Feb 02 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden’s nominee for transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg easily won Senate confirmation, the White House plans to ship a million doses of coronavirus vaccines nationwide, Russia's opposition leader is sentenced to prison, two FBI agents… Continue watching
Feb 02 Shooting leaves 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida By Terry Spencer, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press The FBI has confirmed that two agents were killed and three were wounded while serving a federal search warrant in a case involving violent crimes against children. Continue reading
Jan 20 Deputy charged with threats after U.S. Capitol attack, sheriff says By Associated Press Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that Deputy Peter Heneen was charged Tuesday with making written threats to kill, conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. Judd says the the deputy has been suspended pending termination. Continue reading
Jan 05 Seniors in Florida camp overnight for vaccine By Associated Press Hundreds of senior citizens determined to get vaccinated against the coronavirus camped out overnight in frigid temperatures to secure spots in Tuesday morning’s line in Daytona Beach. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 10:11 U.S. vaccine rollout remains sluggish, as new coronavirus strain spreads The U.S. is stumbling out of the gate in getting the COVID-19 vaccine distributed in 2021, as a more contagious variant of the virus spreads around the country. Dr. Robert M. Wachter, the head of the department of medicine at… Continue watching
Dec 17 U.S. gives Florida wider authority over wetland development By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press The move long sought by developers and Republicans removes key layers of federal scrutiny over developments projects that could make it easier for builders to obtain permits for construction projects on wetlands. Continue reading
Nov 12 Tropical Storm Eta dumps blustery rain on Florida's west coast By Associated Press Tropical Storm Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it moved over Florida after making landfall north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area Thursday morning. Continue reading
Nov 10 Florida cities flooded after deluge from Tropical Storm Eta By Freida Frisaro, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press The storm unleashed a deluge that flooded entire neighborhoods and filled some homes with rising water. Continue reading
Nov 05 With another Florida loss, Democrats begin second guessing By Bobby Caina Calvan, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The presidential election postmortem underway in Florida is especially wrenching for Democrats. The soul searching and second-guessing has begun amid another high-profile loss at the ballot box. Continue reading
Nov 04 Trump takes Florida with support from white and Cuban American voters By Courtney Vinopal President Donald Trump won the state of Florida with support from a majority of voters -- 55 percent -- aged 45 and over, according to preliminary data from AP’s VoteCast survey. Continue reading