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With Labor Day 1 week away, National Hurricane Center tracking 2 tropical waves
Hurricane Hone brought up to 15 inches of rain to Hawaii over the weekend as it passed south of the Big Island Sunday as a Category 1 storm. Another possible threat this week could be Hurricane Gilma, currently located just over 1,200 miles east of Hilo. And after a quiet start in...
Final decision on Citizens Insurance rate hike expected Monday
TAMPA, Fla. — A deadline looms in that more than a million Floridians could face a major increase in the price of their homeowners insurance. Citizens Property Insurance is proposing raising its rates by about 14 percent to reduce the amount of insurance holders by the end of the year. This could result in an average price increase for policy holders by more than $500.
Out-of-State Visitor Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize in Florida
An out-of-state visitor recently claimed a $1 million Powerball prize in Florida. The Florida Lottery announced that Floyd Horner, Jr., of Tega Cay, South Carolina, claimed a $1 million prize from the Powerball drawing held on February 1, 2023, at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office. The winning Powerball ticket...
Leon Schools superintendent's race heats up with questions, accusations about spending
Two days after Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna won the local Democratic primary, things are heating up for the upcoming general election that pits him against Chiles High School Principal Joe Burgess. In a Facebook post Thursday, Burgess shared an image of a graph, highlighting a rise in the salaries of...
St. Andrew Baptist Church reopens worship six years after Hurricane Michael
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - For the first Sunday in six years, church members at St. Andrew Baptist Church in Panama City can have service in their worship center. In 2018, Hurricane Michael damaged St. Andrew Baptist Church. They had to move its services to a different building on the church campus.
Georgia Bulldogs news: Little brother shuts up FSU fans, Stetson Bennett named Stafford’s backup, and more
If Georgia's beatdown of FSU in last year’s Orange Bowl wasn’t enough to shut up disgruntled Seminoles fans still crying about not making the College Football Playoff, then maybe Georgia Tech’s 24-21 win in Week 0 will. Starting the season at No. 10 in the country, Mike Norvell’s team was a favorite to make the 12-team CFP and win the ACC, but those dreams could be in big jeopardy after the shocking upset loss in Dublin.
Hotel Valencia developer pulls out of deal with the city to build in downtown Tallahassee
Plans won't be moving forward to bring the luxury Hotel Valencia to downtown Tallahassee. In 2021, the city entered into an $8 million deal with the developer, Valencia Development Corp., for the purchase of the Chevron and Johns parcels bounded by Madison, Duval and West Gaines streets and Martin Luther King...
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