Apr 08 Florida sues federal government to allow cruises to sail By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says the no-sail order is outdated and hurts the state as the industry generates billions for the economy. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 7:06 News Wrap: U.S. vaccination numbers soar with 4 million shots administered Saturday In our news wrap Monday, an average of 3.1 million COVID vaccines were administered daily over the past week — peaking at a record 4 million on Saturday. Overseas, daily virus infections in India surpassed 100,000 for the first time,… Continue watching
Apr 04 Florida works to avoid 'catastrophic' pond collapse By Chris O'Meara, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in the Tampa Bay area while evacuating the area to avoid a “catastrophic flood.”… Continue reading
Apr 02 Florida governor issues order banning businesses from requiring 'vaccine passports' By Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order Friday banning businesses from requiring customers to show proof they've been vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to get service. Continue reading
Apr 01 Groups rush to get Florida farmworkers vaccinated By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Farmworkers were denied priority access in Florida, unlike other states. Advocates are asking the state and counties to quickly mobilize to areas such as Homestead, south of Miami, and Immokalee, east of Naples. Continue reading
Apr 01 Supreme Court unanimously gives Georgia win in water war with Florida By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously for Georgia in its long-running dispute with Florida over water. Continue reading
Mar 09 Florida sues to stop Biden's immigration directives By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Florida's Attorney General Ashley Moody says the new guidance has resulted in immigration officials declining to take custody of people who have served sentences for burglary, drug trafficking and other crimes. Continue reading
Feb 10 Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped U.S. water plants By Frank Bajak, Alan Suderman, Tamara Lush, Associated Press Suspicious incidents are usually chalked up to mechanical or procedural errors, but experts say they occur more often than the public is told and many go unreported to protect reputations, customer trust — and revenues. Continue reading
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