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Hurricane Sally strengthened to a category 2 storm during the overnight hours of Tuesday with top sustained winds of 105 mph. The northern and eastern...
Read More »Category 2 Hurricane Sally Moving Ashore
Hurricane Warning Issued for Pensacola Ahead of Sally
Sally is anticipated to meander slowly north-northeast crossing through Alabama and Wednesday and Thursday before potentially degenerating back into a tropical depression over Georgia.
Read More »Inmate COVID-19 Toll Nears 1,000 At North Florida Prison
In all, about 40 percent of the approximately 2,280 inmates at the facility near Lake City are known to have been infected with COVID-19.
Read More »Florida School District Curriculum Reports Show Gaps In Black History Education
Talk about turning in a late homework assignment: Florida’s school districts have known about the July 1 deadline for nearly a year, when the department ordered the reports.
Read More »Legal Woes Mount For Owner Of Popular Tourist Restaurant Under Tax Investigation
The new legal problems also may complicate efforts by David Biegler, 49, co-owner of the Hurricane Oyster Bar and Grill in Santa Rosa, to pay the IRS and Justice Department over what the government said he owes.
Read More »Out Of Sight, Still A Blight
Known to pollute water, leaky septic tanks can also pose problems for human health. Whether they can spread COVID-19 is uncertain.
Read More »Staff Sergeant To Be Indicted In $30,000 Air Force Thefts
The Air Force was preparing to indict Staff Sgt. Dairian D. James of Panama City last month on criminal charges of stealing more than $30,000 worth of government property from Tyndall Air Force Base east of Panama City but the legal proceedings were delayed due to the pandemic. James’ indictment could be delayed weeks longer.
Read More »COVID-19 Strains Emergency Personnel Nerves And Resources In Florida’s Rural Counties
COVID-19 has changed the way rural departments approach, evaluate and transport patients.
Read More »Joe Biden Wins Florida Democratic Primary As Coronavirus Disrupts Voting
The former vice president’s victories were another blow to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose early strength has evaporated as African Americans and working-class whites across the country have sided with Biden.
Read More »Gainesville Conservancy Defends Bats Against Coronavirus Fears
Research has found that bats were not the cause of the recent outbreak, a Lubee Bat Conservancy employee said.
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