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Still reeling from Ian, Florida shrimpers are desperate to get back on the water

Fishers in southwest Florida are desperate to save their shrimping fleet, and their lifestyle, decimated by Hurricane Ian more than a month ago.

WEKU · Nov 8, 2022

Subtropical Storm Nicole puts parts of South Florida under tropical storm warning and hurricane watch

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida may not come through the end of the 2022 hurricane season without a direct hit as a rare November storm heads for the state’s east coast.

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Rockets beat Magic despite Banchero’s 30 in battle of top draft picks

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero and Houston Rockets rookie Jabari Smith Jr. have spent the last several months competing:

Orlando Sentinel · Nov 8, 2022

DeSantis’ voter fraud suspect was issued new voter ID

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly touted the arrests of about 20 people he said registered and voted illegally in 2020. But months later, at least two of the people arrested are still on Florida’s voter rolls.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

Potential Hurricane Nicole could threaten Artemis I rocket on launch pad

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA made the decision to roll out its Artemis I rocket to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center aiming for a liftoff as early as next Monday, but what is now Subtropical Storm Nicole is predicted to transform and grow into Hurricane Nicole by Wednesday, and…

Orlando Sentinel · Nov 7, 2022

DeSantis issues state of emergency for 34 counties across Florida ahead of potential Hurricane Nicole

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency in 34 Florida counties — including Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach — on Monday due to the potential of an approaching Hurricane Nicole.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

South Florida in forecast cone for Nicole, which could be near hurricane strength by midweek: forecasters

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida is now in the forecast cone for Subtropical Storm Nicole, which is forecast to be near hurricane strength, or possibly a hurricane, by midweek, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

Heralding the holidays: Florida theme parks offer a host of special events

ORLANDO, Fla. — This is how we roll through the holidays in Orlando’s theme parks in this day and age. The scent of Halloween’s faux fog and the Sanderson Sisters aren’t even out of our clothes before someone gets all merry and bright on us.

Orlando Sentinel · Nov 7, 2022

Ants, rats and roaches, oh my! Hurricane Ian’s debris stirs up pests increase in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. -- For Richard Frank, it’s normally the insects that are buzzing. But in the weeks after Hurricane Ian’s landfall, the incessant buzzing now comes from his phone.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

Tom Brady achieves a six-figure statistic. Is it unprecedented?

TAMPA, Fla. — When you’re 45 and owner of enough NFL records to clutter an entire wing in Canton, Ohio, every game poses the opportunity to achieve the unprecedented.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022