Billy Napier to remain Florida’s head football coach, athletic director confirms
Billy Napier will be on the sideline Saturday when the 4-4 Florida Gators look to upset the No. 5 Texas Longhorns. Florida State athletic director Scott Stricklin confirmed the university's decision to retain Napier as the Gators' head football coach. In Napier's third season as head coach, the Gators continued to post disappointing results, and […]
Florida’s progressive abortion amendment fails following DeSantis push against ‘bait and switch’ legislation
Abortion has been seen as a sticking point for Republicans on the ballot since the Roe V. The proposal was rejected. The bill requires a supermajority of 60 percent to pass, the highest standard in the country. The proposal was rejected, with 43% voting “no” and 57% voting “yes.” Florida's abortion ban is controversial in […]
Florida’s Miami-Dade County Turns Red for First Time in 30 Years
Miami-Dade County, Florida, turned red for the first time in 30 years for a presidential election amid a flood of votes. District 6 County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera achieved historic feat. announcement Tuesday night as Americans await election results. “Miami-Dade stands with President Trump and declares, 'Kamala, you're fired!' For the first time in over […]
California’s nightmare policies are creeping into Florida’s votes
“We can't go to church and pray like Christians and vote like atheists,” Florida Lt. Gov. Janet Nunes told a crowd of rally attendees Monday. She was referring to Florida's Third and Fourth Amendments. A University of North Florida poll released this week found that a ballot measure to legalize marijuana and a constitutional amendment […]
Judge tells Florida’s top doctor not to threaten TV stations over abortion-rights ads
A judge has blocked the Florida Department of Health Commissioner from taking any further threatening action over an abortion rights commercial being aired by a television station. Thursday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker Floridians Defending Freedoma group that produced a commercial promoting a ballot measure that would add abortion rights to the state […]
FACT CHECK: Are Tolls Still In Place On Florida’s Hurricane Milton Evacuation Route?
virus image Shared by Xformerly Twitter, claims toll booths are still in place along Hurricane Milton evacuation routes in Florida. Why on earth are there still toll booths on evacuation routes? https://t.co/8bt9mf0t6T — Multitude🔻Container (@lllliatttt) October 8, 2024 Verdict: False That claim is false. In a press release on October 7, Florida Republican Governor Ron […]
Watch as Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues man floating on cooler 30 miles off Florida’s coast
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew found and rescued a man clinging to a cooler in the Gulf of Mexico, about 30 miles off Florida's central coast. The Coast Guard District 7, which covers South Carolina, Georgia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, and Florida, posted video of the miraculous rescue Thursday afternoon. […]
Florida’s ‘Lt. Dan’ Survives Rage of Hurricane Milton on His Boat
A man living in Tampa, Florida, whose nickname is “Lieutenant.” Dan survived Hurricane Milton by evacuating on a boat. “I'm fine,” he told NewsNation reporter Brian Entin on WGN 9 late Wednesday in the aftermath of the storm. reported Thursday. “Lieutenant Dan is safe!” Entin I wrote In a social media post Wednesday just before […]
Hurricane Milton’s devastating aftermath on Florida’s coastal cities: photos
Hurricane Milton, a powerful Category 3 storm, impacted Florida's west coast, leaving Tampa and nearby coastal towns facing severe winds, flooding, and power outages. Western towns such as St. Petersburg and Sarasota were particularly hard hit, with significant storm surge and damage reported across the region. Hurricane Milton made landfall on the night of October […]
Milton makes landfall along Florida’s west coast as a Category 3 storm with 78 mph winds
Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida's west coast Wednesday night, bringing with it “life-threatening” storm surge and 128 mph winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key in Sarasota County around 8:30 p.m., with winds of up to 190 mph, but was still raging as a […]