Aug 29 Watch 6:46 Hurricane Idalia intensifying as it heads for landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Solveig Rennan Hurricane Idalia is gaining strength and barreling toward Florida where it is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday morning. Forecasters are warning of a catastrophic storm surge along with destructive winds, flooding rain and tornadoes. Amna… Continue watching
Aug 29 With 100 mph winds, Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm By Daniel Kozin, Associated Press Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Continue reading
Aug 29 Jacksonville shooter who killed 3 used to work at a dollar store By Sarah Brumfield, Jake Offenhartz, Russ Bynum, Associated Press In audio released Tuesday from a 911 call, the gunman’s father said his son had stopped taking psychiatric medication and stayed in his room after dropping out of college and losing his job. Continue reading
Aug 29 DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims By Steve Peoples, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The Florida governor, also responding this week to a hurricane bearing down on much of his state, has confronted multiple challenges on race since launching his presidential campaign. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Florida prepares as Idalia expected to strike Gulf Coast as major hurricane In our news wrap Monday, dozens of counties in Florida declared emergencies as Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and strike the state, crews are still struggling to contain a record number of wildfires in drought-stricken… Continue watching
Aug 28 WATCH: Biden meets with King’s family on 60th anniversary of March on Washington, calls for action after shooting By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden called Monday for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities said motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend. Biden said people must speak out… Continue reading
Aug 28 Hundreds gather to mourn after racist attack in Jacksonville By Russ Bynum, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press About 200 people attended a Sunday evening vigil a block from a dollar store where officials say a white, 21-year-old man who left behind white supremacist writings killed three Black people Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 28 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Idalia Tropical Storm Idalia descended on the Carolinas on its way out to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction. Follow here for updates. Continue reading
Aug 28 Tropical Storm Idalia predicted to make landfall in Florida as a major hurricane this week By Associated Press Forecasters say they expect Idalia to become a hurricane later Monday in the Gulf of Mexico, then curve northeast and reach Florida's western coast on Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 27 Florida authorities identify victims, shooter in racist attack at Dollar General store By Russ Bynum, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Jacksonville's sheriff identified those shot in Saturday's attack at a Dollar General as Angela Michelle Carr, 52; store employee A.J. Laguerre, 19; and customer Gerrald Gallion, 29. Continue reading