May 08 Firefighters battle to contain fire in Florida's Panhandle By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Florida firefighters are hoping to hold containment lines around a 2,000-acre fire in the state’s Panhandle that has been burning since Monday. Residents were allowed back to the most heavily devastated areas on Friday, but officials say they should be… Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Biden holds virtual roundtable with African American leaders in Florida By Will Weissert, Associated Press The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ventured back onto the campaign trail Thursday, targeting the critical battleground state of Florida — but without actually leaving home. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Supreme Court overturns 'Bridgegate' convictions In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two former New Jersey officials' convictions in the “Bridgegate” scandal, unanimously deciding the scheme did not amount to a federal crime. The officials had helped engineer a huge traffic jam… Continue watching
May 06 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives coronavirus update By Yasmeen Alamiri Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an update on May 6 on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives coronavirus update By Courtney Vinopal Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an update on the state's response to the novel coronavirus on May 5. Continue reading
May 02 Most states fall short of coronavirus testing thresholds By Christina A. Cassidy, Matthew Perrone, Jason Dearen, Nicky Forster, Associated Press With no specific guidelines, states are left to figure out what a successful testing program should be while they simultaneously try to reopen their shattered economies. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about COVID-19 By Laura Santhanam DeSantis met with President Donald Trump this week about reopening the economy. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Florida's DeSantis announces lifting of some restrictions By Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida’s restaurants and retail stores will be allowed to reopen Monday at 25% capacity, if the local government allows it. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Florida governor gives coronavirus update By Candice Norwood Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an update on the novel coronavirus pandemic as the state considers easing its stay-at-home order. Continue reading
Apr 20 Florida slowest state in U.S. to process unemployment claims By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Nearly 7 of every 8 Floridians who managed to file claims during the three weeks from mid-March until early April were waiting to have them processed. Continue reading