Politics Sep 08 Judge says Florida can’t enforce ban on school mask mandates A 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 battle The 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 mandates Leon 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 Coast Elsa'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 damage A 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 Keys The 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 later It'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.
Science Nov 13 Hurricane Center says another storm could follow Eta’s deadly path It could wreak havoc in a region where people are still grappling with more than 120 deaths and many more missing in the aftermath of Eta. This has been an extraordinarily busy hurricane season.
Politics Sep 11 Judges rules Florida felons can’t vote until they pay fines, fees Florida voter passed overwhelmingly in 2018 for felons who have completed their sentences to have voting rights restored. But the legal dispute arose after lawmakers the next year moved to define what it means to complete a sentence.
Nation Aug 20 Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus.