/tags/florida Florida en-US WLRN Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-04/florida-communities-hurricanes-helene For the third time in 13 months, a 50-mile sliver of the state’s vast coastline took a direct hit from a hurricane with Helen's arrival. The hits in the windswept stretch of Florida’s Big Bend are forcing residents to reckon with the costs of living in an area under siege by storms that researchers say are becoming stronger because of climate change. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-04/florida-communities-hurricanes-helene Kate Payne and David R. Martin | Associated Press/Report for America /hurricane-coverage/2024-09-26/helene-strengthens-to-a-category-4-hurricane-as-it-nears-floridas-gulf-coast Forecasters say Helene has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane — with sustained winds oer 130 mph — as it races toward northwest Florida. The enormous storm is expected to make landfall Thursday night. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:17:07 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-09-26/helene-strengthens-to-a-category-4-hurricane-as-it-nears-floridas-gulf-coast Kate Payne and Heather Hollingsworth | Associated Press /government-politics/2024-09-26/ahead-of-hurricane-helene-some-in-florida-flout-evacuation-orders-pray-in-the-name-of-jesus The storm, which could make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane and create storm surges of up to 18 feet across parts of the Gulf Coast, forced at least 16 Florida counties to issue mandatory evacuations, including three total evacuations in Franklin, Taylor and Wakulla counties. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:27:58 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-26/ahead-of-hurricane-helene-some-in-florida-flout-evacuation-orders-pray-in-the-name-of-jesus Aidan Bush | Fresh Take Florida /education/2024-08-29/book-ban-florida-lawsuit-publishers A coalition of major publishing houses, along with several prominent authors, students, and parents, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida public school officials. It challenges the state's controversial 2023 law, which has led to the widespread removal of books from public school libraries. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:58:07 GMT /education/2024-08-29/book-ban-florida-lawsuit-publishers Sergio R. Bustos /law-justice/2024-08-28/florida-says-execution-shouldnt-be-stayed-for-parkinsons-symptoms Attorneys for the state of Florida say the execution of a man with Parkinson’s symptoms should not be delayed. Death row inmate Loran Cole is appealing the state's lethal injection procedures to the U.S. Supreme Court. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:30:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-08-28/florida-says-execution-shouldnt-be-stayed-for-parkinsons-symptoms Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /south-florida/2024-08-03/tropical-storm-debby-takes-shape-as-it-skirts-past-south-florida A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was newly predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Florida. Sat, 03 Aug 2024 23:33:30 GMT /south-florida/2024-08-03/tropical-storm-debby-takes-shape-as-it-skirts-past-south-florida The Associated Press /2024-07-10/colorado-state-university-releases-increased-tropical-forecast The famous university releases updates of their hurricane season forecast throughout the season. The new forecast calls for up to 25 named storms—two more than their previous forecast released in April. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:28:37 GMT /2024-07-10/colorado-state-university-releases-increased-tropical-forecast Irene Sans /health/2024-07-08/the-economic-well-being-of-floridas-children-fell-last-year-a-national-study-shows Although ranking fifth in education in the country in the 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation Data Book, Florida ranked 30th in the nation in overall child well-being. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health/2024-07-08/the-economic-well-being-of-floridas-children-fell-last-year-a-national-study-shows Aileyahu Shanes | WUSF /commentary/2024-06-27/desantis-boat-people-boondoggle-haiti-migrants COMMENTARY If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis really wants to stop the migrant invasion he's girding for, he can steer the millions he's wasting on state patrol to Haiti development. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-06-27/desantis-boat-people-boondoggle-haiti-migrants Tim Padgett /commentary/2024-06-20/puerto-rico-cuban-rossello-rodriguez COMMENTARY Former Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló and "official" Cuban singer Silvio Rodríguez are self-serving reminders of what drives their island's exoduses here. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-06-20/puerto-rico-cuban-rossello-rodriguez Tim Padgett