August 19, 2021 Cruises from Port Tampa may start again in October The fall might be looking good for cruises.
August 19, 2021 Fred slams North Carolina, leaving 2 people dead, 20 missing after widespread flooding Two people are dead and 20 North Carolina residents remain missing on Thursday after remnants of Tropical Depression Fred brought severe weather to the mid-Atlantic.
August 19, 2021 Florida COVID-19 surge to peak next week, researchers project Florida could hit the peak of its latest COVID-19 surge next week with some 23,000 cases, and herd immunity to follow in mid-September, according to an epidemiologist at the University of South Florida.
August 19, 2021 Florida convicted felon carjacks off-duty trooper at gunpoint, leads police on chase, authorities say A convicted felon out on probation carjacked an off-duty highway trooper at gunpoint in Florida on Tuesday and led authorities on a chase through several counties before officers nabbed him hiding in a pond, authorities said.
August 19, 2021 DeSantis knocks Biden for ‘obsession’ with COVID mandates while Afghanistan, border ‘burn’ President Biden cannot give pushing coronavirus restrictions a rest even while Afghanistan falls in his wake, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis argued on "Hannity."
August 18, 2021 Florida prosecutors seek death penalty for accused Daytona Beach cop killer Florida prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for the man charged with shooting a local police officer in the head, which led to his death on Tuesday, 55 days after the attack.
August 18, 2021 Republican senators question Biden's fitness for office amid Afghanistan debacle Florida Sen. Rick Scott said it's time to "ask the serious question of whether Joe Biden is fit to lead our nation as commander in chief," while Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said that the Afghanistan debacle is further evidence that Biden is "unfit for office."
August 18, 2021 AP story on DeSantis promotion of effective COVID drug criticized as attempted hit job An Associated Press article about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R., promoting a coronavirus antibody treatment is being blasted as "cheap political innuendo" by his office and some conservatives.
August 18, 2021 Florida levies first punishments on schools for mask mandates The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously to sanction two public school districts that are mandating mask wearing, defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order banning such requirements.
August 17, 2021 Florida police officer shot in the head nearly 2 months ago dies from his injuries A Florida police officer who has been in critical condition since being shot in the head during a traffic stop on June 23 tragically passed away on Tuesday, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young announced.