Apr 10 FEMA faulted for failed contracts to deliver hurricane aid By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded contracts for hurricane supplies without adequately researching whether winning bidders could deliver what they promised, according to a new investigation by Democrats on a Senate oversight committee. Continue reading
Apr 09 Florida Gov. Rick Scott says he’s running for Senate in 2018 By Gary Fineout, Associated Press Florida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday he's running to unseat Florida's Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. Scott, a friend and ally of President Donald Trump is being term-limited out of office after eight years as governor. Continue reading
Mar 30 Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub gunman, acquitted of terrorism charges By Associated Press The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub has been acquitted on charges of lying to the FBI and helping her husband in the 2016 attack. Continue reading
Mar 26 Florida Gov. Rick Scott expected to run in Senate race By Associated Press President Donald Trump has already publicly encouraged Rick Scott to run. Continue reading
Mar 23 More lawsuits filed over the Miami bridge collapse By Joshua Barajas Here's a look at what the lawsuits claim and what's next as the investigation into the bridge's failure moves forward. Continue reading
Mar 17 State says voicemail about cracking in bridge wasn’t picked up By Jennifer Kay, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure in Miami to say some cracking had been found at one end of the concrete span, but the voicemail wasn't picked up until after the collapse. Continue reading
Mar 16 Miami bridge collapse puts spotlight on rapid building technique By Jason Dearen, Associated Press The pedestrian bridge on the edge of the Miami-area campus was a signature achievement of the school's Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center, a research group set up with federal funding a few years ago to show how spans could… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 7:24 News Wrap: Federal investigators join Florida bridge collapse probe By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from a pedestrian bridge collapse in South Florida rose to six, and could go higher still. Federal investigators from the national transportation safety board have joined the investigation. Also, the White House… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: Cars crushed in deadly Florida bridge collapse By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a newly built pedestrian bridge collapsed in the Miami area, crushing eight vehicles. Authorities reported multiple deaths and injuries. Also, the special counsel in the Russia investigation is going after the business records of the… Continue watching
Mar 15 The Pulse Nightclub shooter’s wife is on trial. Here’s why By Rhana Natour Noor Salman has pleaded not guilty to providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization by helping her husband prepare for the attack, and to obstruction of justice for misleading federal agents. Here's what we know. Continue reading