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For This Bahamian Family, Vacation Turned Into a Nightmare With No Way To Get Back Home

Ariel and Delavoe Wilson crouched over their phones at a Dunkin Donuts in Fort Lauderdale. Over a WhatsApp group, they scrolled up and down, gazing at...

Some Of Jacksonville’s Hardest Hit By Irma Shelter In Place For Dorian

About two years ago, the Northwest Jacksonville community of Ken Knight Drive experienced flooding like it had never seen before. Several feet of water...

Local emergency departments across the state responding to Hurricane Dorian are seeing big changes under Gov. Ron DeSantis. NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Hurricane Dorian: Gov. DeSantis' Different Approach To Hurricane Response

Here are the latest developments on Hurricane Dorian:DeSantis' Different Approach To Hurricane ResponseLocal emergency departments across the state…

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio joined Sundial to discuss Hurricane Dorian relief efforts for the Bahamas.

Senator Marco Rubio Says U.S. Government Ready To Aid Bahamas In Hurricane Dorian Recovery Efforts

Aerial footage is beginning to reveal the extensive devastation in the Bahamas due to Hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the...

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state awaits aid requests from South Carolina and North Carolina and is offering help, where it can, to the Bahamas, as some islands were leveled in what was a Category 5 storm. GOVERNOR'S PRESS OFFICE

How Florida Is Helping With Dorian Relief Efforts

Florida emergency management efforts shifted Thursday from storm preparation to providing assistance as Hurricane Dorian, after devastating the Bahamas…

9/11 Tampa Bay Memorials And Services

Across the United States, people and communities are commemorating the 18th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks with tributes, services, and…

Donnie Pedrola, 48, (left) and Tom Gasko, 57, at their Rolla, Mo., vacuum repair shop and museum, in June. "Most people aren't that passionate about something," Pedrola says of Gasko's lifelong and prolific love for vacuum cleaners.

'You Get Swept Up': A Story Of Love, Passion — And Vacuum Cleaners

On their first date, Tom Gasko and his husband, Donnie Pedrola, talked for hours about vacuum designs. "Most people aren't that passionate about something," Pedrola tells Gasko at StoryCorps.

The New York State Department of Health said Thursday that it is looking at vitamin E acetate as a potential cause of severe pulmonary illness cases in the state that have been associated with vaping.

Vitamin E Suspected In Serious Lung Problems Among People Who Vaped Cannabis

New York officials say tests found high levels of vitamin E in cannabis vaping products used by people who developed lung damage. But it's only one of many possible causes still under investigation.

A greater star coral in the Upper Keys shows partial bleaching

Reefs In Hot Water: Keys On High Alert For Coral Bleaching

All of the Florida Keys reef is under thermal stress — meaning the water is warm enough that corals may start bleaching.

Flooding from Hurricane Dorian swamped Ocracoke Island on Friday in North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Dorian's Floodwaters Trapped Hundreds In The Outer Banks Until Boat Rescuers Arrived

One islander who was saved described Dorian this way: "It was like being in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome mixed with The Wizard of Oz," she said. "The noise, the intensity was just outrageous."

Workers at the Health Care District wait for Bahamian arrivals from the "Grand Celebration" cruise ship.

'There's No Normal There:' Bahamians Arrive In South Florida, Unsure Of How Long They'll Stay

More than a thousand Bahamians emerged from the arrival doors at the Port of Palm Beach on Saturday morning, many looking for family members and friends...

Thousands gathered to try to get onto a Bahamas Paradise cruise ship. It was the first passenger boat off Grand Bahama headed to Florida.

Thousands Line Up On Grand Bahama Island Looking To Escape To Florida

FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA - After days of living on a devastated island with no electricity or running water, thousands gathered at Freeport Harbour in...

Three adolescents are suing the Florida Department of Jevenile Justice, alleging their health and well being were put in danger when the state placed them in solitary confinement.

Lawsuit Challenges Juvenile Justice Department Over Solitary Confinement

Two 13-year-olds and a 16-year-old sued the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice on Thursday, alleging their health and well-being were put in danger...

Florida Faces Apartment Shortage

As more and more Floridians turn away from homeownership in favor of renting, the state is facing a serious shortage of apartments.Numbers from the…

A woman is overcome as she surveys her destroyed home in High Rock, Grand Bahama, in the Bahamas last week in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

Bahamas Victims Know What Scientists Warn: Monster Storms Are The New Normal

FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA | Claudina Swann is searching for an object in the storm debris scattered around her backyard in the Bahamas. “Something was here...

Purdue Pharma Agrees To Tentative Settlement In Opioid Case

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative deal Wednesday with about half the states and thousands of local governments over its role in the…

Tampa Bay Residents Plead Guilty To Healthcare Kickback Conspiracy

Two Tampa Bay residents have pleaded guilty to paying healthcare kickbacks in a scheme that saw their company help collect over $4 million from one…

Purdue Pharma, owned by members of the Sackler family, has tentatively struck a deal that would settle thousands of lawsuit brought by municipal and state governments alleging that the drug maker helped fuel the country's deadly opioid crisis.

Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Deal To Settle Thousands Of Opioid Lawsuits

The pending settlement likely means Purdue will avoid going to trial in the sprawling and complicated case involving some 2,300 local governments across 23 states.

Debris left by Hurricane Dorian in Marsh Harbour after it decimated much of the Abaco Islands.

How To Help Hurricane Dorian Survivors In The Bahamas

"Cash is king. For us to rebuild these communities, we need funds," the president of Rotary International says. The Bahamas' government has also posted a list of desperately needed items.

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a podium at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples.

Gov. DeSantis Wants Increased Pollution Penalties, Everglades Funding

Governor Ron DeSantis made a stop at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples on Wednesday to announce that he wants more funding for Everglades…

In the past two years, state auditors have found that at least one-third of education employees who had access to student Social Security numbers did not need it to do their jobs. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Florida's Auditor General Focuses On Student Data Protection

Florida is cracking down to ensure school districts, state colleges and state universities are protecting students' Social Security numbers.In the past…

GMO Mosquitoes Proposed Again For Keys — As New Study Finds They Can Interbreed With Wild Insects

This post was updated at at 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 12 The prospect of genetically modified mosquitoes is back for the Florida Keys — just as a new study...

5 Questions Answered About The 3rd Democratic Debate

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced off onstage for the first time, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wound up taking much of the heat, sparing Warren.

State Not Tracking Teachers With Guns

The Florida Department of Education was unable to confirm an independent survey that found seven of the state’s 67 school districts have approved or...

One Small Step Tampa Bay: NRA Member And 'Extreme Liberal' Find Common Ground

This week’s story from StoryCorps' One Small Step - Tampa Bay focuses on two people of different generations and different backgrounds.Former Marine and…

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