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Politics Nov 03
First black mayor elected in once-segregated St. PetersburgThirty years ago, Ken Welch's father sought to become the first Black mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Welch wore his dad's campaign button Tuesday when he claimed a resounding victory for the top office in the once-segregated city.
Nation Oct 15
Hearing set abruptly in Parkland school massacre caseThe trial has been delayed by the pandemic and arguments between the prosecution and defense over what evidence and testimony could be presented to the jury.
Nation Sep 09
Florida’s GOP-backed ‘anti-riot’ law blocked by judgeThe decision Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee found the recently enacted law “vague and overbroad” and amounted to an assault on First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly as well as due process protections.
Politics Sep 08
Judge says Florida can’t enforce ban on school mask mandatesA Florida judge has ruled the state cannot enforce its ban on mask mandates in public schools to guard against the coronavirus while an appeals court sorts out whether the ban is ultimately legal.
Education Sep 03
Florida school mask debate headed for appeals court battleThe battle over mask requirements in Florida schools is headed for a new legal phase following an appeal by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of a judge's ruling that a blanket ban on mask mandates exceeds the state's authority.
Nation Aug 27
Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandatesLeon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper on Friday agreed with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on the mandates is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.
Nation Jul 08
Tropical Storm Elsa carves destructive path up East CoastElsa's winds weakened, but it was dropping torrential rains over the Carolinas as it made its way through South Carolina early Thursday.
Nation Jul 07
Tropical Storm Elsa weakens, spares Florida of major damageA weakened Tropical Storm Elsa dumped rain across Florida's Gulf Coast early Wednesday but appears to have spared the state significant damage and widespread power outages.
Nation Jul 06
Tropical Storm Elsa gaining strength, lashing Florida KeysThe weather was getting worse in southern Florida early Tuesday as Tropical Storm Elsa began lashing the Florida Keys, complicating the search for survivors in the condo collapse and prompting a hurricane watch for the peninsula's upper Gulf Coast.
Nation Feb 11
Parkland school shooting trial still in limbo three years laterIt's been more than 1,000 days since a gunman with an AR-15 rifle burst into a Florida high school, killed 17 people and wounded 17 others.