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...
Florida Gov to Form Opioid Task Force April 4, 2019 By Mike Schneider Florida’s Office of Drug Control will be re-established in the governor’s office and a state task force on drug abuse...
New Florida Gov Wants State Ban on Smokable Medical Marijuana Ended January 23, 2019 By Brendan Farrington and Mike Schneider Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Legislature’s implementation of a medical marijuana law and said last week that if...
Suit Filed in Florida Against Tesla Claims Autopilot Failed, Caused Crash November 1, 2018 By Mike Schneider A Florida man says the autopilot feature of his Tesla vehicle failed to detect a disabled car on a highway,...
Investigation of Derailed Florida Roller Coaster that Injured 9 Underway June 20, 2018 By Mike Schneider Some passengers who were riding a Florida roller coaster when it derailed last week could have lifelong injuries, an attorney...
6 Injured After Florida Roller Coaster Derails, Plunges Riders 34 Feet June 18, 2018 By Jennifer Kay and Mike Schneider A roller coaster that derailed in Florida had been put out of service by state inspectors twice in the past...
Additional Homes at Risk as Florida Sinkhole Widens July 21, 2017 By Tamara Lush and Mike Schneider Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes last week isn’t getting any deeper, but it’s getting wider, officials said Wednesday –and...
5 Killed at Orlando Factory by Fired Worker June 7, 2017 By Terrance Harris and Mike Schneider A recently fired worker from an awning company in Florida followed through with a plan to kill his former colleagues,...