August 22, 2021 North Carolina floods: 4 still missing, 4 victims identified Four people are still missing in Haywood County, North Carolina after severe flooding and landslides that claimed the lives of four people.
August 22, 2021 Twitter suspends DeSantis press secretary who urged followers to 'light up' reporter A spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allegedly harassed a reporter via Twitter — so the social media platform temporarily shuttered her account due to “abusive behavior.”
August 21, 2021 Florida school board defies DeSantis, sets 90-day mask policy after heated meeting After an hours-long, often heated meeting Friday, Florida’s Sarasota County School Board voted 3-2 to implement a 90-day coronavirus mask mandate this fall, according to reports.
August 20, 2021 Rep. Waltz, first Green Beret in Congress, says Biden White House 'either clueless or heartless' Florida Republican Congressman Michael Waltz, the first Green Beret elected to Congress, called out President Biden for the unfolding catastrophe in Afghanistan caused by the implementation of his withdrawal strategy.
August 20, 2021 DeSantis press secretary fires back after Associated Press accuses her of 'harassing' reporter The war between The Associated Press and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped up Friday as the news agency accused his spokeswoman of "harassing behavior" and activating an "online mob" against a reporter for his story about the governor's promotion of a COVID antibody drug.
August 20, 2021 Florida school officer who hid during Parkland shooting to face trial Scot Peterson, 58, had worked as a school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time of the February 2018 shooting, has been charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder.
August 20, 2021 Michigan inmate charged in Florida teen's 1985 death DNA evidence helped investigators match the 1985 kidnapping, sexual assault and death of a 17-year-old Florida girl to a man already serving two life sentences in Michigan on sexual assault charges.
August 20, 2021 Search for 17 missing in North Carolina floods continues The search continues for the now 17 people missing in North Carolina on Friday morning following another night of wet weather.
August 20, 2021 Florida's COVID-19 hot zone 'bracing for the worst' As quickly as one COVID patient is discharged, another waits for a bed in northeast Florida, the hot zone of the state's latest surge.
August 20, 2021 Florida couple arrested in Hawaii for allegedly trying to use fake vaccination cards: report A Florida couple was arrested in Hawaii earlier this month after allegedly trying to present fake COVID-19 vaccination cards at an airport, a report said.
