The center of Hurricane Idalia has slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast at dangerous Category 3 strength, inflicting deadly storm surge and catastrophic winds not seen in this region in 125 years while promising untold devastation far beyond the landfall zone. Idalia moved ashore midmorning Wednesday near Keaton Beach in the Big Bend area – where the […]
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Why aren’t people going to Disney World?
Walt Disney World is billed as the “most magical place on Earth,” but based on a growing amount of evidence, it seems like fewer people are spending this summer soaking up the fairy dust. And for all the talk about its parent company’s fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, it’s pretty clear that the park’s […]
A seaweed blob twice the width of the US is nearly here
A giant blob of seaweed twice the width of the continental United States is headed for the shores of Florida and other coastlines throughout the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump smelly and possibly harmful piles across beaches and dampening tourism season. Sargassum — the specific variety of seaweed — has long formed large blooms […]
Brain-eating amoeba kills Florida resident
A Florida resident has died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, officials say. Health experts in Charlotte County, in southwest Florida, say the victim was probably infected after rinsing their nasal sinuses with tap water. Naegleria fowleri infects the brain through the nose. Officials say that drinking it is not dangerous. Infections are […]
“Nobody f—s with a Biden.”, says the ‘Big Guy’
When President Biden met Ray Murphy, the mayor of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, the two quickly discovered they had a lot in common. Maybe too much in common. They got chummy very quickly, so much so that the president may have forgotten that television cameras and microphones were close enough to hear him […]
Ian weakens as recovery efforts are underway
As post-tropical cyclone Ian moves inland across North Carolina and Virginia Saturday morning, communities in Florida and South Carolina are recovering after the deadly storm brought torrential rain, powerful winds and cataclysmic flooding over the course of three terrifying days. Ian slammed into southwest Florida as a severe Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, packing sustained winds […]
Hurricane Ian nearly Cat 5; Hits Florida today
Hurricane Ian strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm as it bore down on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday after knocking out power to all of Cuba. The hurricane was around 55 miles west of Naples by around 8 a.m. ET Wednesday, with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The […]
Florida prepares for Hurricane Ian as Cuba is hit
Major Hurricane Ian will make landfall across the west-central coast of Florida on Wednesday and into Thursday. This incredibly dangerous storm will slow down and bring life-threatening storm surge, heavy rain and extreme flooding along the coast and far inland. Tornadoes will be possible, as well as widespread power outages. Cuban authorities declared emergencies in […]
Storm Ian now a hurricane, Florida braces
Tropical Storm Ian strengthened into Hurricane Ian Monday morning, as coastal residents brace for major impacts from the storm as the week progresses. Hurricane status was declared at around 5:00 a.m. as the storm’s winds strengthened to 75 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Ian is expected to become a significant […]
Disney may lose it’s ‘own government’ in Florida
The Disney Corporation might be at risk of losing the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), which acts as the company’s own government with land in Orange and Osceola counties, after some Florida officials suggested this week that those self-governing rights could be rescinded. “Disney has alienated a lot of people now,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis […]
What would Walt Disney think about his company’s ‘wokeness’?
Floridians provided mixed responses to the newly signed state legislation that opponents dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law Monday, which prohibits classroom discussion or instruction about sexual oriention and gender identity. The Walt Disney Co. issued a statement opposing the legislation. “We’ve been going […]
Disney apologises for ‘silence’ on ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Walt Disney’s CEO has apologised for his “painful silence” on a Florida sex education bill critics warn will isolate LGBT youth. “You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down. I am sorry,” Bob Chapek told employees. His comments come amid internal complaints that “gay […]