In Ian’s Wake, Dangers Worsen in Parts of Florida October 4, 2022 By Bobby Caina Calvan and Mike Schneider People kayaking down streets that were passable just a day or two earlier. Hundreds of thousands without power. National Guard...
Florida Sets Highest One-Day Record for New COVID Cases August 2, 2021 By Mike Schneider Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to...
Florida Voters Approve Raising Minimum Wage to $15 Over 6 Years November 6, 2020 By Mike Schneider Florida voters on Tuesday approved raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next six years, which...
Tiger King’s Carole Baskin Sued in Florida for Defamation by Former Assistant September 25, 2020 By Mike Schneider Carole Baskin, who became a pop culture sensation due to Netflix’s docuseries “Tiger King,” is being sued for defamation by...
Actors Union Asks Disney to Delay Reopening Florida Parks June 26, 2020 By Mike Schneider and Tamara Lush A day after Disney said it would delay reopening its California theme parks, the union representing actors at Walt Disney...
Florida Congresswoman Requests Longer Hurricane Season June 22, 2020 By Mike Schneider Even though the six-month Atlantic hurricane season lasts as long as a typical Major League Baseball season, a Florida congresswoman...
Florida Begins ‘Phase 1’ Reopening, Except for South Florida May 6, 2020 By Mike Schneider and Curt Anderson Florida partially reopened Monday, allowing restaurants and shops in most of the state to open at 25% capacity in hopes...
Florida Panhandle Facing Uphill Battle in Recovery One Year after Michael October 11, 2019 By Mike Schneider A year after Hurricane Michael, the Florida county hardest hit by the Category 5 storm is still in crisis: Thousands...
Second Florida City Pays Hackers As Third City Faces Breach June 28, 2019 By Mike Schneider and Curt Anderson A second small Florida city this month has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to hackers who took over most...
Disney World Union Warns of Safety Risks as Park Fire Dept. Faces Staffing Shortage June 4, 2019 By Mike Schneider Firefighters for Walt Disney World’s private government say they’re understaffed and that poses a safety risk as the Florida theme...