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1 week, 4 days ago

Gus Malzahn chose coordinator job at Florida State because head coaching has ‘changed dramatically’

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Near Gus Malzahn’s new office hangs a picture of Kelvin Benjamin hauling in a touchdown pass from Jameis Winston, the play that helped Florida State beat Malzahn and his Auburn Tigers in the 2013 national championship game. “I’ve got to walk by the …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Longtime FSU assistant Odell Haggins moves into a new role as Mike Norvell shuffles his staff

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Longtime Florida State assistant Odell Haggins, who twice served as interim head coach during his 31 years in Tallahassee, is transitioning into a new role as Mike Norvell continues to shuffle his staff. Haggins, who has been the associate head coach and defensive …

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1 month ago

Sara still a threat to Florida as hurricane trackers reveal system's latest path

Daily Mail

The once-powerful tropical storm Sara may have dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico, but forecasters have warned that its remnants still threaten Florida. Sara was upgraded to a tropical storm last week when it brought life-threatening flooding and mudslides to parts of Honduras which saw up to 40 inches of rain in some areas. Pictured: a satellite image of the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Strip club and bags of cash: The FBI bribery sting that snared Mississippi officials

Raw Story

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba boarded a yacht off the coast of Florida with the top prosecutor in charge of fighting crime in his city and several rowdy out-of-state men who said they wanted to drop millions revitalizing downtown. but I need to clean it and spread it.” Outside the federal courthouse Thursday, Owens described his quotes in the indictment …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Teachers Unions Head to Trial Over Anti-Union Law

Associated Press

Florida teachers unions are heading back to court to challenge the constitutionality of a new law requiring more public workers to pay dues in order to keep their unions alive. The new law requires certain unions to recertify if the number of dues-paying members drops below 60% of those eligible to join, and bars unions from automatically deducting dues from …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

'I need to go': Floridians make final preparations for Hurricane Helene

Raw Story

Tallahassee – Across the northern Florida coast, most small towns were deserted on Thursday, with stores closed and windows boarded up to protect against the high winds and potentially devastating storm surge of Hurricane Helene. The storm was hours away from hitting the US state's "Big Bend" region, with the area from the Florida capital Tallahassee to the Gulf of …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene upgrades to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm: State of emergency in Florida, Georgia and more

Hindustan Times

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S., forecasters said. Helene strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane Helene strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in trail of destruction across four US states

ABC

Hurricane Helene has roared through Florida and into Georgia as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the United States, killing at least 33 people, swamping neighbourhoods and leaving more than 4 million homes and businesses without power. Helene made landfall as a category four storm at about 11:10pm on Thursday night, local time, and left a chaotic …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene strengthens to Category 4 along Florida’s Gulf Coast

LA Times

The St. Pete Pier is pictured among high winds and waves as Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the Florida panhandle, passing west of Tampa Bay on Thursday. High winds began battering Florida on Thursday as Hurricane Helene, now a Category 4, was poised to make landfall, with forecasters warning that the enormous storm could create a “nightmare” surge along …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland

LA Times

Jerry McCullen, top of left ladder, and Carson Baze, top of right ladder, put plywood over the windows of a house ahead of Hurricane Helene in Alligator Point, Fla., on Wednesday. An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a major storm with a …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

US coast braces for incoming hurricane and 'major flood threat'

Daily Mail

Tropical Storm Debby has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane by the National Hurricane Center, and it continues on a collision course with the Florida coastline. The agency issued a storm advisory at 11pm warning that hurricane winds of 75 miles per hour present a 'major flood threat' to the southeastern US this week. 'Debby is then expected to …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Best cities to visit in Florida, from Miami to Jacksonville

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Orlando open image in gallery It’s worth getting beyond the theme parks and experiencing the real Orlando For the majority, …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Florida school board bans book about book bannings

Raw Story

A book about book bannings has itself been banned by a school board in Florida at the behest of right-wing Moms for Liberty activists. The Guardian reports that "Ban This Book" by author Alan Gratz has been removed from libraries in Florida's Indian River county school district after the school board opted to ban it in a 3-to-2 vote last …

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7 months, 1 week ago

At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency

Hindustan Times

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Powerful storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday in Florida as a week of deadly severe weather continued in the South, where uprooted trees crashed onto homes and knocked out electricity to thousands in several states. DeSantis declares emergency City officials in Tallahassee said wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph, speeds that exceed …

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7 months, 1 week ago

At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Powerful storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday in Florida as a week of deadly severe weather continued in the South, where uprooted trees crashed onto homes and knocked out electricity to thousands in several states. City officials in Tallahassee said wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph, speeds that exceed hurricane intensity, were …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Storms slam parts of Florida, Mississippi and elsewhere as cleanup from earlier tornadoes continues

The Independent

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10 months, 1 week ago

2024 NFL Draft Big Board: Who are the top 100 prospects in this year’s class?

New York Times

Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have lifted the Lombardi Trophy, all 32 teams are full speed ahead to the 2024 NFL Draft. Photo: Ezra Shaw / Getty Images QB Jr. 2 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Ohio State Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 Class: Jr. Photo: Andrew Dieb / USA Today WR Jr. 47 Cooper Beebe G Kansas State Height: 6-4 …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A core mission of Florida A&M University from its founding over a century ago has been to educate African Americans. At Florida’s only public historically Black university, some students now fear political constraints might get in the way of teaching parts of their history. “This has basically been used as a veneer to impose an ideological agenda, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation to sanction Iran, protect Jewish institutions

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that puts sanctions on Iran and protects Jewish institutions. They approved bills to provide $45 million in grants to secure Jewish institutions and other places that could be a target of hate crimes, as well as legislation to strengthen sanctions already in place against companies that do business with Iranian …

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1 year, 3 months ago

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia

Associated Press

ATLANTA — In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida the storm had grown into a Category 4 beast lurking off the state’s west coast, and the forecast called for it to continue intensifying up until landfall. “Eyewall replacement cycles are common in major hurricanes, and so when you see that, it does lead to some temporary weakening,” said …

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1 year, 3 months ago

100-year-old Oak tree nearly crushed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' mansion during Hurricane Idalia

Hindustan Times

Hurricane Idalia was a close call for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his family, who had a huge oak tree fall near their Tallahassee home during the storm. “100-year-old oak tree falls on the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee — Mason, Madison, Mamie and I were home at the time, but thankfully no one was injured,” she wrote. “I guess it’s …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125-mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power

LA Times

Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida with winds howling at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “Things were just going so fast.. Everything was spinning.” After coming ashore, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis woos GOP Christian voters but stays tight-lipped on his own Catholic faith

Associated Press

GREENVILLE, S.C. — As Ron DeSantis wrapped up a 12-stop campaign tour that began in an Iowa evangelical church and ended here in a South Carolina convention center, dozens of pastors met backstage to pray for the presidential candidate. Burch argues DeSantis’ policies are the true measure of his faith, from Florida’s six-week abortion ban to a spate of laws …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Ron DeSantis in conversation with The Telegraph on the war against wokery

The Telegraph

I ask if Mr DeSantis will win his court case against Disney. Even though its population is now higher, Florida’s state Budget for fiscal year 2022 was just $102 billion, less than half New York state’s budget of $220 billion. On top of this, New York’s state has the fifth highest per capita state debt burden in the US; Florida …

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Gus Malzahn chose coordinator job at Florida State because head coaching has ‘changed dramatically’

Longtime FSU assistant Odell Haggins moves into a new role as Mike Norvell shuffles his staff

Sara still a threat to Florida as hurricane trackers reveal system's latest path

Strip club and bags of cash: The FBI bribery sting that snared Mississippi officials

Teachers Unions Head to Trial Over Anti-Union Law

'I need to go': Floridians make final preparations for Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene upgrades to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm: State of emergency in Florida, Georgia and more

Hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in trail of destruction across four US states

Hurricane Helene strengthens to Category 4 along Florida’s Gulf Coast

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland

US coast braces for incoming hurricane and 'major flood threat'

Best cities to visit in Florida, from Miami to Jacksonville

Florida school board bans book about book bannings

At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency

At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency

Storms slam parts of Florida, Mississippi and elsewhere as cleanup from earlier tornadoes continues

2024 NFL Draft Big Board: Who are the top 100 prospects in this year’s class?

At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation to sanction Iran, protect Jewish institutions

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia

100-year-old Oak tree nearly crushed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' mansion during Hurricane Idalia

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125-mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis woos GOP Christian voters but stays tight-lipped on his own Catholic faith

Ron DeSantis in conversation with The Telegraph on the war against wokery