Portraits of the 30 journalists selected for Poynter’s 2023 Leadership for Academy for Diversity in Media. (Courtesy: Chris Kozlowski / Poynter) Read Johanna Bejarano, multiplatform bilingual reporter for Northwest Public […]Read More
More manatees have died already this year than in any other year in Florida's recorded history, primarily from starvation due to the loss of seagrass beds, state officials said.Read More
Fourteen days after the catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., officials have called off the search for survivors.Read More
Just weeks before Champlain Tower South collapsed, town officials in Surfside, Fla. were demanding immediate changes on the property - but all of their requirements focused on relatively minor concerns.Read More
A structural engineering report provided to the Champlain Towers condominium association in 2018 found widespread problems that required extensive repairs "in the near future."Read More
As search and rescue operations continue, questions abound as to why the Champlain Towers South complex near Miami, only 40 years old, partially collapsed on Thursday.Read More
With the coronavirus spreading out of control in many parts of the U.S., some experts say the strategy of testing and tracing can't contain the pandemic until lockdowns bring case numbers down.Read More
The WNBA has announced plans for a shortened season to be held in Florida, a neutral site. It's the first time that all teams' players will train and play in the same location.Read More
Medical examiners are now screening for possible coronavirus connections in late January. Emerging evidence suggests it spread far earlier and more widely than initially believed.Read More
Some see government bans on large public gatherings as attacks on religious freedom when they are applied to houses of worship.Read More
Colson Whitehead's deeply affecting new novel is based on the true story of a segregated reform school in Florida where African American boys were brutalized and possibly murdered.Read More
Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.Read More
The attack had not been publicly known until last month's release of the Mueller report. The governor said no vote tallies were affected and that no data had been manipulated. Read More
Michael Ertel stepped down shortly after the Tallahassee Democrat showed the photos to the office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.Read More
"Sheriff [Scott] Israel has repeatedly failed and has demonstrated a pattern of poor leadership," Gov. Ron DeSantis announced. Former Coral Springs Police Sgt. Gregory Tony will replace Israel.Read More
Machine counting of votes will begin this week after narrow margins were reported in the races for governor and U.S. Senate.Read More
Voters will give the final judgment on Tuesday, determining not just the control of Congress — but also the very future of American politics. Read More
Tyndall Air Force base, home to 11,000 airmen and their families, sustained catastrophic damage when Hurricane Michael came through earlier this month. Residents don't know if they will ever go back.Read More
Government and nonprofit agencies work in advance of storms to create distribution networks for critical aid, but the Category 4 storm damaged key communications and transportation infrastructure.Read More
Before Hurricane Michael, no Category 4 storm had hit the Panhandle since 1851 — when records were first kept. The storm was just below Category 5 status when it arrived.Read More
Among other things, the legislation raises the legal age for gun purchases to 21, institutes a waiting period of three days and allows for the arming of some school personnelRead More
The legislation found opponents in both parties and passed by a very thin margin. The next test is the Florida House, which has until Friday to act.Read More
