Since students in the Florida Panhandle county hardest hit by Hurricane Michael returned to classrooms in early November, they’ve dealt with power outages, sporadic internet, missing friends, larger classes and shared buildings. Continue reading →
{FD} Couple visits Disney World, Disneyland on same day: ‘It was incredible’
Now that’s commitment. Continue reading →
{FD} Florida opens up hotel rooms, ports to Florence evacuees
With Hurricane Florence barreling toward their home near Wilmington, North Carolina, Allison Hales Jordan and her husband boarded up their house, packed up their car and headed to Walt Disney World in Florida with their two teenage children. Continue reading →
{FD} FEMA says it didn’t treat Puerto Ricans differently
FEMA says it didn’t handle housing vouchers for displaced residents of Puerto Rico any differently from those of displaced Texas and Florida residents after last year’s hurricanes. Continue reading →
{FD} Former Marine’s wife being deported to Mexico
The wife of a former Marine is being deported after quietly living for years in Florida as an undocumented immigrant. Continue reading →
{FD} After delays, former Iraqi translator is becoming US citizen
An Iraqi former translator for U.S. troops is finally becoming a U.S. citizen a year after officials abruptly removed him from a naturalization ceremony, prompting him to sue the government and charge it was targeting people from Muslim-majority countr… Continue reading →
{FD} Family wants gunman charged after fatal parking lot dispute
The family of a Florida man who was fatally shot by another man he had pushed to the ground demanded Tuesday that prosecutors file charges against the gunman, despite protections that the state’s “stand your ground” law might offer. Continue reading →
{FD} After delays, former Iraqi translator will be US citizen
More than a year after a former interpreter for U.S. military forces in Iraq was pulled out of a U.S. citizenship ceremony without explanation, he’s about to be naturalized. Continue reading →
{FD} Florida soldier says agency is blocking path to citizenship
Haeder Al Anbki was all set to become a U.S. citizen last year. Continue reading →
{FD} Doctor: Florida officer shot in standoff is in coma
A police officer is in a coma and has a long road to recovery after being shot by a Florida felon who eventually killed four children during s standoff. Continue reading →
Security firm says it had nothing to do with Pulse gunman
A British conglomerate being sued by survivors of the Florida nightclub shooting says it had nothing to do with the gunman’s “terrible actions.” Continue reading →
{FD} Renters may recover sinkhole items by sifting through mess
Renters who lived in two homes that were swallowed by a sinkhole in Florida earlier this month may be able to recover property that fell into the ground — by sifting through the mess left behind.Continue reading →
{FD} Ex-Marine killed in Syria passionate about fight against IS
A former Marine believed so strongly in the war against the Islamic State group that he secretly traveled to Syria, where he was killed this month while fighting for a Kurdish militia group. Continue reading →
