases.
Nation Oct 10 Hurricane Michael makes landfall as a Category 4 storm Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with potentially catastrophic winds of 155 mph, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland.
Politics Aug 29 Racism quickly becomes an issue in Florida governor’s race Racism immediately became an issue in the Florida governor's race on Wednesday as both nominees made predictions: The Democrat said voters aren't looking for a misogynist, racist or bigot, while the Republican said voters shouldn't "monkey this up" by choosing…
Nation Mar 09 Florida governor signs school safety bill that raises minimum rifle age, creates handgun program for school employees Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a $400 million school safety bill in response to the tragedy that killed 17 people at a high school. It raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and creates a…
Nation Mar 09 911 calls from Florida school shooting reveal confusion after shots were fired As Florida's Republican governor keeps everyone in suspense about whether he'll sign the legislature's response to the massacre of 17 people by a teenager with an assault rifle, 12 minutes of radio transmissions released by the Broward County Sheriff's Office…
Politics Feb 23 After school shooting, Florida leaders propose new gun laws Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Republican legislators announced school safety and gun restriction proposals Friday that would ban the sale of firearms to anyone under 21, but they differed on whether some teachers should carry guns.