Health Jun 27 How Florida is ramping up its mosquito fight after 4 cases of locally contracted malaria The Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four locally contracted cases of malaria were reported along the Gulf Coast south of Tampa.
Nation Jun 07 White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor arrested on manslaughter charges in Florida Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, who is white, was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault in the death of Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four.
Education May 24 Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem banned by Florida school “The Hill We Climb” was challenged by the parent of two students at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes. It was not immediately clear why the parent objected to Gorman's poem.
Nation Apr 14 Fort Lauderdale’s airport reopens as residents clean up mess One of Florida’s busiest airports reopened two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded and turned Fort Lauderdale’s streets into rivers.
Nation Feb 28 Suspect in Orlando shooting faces more murder charges A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting last week that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman, sheriff's officials said Tuesday.
Nation Feb 23 Florida gunman kills 3 in Orlando, including reporter covering shooting Florida police say a gunman accused of killing a woman in the Orlando area returned to the neighborhood hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old child.
Nation Nov 11 Tropical Depression Nicole dumps rain from Georgia to New York Tropical Storm Nicole is now a depression dumping heavy rain in places from Georgia to New York.
Nation Nov 10 Hurricane Nicole topples beachfront homes into ocean Tropical Storm Nicole has sent multiple homes collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean.
Nation Nov 09 Tropical Storm Nicole spurs evacuations in the Bahamas; Florida prepares for another hit Many people evacuated from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a hurricane.
Nation Nov 08 Nicole strengthens to tropical storm, moves toward Bahamas and Florida coastline Subtropical Storm Nicole began strengthening and transitioning into a tropical storm as it churns toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coastline. Jack Bevin, a senior forecaster at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, says Nicole could become a "full-blown tropical…