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Gov. Ron DeSantis is so far working cooperatively with the federal administration through storm recovery.
Read More »Assessing Hurricane Irma’s impact, five years later
This week marks five years since Hurricane Irma hit Florida. Nearly the entire peninsula was under a hurricane watch or warning by the time the storm reached Florida’s southwestern shore.
Read More »Florida is planning to make naloxone kits available through county health departments
To address the ongoing opioid crisis, the Florida Department of Health on Wednesday announced a plan to increase access to naloxone throughout the state. The plan is for health departments in all 67 counties to have naloxone kits with two nasal sprays that can be administered without the help of …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 6, 2022: After second scrubbed Artemis I launch, NASA astronaut says caution is most important
Astronaut Victor Glover defended the second canceled launch attempt on Saturday.
Read More »NASA astronaut defends Artemis scrub
The second planned launch of Artemis I left a lot to be desired Saturday—namely, a launch. But one experienced astronaut who may fly in the Artemis program says today’s outcome was positive. NASA offered astronaut Victor Glover for comment after the decision to scrub the launch. He flew on the …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 1, 2022: Charlie Crist leaves Congress ahead of general election
Crist will take on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in November.
Read More »Hurricane Andrew changed preparedness forever
On Aug. 23, on the anniversary of the storm's landfall in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis and FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie commented on how Florida became a "national leader in emergency management." But 30 years after Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Miami as a Category 5 storm, there are many lessons learned and lessons we are still learning about these powerful storms and the way their impact.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 15, 2022: ‘Watershed’ project explores the extent of Florida’s sewage spill problem
Hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage have flowed into Florida's waterways in the past two decades, data show.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 8, 2022: Loss of Wakulla Springs glass bottom boat tours symbolizes Florida’s water pollution problems
Read the latest installment of our series, Watershed.
Read More »The Point, July 28, 2022: Protests continue over Gainesville police K9 apprehension that ended with a man losing his eye
Police say Terrell Bradley ran a stop sign and then ran from them, necessitating a police K9 chase.
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