School board members shielded in book fight
September 30, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal judge this week shielded Escambia County School Board members from having to testify in a legal battle about the removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” from sc…
Florida starts recovery after monster storm
September 27, 2024
Tallahassee – Rescue and recovery efforts were underway Friday morning in North Florida’s Big Bend region and other areas of the state after the Category 4 Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday nig…
Helene ‘moving fast’ before Thursday night landfall
September 26, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis warned time is “running out quickly” for people to prepare for large, life-threatening Hurricane Helene, which was already a Category 2 storm Thursday morning as it ra…
Florida braces for powerful Helene
September 25, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that “time is running out” for Gulf Coast residents, particularly in North Florida’s Big Bend region, to finalize preparations as powerful Hurricane Hel…
Florida readies for ‘dangerous storm’
September 24, 2024
Tallahassee – Hurricane and storm-surge watches were in effect Tuesday for much of Florida’s Gulf Coast as a weather system is expected to rapidly grow into “a potentially very dangerous storm” and h…
Homeless, ‘Margaritaville’ laws to take effect
September 24, 2024
Tallahassee – Nearly three dozen new state laws will take effect Oct. 1, including a contentious measure that will limit where homeless people can sleep.
DeSantis declares emergency as hurricane looms
September 23, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency for 41 counties as a storm system is expected to rapidly grow into a powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.
Judge refuses to dismiss manatees case
September 20, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal judge this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Florida has violated the Endangered Species Act because of sewage discharges into the Indian River Lagoon that have…
FPL gets extension for nuclear plant
September 19, 2024
Tallahassee – As the state looks at expanding the use of nuclear energy, Florida Power & Light has received federal approval to continue operating its Turkey Point nuclear plant in Miami-Dade County…
Florida cites ‘consequences’ of wetlands ruling
September 18, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida this week argued a federal appeals court should overturn a ruling about permitting for projects that affect wetlands, contending that “disastrous consequences flow” from the rul…















