DeSantis extends eviction and foreclosure moratorium until Sept. 1
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night extended the eviction moratorium until Sept. 1 in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic that’s wreaked havoc on the economy.
View ArticleAirlines setting stage for Florida layoffs as unemployment claims drop slightly
Another 87,062 workers filed initial jobless claims with the state of Florida for the week ended July 25, a decline of 21,914 from the week before, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. DeSantis gives Tropical Storm Isaias press conference
Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a press conference ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias as it approaches Florida.
View ArticleHurricane Center improves odds of small African storm to 40% chance of...
Meteorologists looking at the small disturbance off the coast of Africa saw its odds of development jump Thursday afternoon.
View Article2 dead in attack by bat-wielding burglar at Windermere home, police say
Two people are dead and another injured after a burglary suspect reportedly attacked members of a family at a Windermere home, according to police.
View ArticleHurricane Isaias takes aim at Bahamas, to approach Florida by Saturday
Hurricane Isaias formed Friday in the Caribbean just north of the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center announced in a special midnight bulletin.
View ArticleDeSantis’ popularity plummets in another Florida poll
A new Quinnipiac poll of Florida had bad news for Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump, with DeSantis seeing the lowest approval ratings of his term and Trump down by double digits to Joe Biden.
View ArticleAstronauts Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley could splash down Sunday, despite...
Despite a hurricane forecast to trudge over Florida this weekend, NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday were still moving forward with plans to bring home American Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on Sunday.
View ArticleFeuds involving Orlando rapper 9lokkNine linked to 2 recent shootings, cops say
Feuds between the Orlando rapper 9lokkNine and local rivals have been linked to a pair of July shootings, one of which police say the rapper participated in personally and another in which a known...
View ArticleFlorida sets another coronavirus death record with 257 reported fatalities
Four days has seen for morbid records as the Florida Department of Health reported another 257 coronavirus fatalities to bring the state death toll for its residents to 6,843.
View ArticleGov. DeSantis declares state of emergency for coastal counties ahead of...
Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida’s east coast counties from Miami-Dade to Nassau ahead of the approaching Hurricane Isaias.
View ArticleOrlando resident charged in Twitter hack that took over accounts of Obama,...
An Orlando resident is among three people charged in a hack that compromised the Twitter accounts of numerous high-profile users earlier this month, including former President Barack Obama, Microsoft...
View ArticleUniversal cuts workforce as theme parks face major hurdles from pandemic
“We have again made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce to reflect current priorities and needs," a Universal Orlando spokesman said Friday.
View ArticleTropical Depression 10 forms in Atlantic while hurricane center tracks...
Hurricane Isaias is the star attraction in the Atlantic, but one other storm formed into Tropical Depression 10 as of 5 p.m. Friday while the National Hurricane Center kept its eye on a third system in...
View ArticleHurricane Map: Track Isaias path, computer models
The latest National Hurricane Center forecast path and computer models for Isaias.
View ArticleHurricane Isaias 5 p.m. update: New hurricane warnings issues for Florida’s...
Hurricane Isaias is expected to bring hurricane conditions along portions of Florida’s east coast late Saturday afternoon and into the evening hours with strong winds, heavy rains and possible flooding...
View ArticleDriver who tried to help disabled vehicle on I-4 killed in crash near Doctor...
A driver who slowed down to help a disabled vehicle on Interstate 4 was killed in a multi-car crash that injured two others near Turkey Lake Road Wednesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
View ArticleTropical Depression 10 weakens, 2nd disturbance moving west increases odds in...
Tropical Depression 10 lost some of its strength Saturday afternoon as it moved toward the Cabo Verde Islands, where as the tropical wave in the mid Atlantic improved its odds of development.
View ArticleTropical Storm Isaias projected to regain hurricane strength, take aim...
Tropical Storm Isaias maintained 70 mph winds overnight as it moved along the Florida coast early Monday, and the storm may become a hurricane again by the time it impacts the Carolinas, the National...
View ArticleHurricane center keeps eye on tropical wave in Atlantic
Environmental conditions on its projected path in the Atlantic are expected to improve in the next few days, so a tropical depression could form from the wave early at the start of next week, according...
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