Nicole downgraded but still wallops Florida
Nov 10, 2022
Power outages affect more than 300,000 in Florida on Thursday.
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Nicole downgraded but still wallops Florida
Power outages affect more than 300,000 in Florida on Thursday.
Familiar faces retain state, U.S. House seats
Nov 8, 2022
Incumbents Cammack, Perry, Clemons and Hinson re-elected on Tuesday.
Florida agriculture takes $1.56 billion hit
Oct 26, 2022
UF economists predict losses from Hurricane Ian’s aftermath.
High Springs strike team recalls Ian devastation
Oct 12, 2022
Local personnel deployed for 7 days to South Florida.
Hurricane Ian’s death toll nears 90
Oct 3, 2022
Now 83 confirmed deaths in Florida with more people unaccounted for.
Rescues underway in Ian’s wake
Sep 30, 2022
Door-to-door searches to more than 3,000 homes in hard-hit Florida areas.
2.5M power outages in Florida due to Hurricane Ian
Sep 29, 2022
As of late Wednesday, no deaths were reported in the U.S. due to Ian.
Biden approves disaster assistance to Florida
Sep 29, 2022
FEMA to provide assistance following Hurricane Ian damage.
Hurricane Ian prompts widespread school closures
Sep 27, 2022
Officials may convert some schools to shelters.
Alachua, Levy counties prep for Tropical Storm Ian
Sep 24, 2022
Ian expected to make landfall next week as a major hurricane.
Electric buses to arrive after $68 million award
Aug 29, 2022
Florida funds more than 440 electric buses across multiple counties.
COVID continues to saturate Florida
Aug 2, 2022
64 of state’s 67 counties now listed on CDC’s “high risk” list.
Record-setting car travel expected for July 4th
Jun 30, 2022
AAA report predicts all-time high car travel despite record gas prices.
New vehicle sound law hits Friday
Jun 30, 2022
Area law enforcement agencies prepare to enforce new state law.
Meet the Candidates: Florida Legislature
Jun 27, 2022
Alachua to vote in three House, two Senate races.
Delta cuts flights before summer surge
May 28, 2022
Delta Air Lines announced Thursday that it will cancel about 100 flights per day this summer due to staffing shortages and the rising cost of supplies. […]
NOAA predicts above average hurricane season
May 25, 2022
June 1 marks the start of Florida’s annual hurricane season and it will be above average for the seventh straight year, according to the National Oceanic […]
Legislature advances property insurance reform
May 24, 2022
The Florida Senate has taken up sweeping property insurance reforms after a set of bills cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday. Lawmakers unveiled the bills […]
Appeals court shields Big Tech from censorship law
May 24, 2022
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Florida ruled Monday that a law imposing restrictions and fines on social media companies likely violated constitutional rights […]
U.S. overdose deaths hit record high
May 12, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 107,000 Americans died from overdosing on drugs in 2021 — or about one every five […]
DeSantis announces $23M for Gilchrist County
May 11, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in Lafayette and Gilchrist counties on Wednesday and handed local officials checks for $6.5 million and $23.3 million respectively while also announcing […]
Hospitalizations low as local COVID cases rise
May 9, 2022
Local COVID-19 numbers doubled over the last two weeks, but hospitalizations—while rising—remain near the lowest points of the pandemic. The latest numbers came in a weekend […]
Local police collect hundreds of pounds of drugs
May 6, 2022
Local law enforcement gathered hundreds of pounds of drugs as part of the recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The annual event, which took […]