Florida sailor, Earl Barcome, and dog rescued by US Coast Guard from sailboat he was living on
A Florida sailor said he told his dog “Today is not the day to die” when his dream boat started sinking and was rescued in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after being hit by Hurricane Helen. Earl Barkham and his 10-year-old golden retriever, Gunn, lived in a 36-foot sailboat named Selkie for a year […]
Florida doctor, Thomas J. Shakvovksy, has license suspended after removing liver from William Bryan
A Florida doctor has had his medical license suspended after being accused of removing an Alabama man's liver instead of his spleen, causing an “immediate and devastating death.” In an emergency order filed on Sept. 24, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo called “repeated and egregious surgical errors” in the Aug. 21 death of 70-year-old William […]
Florida congressional candidate charged with threatening to kill opponent
Ministry of Justice announced an unsealed indictment He was charged in 2021 with threatening to kill his primary opponent in Florida's 13th Congressional District and a civilian who was also an acquaintance of the opponent. The names of the two alleged victims were not disclosed in the Justice Department's press release. William Robert Braddock III […]
FEMA administrator surveys Florida damage from Hurricane Helene
The White House reported Saturday that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Secretary DeAnne Criswell will survey the damage caused by Hurricane Helen in Florida and direct federal resources for the hurricane response in Florida. Assessed the need. Criswell said in a post on social platform X Saturday night that FEMA will assist affected communities. “Today, […]
Married Newark school officials call Florida home
Two New Jersey educators who collectively make more than $600,000 a year and reportedly live 1,200 miles away in sunny Florida may be in violation of state law. be. Teresa Segarra, superintendent of Maria L. Varisco Rogers Charter School in Newark, and her husband Jose Segarra, the school's business administrator, only visit schools in person […]
Colorado football, led by Deion Sanders, deletes X post after Hurricane Helene struck Florida
The University of Colorado football team, led by head coach Deion Sanders, will play the University of Central Florida on Saturday in Orange County, Florida. Hurricane Helen has wreaked havoc in several states, including Florida, in recent days, with more than 40 people dead and an estimated $15 billion to $26 billion in property damage. […]
Abandoned luxury hotel in Florida will reopen after 17 years
The long-awaited luxury hotel that closed in 2007 is finally reopening in the heart of Palm Beach, Florida. L+R Iconic Luxury Hotels purchased the property in 2019 in a prime location just steps from the coastline. The company spent three years working to restore the property to its former glory. Palm House opens in November. […]
Conservative power players setting up Florida summit
Donald Trump's closest allies, including Tucker Carlson, RFK Jr., Doug Burgum, and his son Donald Trump Jr., are waking up to next month's business summit and planning ahead. The president is waging war on the possibility of providing clues to economic policy if elected president. Second term. But unlike the usual conferences where billionaires gather […]
Hurricane Helene: At Least 26 Dead As ‘Catastrophic’ Storm Surge Hits Florida, 5 States Issue Flash Flood Emergency
Waves from the Gulf of Mexico crash against the shore as Hurricane Helen rocks offshore on September 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Helen is forecast to become a major hurricane later today, bringing potentially deadly storm surge, heavy rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds to parts of Florida's west coast. (Photo by Joe Radle/Getty […]
‘Nightmare’ Hurricane Helene Roars Ashore in Northwestern Florida
Hurricane Helen roared ashore in Florida early Friday morning, with the powerful hurricane potentially causing “nightmarish” storm surge across much of the southeastern United States, followed by dangerous winds and rain. Forecasters have warned that there will be. The hurricane, which will soon weaken to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 70 […]