Topline A judge Wednesday formally sentenced 24-year-old Nikolas Cruz to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Flo...
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‘God Forbid’ Doc Focuses Billy Corben’s Florida Lens On Scandal That May Have Elected A President
Becki Falwell and Jerry Falwell Jr. AP Photo/Steve Helber Did revelations of the scandalous side relationship of a prominent evangelist and his wife with a hotel pool boy also help get Donald Trump el...
FEMA Rule Gives Investors An Opportunity To Swoop In On Florida Real Estate
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian could be an opportunity for real estate investors because of a federal disaster rule that victims are just starting to become aware of. Homeowners along Florid...
‘DeSantis Can’t Overcome’ Him In Likely 2024 Run
Topline Former President Donald Trump endorsed a prediction from right-wing talk show host Megyn Kelly that Republican voters will remain faithful to the former president over Florida Gov. Ron DeSanti...
Re-Launched Rum Brand Aims To Disrupt The Category
Island Company Rum has won more than a dozen awards, and it recently Island Company Rum A re-launched rum brand wants to become the “Patron of rums.” Island Company Rum, which started out initially as...
5 Ways Hurricane Messaging And Public Interpretation Must Evolve
TOPSHOT – An aerial picture taken on September 29, 2022 shows a flooded neighborhood in the … [+] aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. – Hurricane Ian left much of coas...
If Hurricane Ian destroyed your home, take these critical first steps for disaster relief and insurance
The full financial and human price of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still unknown, days after it lashed Florida, and now with the Carolinas fresh off its wrath. But even with the immediate search-and...
DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard Stunt Organized With Help Of Ex-Army Counterintelligence Operative, Reports Say
Topline A former army medic and counterintelligence officer named Perla Huerta was involved in recruiting Venezuelan asylum seekers for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ headline-grabbing flights taking ...
Search and rescue efforts underway in Florida after ‘catastrophic’ hurricane
An aerial picture taken on September 30, 2022 shows the only access to the Matlacha neighborhood destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. Ricardo Arduengo | AFP | Getty Imag...
Hurricane Ian’s Florida Death Toll Surpasses 60—Will Likely Climb Higher
Topline The death toll from Hurricane Ian surpassed 60 in Florida on Sunday after several counties reported additional fatalities, according to county-level death tolls, as search and rescue efforts r...
Flood Insurance Fell in Florida Before Hurricane Ian Struck
SANFORD, Fla.—Florida homeowners had reduced their flood insurance coverage in the years before Hurricane Ian dumped up to 15 inches of rain on the state, inundating coastal and inland areas. Only a s...
Musk’s Starlink Aiding Florida With Internet Access After Hurricane Ian, DeSantis Says
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Saturday the state is working with Elon Musk to expand internet access in hurricane-devastated regions of southwest Florida using his Starlink satellite inte...
Hurricane Ian Makes Second U.S. Landfall In South Carolina
Topline Hurricane Ian made landfall on South Carolina’s coast Friday as a Category 1 storm, and it’s expected to bring storm surges, heavy rainfall and 85 mph winds—just two days after the storm hit F...
Hurricane Ian Could Be One Of Florida’s Deadliest Storms In Years—But Historic Storms Were Far Deadlier
Topline The death toll from Hurricane Ian reached at least 12 on Friday and is expected to climb, according to reports from local officials, making the storm one of the state’s deadliest in recent his...
What It Could Take To End Hunger In America, Hurricane Ian Hits Florida Farming And Inside Marion Nestle’s ‘Slow Cooked’
Retirees swimming in their flooded South Florida living rooms. Entire houses getting sucked out to sea. Restaurants, grocers and food banks out of commission. Tomato fields and citrus orchards wrecked...
Photos show the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Ian
An aerial picture taken on September 29, 2022 shows a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. Ricardo Arduengo | AFP | Getty Images Hurricane Ian slammed into so...
At Least 12 Dead From Hurricane Ian In Florida—And Numbers Expected To Rise
Topline The death toll in Florida from Hurricane Ian has risen to at least 12, according to various reports from local officials , while authorities believe “hundreds” more could have died, potentiall...
Disney World In Florida Reopening On Friday After Hurricane Ian
Topline Disney plans to reopen its Walt Disney World theme park and Disney Springs shopping area in Orlando, Florida, starting on Friday in a “phased approach,” the company said Thursday, after Hurric...
Feds, Seminole Tribe Invoke IGRA ‘Jurisdiction-Shifting’ In Bid To Revive Online Sports Betting in Florida
(Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images In their latest court filings, the Seminole Tribe and the United States Department of the Interior have articulated a novel, if not lega...
These Are The Florida Areas Hardest Hit By The Category 4 Storm
Topline Millions of Floridians are without power and damage across the state from powerful winds and storm surges caused by Hurricane Ian has been catastrophic, according to officials, with the cities...
These stocks are in focus as Hurricane Ian hit Florida
Home improvement retailers remain in focus on Thursday after Hurricane Ian was reported to have left nearly 2.5 million without power in Florida. Stocks that could get a sales boost The damage in cons...
2 Million Without Power As Storm Strikes Florida
Hurricane Ian slowed to a Category 1 storm as it moved through Central Florida early on Thursday after making landfall earlier as a Category 4 and causing devastating storm surges, flooding and leavin...
Don Mattingly Is Done In South Florida After Seven Seasons
Don Mattingly is out as Marlins manager after seven seasons, and only one playoff appearance in that … [+] stretch. Getty Images He sported a pristine white Marlins jersey and sat on a dais in b...
Hurricane Ian makes landfall near Sanibel, Captiva Islands, Florida
Hurricane Ian made landfall over the west coast of Florida as a category 4 storm on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm greatly intensified as it neared land, re...
2.5 Million Ordered To Evacuate And Thousands Without Power As Florida Braces For Storm
Topline Around 2.5 million people across Florida have either been ordered or advised to evacuate their residences, while more than 31,000 homes faced power outages early on Wednesday, as the state bra...