Tropical Storm Idalia Forms and Could Reach Florida as a Hurricane The state was mobilizing resources ahead of the storm, which could be a Category 2 hurricane with winds of up to 90 miles per hour when it reaches western Florida, officials said.

This Florida Company Is Modernizing Jaguar E-Types Like many of you, I’ve always been a huge fan of the Jaguar E-Type. Its revolutionary, low-slung design and sweet-sounding inline-six (or V12) engine have made it one of my favorite cars of all time, but unfortunately, I had never driven one. So, when the kind folks at E.C.D. Automotive reached out with a chance to… Read more…

Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Challenges Rick Scott for Senate in Florida Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, the first South American immigrant elected to the House, is one of several Democrats who have entered the 2024 race.

ACC at a glance: Who can hang with Florida State, Clemson? We look at the top newcomers, biggest games, holes to fill and season predictions for the Seminoles, Tigers and beyond.

Using Frederick Douglass to Rationalize Slavery? In Florida, Yes! Is anyone served by this bastardizing of history?

State of ACC and realignment: What’s next for Florida State and the conference? Now that the deadline for teams to exit the ACC for 2024 has passed, we break down what happened and what’s next.

Florida Car Insurance Prices Skyrocket Ahead Of Hurricane Season Insurance companies are increasing auto rates in Florida as residents prepare to hunker down this hurricane season. Some major insurers, such as Farmers, are leaving the Sunshine State outright, while others are increasing car insurance premiums by 30 percent or more, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Read more…

Revised Instructional Materials for Florida AP Psychology Students “Large school districts across Florida are dropping plans to offer Advanced Placement Psychology, heeding a warning from state officials that the course’s discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity violates state law.” — Washington Post – – – Despite media reports to the contrary, we here at the Florida Department of Education are com…

Florida Schools Try to Adapt to New Rules on Gender, Bathrooms and Pronouns As schools start, it’s been more paperwork, a culling of reading lists, as well as new regulations about bathrooms.

Florida Man Arrested After Registering Porsche 911 Stolen From Sarasota Museum A Florida man has been arrested after trying to register a stolen Porsche 911 that went missing from a historic car museum in June 2023. The man was caught by the authorities when attempting to register the stolen car in Florida using a VIN from another 911 that was abandoned in a salvage yard. Read more…

DeSantis Suspends Second Elected Prosecutor in Florida The Republican governor accused Monique H. Worrell, the state attorney in Orlando and a Democrat, of leniency toward violent criminals, a charge her office has denied.

Florida State lands 5-star athlete K.J. Bolden Five-star athlete K.J. Bolden announced his commitment to Florida State on Saturday, citing the culture and history of the Seminoles’ program as reasons why.

In a Reversal, A.P. Psychology May Be Allowed in Florida Schools After All The College Board and the Florida Department of Education had been feuding over the inclusion of a section on gender and sexual orientation.

Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report Still, there are fewer than 200 cases nationally each year, and the numbers have fallen significantly from the peak decades ago.

Don’t Panic, But Leprosy Might Be Endemic in Florida Now Leprosy is probably best known as the disease that made people “unclean” in Biblical times, so it may seem surprising that the CDC published a report this week suggesting that the disease may be spreading under the radar in Florida. But don’t flee in terror, because we’re going to discuss what the report means—and… Read more…

DeSantis Clashes With Top Rival, Tim Scott, Over Florida’s Teaching of Slavery Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott, fighting to become the leading Republican alternative to Donald Trump, have clashed in recent days over Florida’s educational standards.

101°F in the Ocean Off Florida: Was It a World Record? Measuring and comparing sea surface temperatures is complex, but scientists agree on one thing: Extreme heat is bad news for wildlife.

Cocaine Sharks Are A New Reason To Be Terrified Of Florida These days, the list of reasons to stay out of Florida feels like it grows longer by the minute. But even if you take politics and stifling summer heat out of the equation (as hard as that may be), there are still plenty of reasons to be afraid of Georgia’s dingleberry. Florida Man and Florida Woman could be lurking… Read more…

Inter Miami versus Cruz Azul: Messi revoluciona a la Florida Con su primer partido en el Inter Miami el viernes por la noche, el impacto de Messi ya se siente en una ciudad conocida como la capital no oficial de América Latina.

Dozens of Domesticated Rabbits Are Overwhelming a Florida Neighborhood After a former resident abandoned a pair of pet rabbits that bred dozens more, residents on a small island in Wilton Manors, Fla., have begun efforts to save and re-home the growing colony.