Power crews and debris clearers worked through the night trying to restore power to Tallahassee and Leon and Wakulla County homes where thousands of residents were in their fourth day without electricity.
The situation created a verbal sparring match between Gov. Rick Scott, who called the situation disappointing, and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who characterized it as a near-miracle of restoration against all odds.
Over 50,000 people were still without power in Tallahassee following Hurricane Hermine’s landfall late Thursday evening, and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum said it could be quite some time -- possibly a week -- before nearly all of the city regains power.
A federal judge on Thursday appeared skeptical of the state's defense of how gambling regulators handled controversial "designated player" card games at the heart of a legal challenge by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
During a pre-trial hearing, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle repeatedly questioned J. Carter Andersen, a lawyer representing the state, about the games, also the subject of recent decisions by state administrative law judges in disputes involving cardroom operators.
Following the landfall of Hurricane Hermine Thursday night, Gov. Rick Scott on Friday remained in constant communication with state and local leaders who are working to ensure the state is responding to any impacts from the storm. Throughout the day Scott visited communities impacted by the hurricane to meet with Floridians and assess damages.
Federal records tell us Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton enjoys a personal net worth of $32 million. And Republican nominee Donald Trump has claimed he's worth much more than $10 billion, but reports assets in the range of $1.4 billion to $2 billion, and liabilities between $265 million and $451 million.
The point is, these candidates live mighty large -- and have for quite some time.
It has to be a considerable challenge for either of them to debate minimum wage and wealth inequality with a straight face.
Legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne once said, "Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure."
Former Gov. Charlie Crist has attempted to tie his congressional opponent U.S. Rep. David Jolly to Donald Trump, but Jolly has no intention of making that connection easy for the former Florida governor who is now his direct competitor.
Jolly has been notoriously hesitant to endorse Trump, and has always been cautious to avoid swaying one way or the other -- until now.
Tropical Storm Hermine has strengthened and become a hurricane, the first to hit Florida in 11 years.
Mosquitoes trapped in South Beach have tested positive for the Zika virus, a worrying development in Florida’s fight against the virus sweeping the state.
With the primaries over, Florida voters can look ahead to the congressional elections in November. There are plenty of new faces headed to Congress after redistricting and a wave of retirements. But most of the competitive congressional races in the Sunshine State were settled in the primary. There are only a handful of truly competitive races left in Florida’s 27 congressional districts and one of them is already in the books.
With Labor Day marking the traditional start of the general election, here’s where things stand in the congressional races across Florida.
