(The Center Square) – Despite a direct strike by Category 4 Hurricane Helene, gas prices in Florida are down 17 cents or 8.2% compared to the previous month. According to the American Automobile Association, the price for a gallon of regular gasoline on Monday is $3.17, down from Aug. 30,Continue Reading
Early Saturday morning, September 28, 2024, at approximately 3:25 AM, security at Keystone RV Resort in Keystone Heights, FL, alerted the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Dispatch to several suspicious males observed on camera climbing a perimeter fence to enter the private community. Deputies swiftly responded and discovered two getawayContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Two people have died and 1.2 million are without power in Florida following Hurricane Helene’s landfall Thursday, the state says. Helene made landfall in Dekle Beach in Taylor County in the evening as a Category 4 storm. She is the most powerful storm to hit theContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning said time is still available for those in the path of Hurricane Helene in the Big Bend to evacuate, but that time is drawing to a close. He also urged those in Tallahassee, which has not been hit byContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said the state has gotten only a partial approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for prestorm aid ahead of a possible major hurricane landfall. He said state officials will resubmit their request today. Tropical Storm Helene is predicted toContinue Reading
(The Center Square) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a 20-state coalition to question the American Academy of Pediatrics practices with child gender dysphoria. The letter, originally written by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, put the organization on notice for possible violations of state consumer protection statutes over itsContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Federal authorities on Tuesday secured an indictment charging Ryan Wesley Routh with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The indictment also charges Routh with four other counts, including knowingly possessing a firearm during a crime of violence; and forcibly assaulting, intimidating and interfering withContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded his state of emergency declaration from 41 to 61 counties as Florida braces for a major hurricane landfall. The two-term Republican governor said he expanded the declaration, which allows local governments to receive assistance from the state before the storm makes landfall,Continue Reading
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump on Monday called the charges filed against a man who set up for an assassination attempt “a slap on the wrist” and demanded federal prosecutors allow the state of Florida to handle the case. “The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice andContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Monday as the state braces for a potential strike by a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center is now issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone No. 9, which could become Helene later in the week. The storm isContinue Reading