Weather Updates
1 year ago
SUNDAY STORM UPDATES: Debby upgraded to category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds

See the list of schools that have decided to close on Monday due to the storm.

Local
1 year ago
PHOTOS: Preparing for Tropical Storm Debby’s impact in coastal communities that were underwater from Hurricane Idalia just one year ago

Coastal communities like Crystal River and Cedar Key were devastated less than a year ago from Hurricane Idalia. On Sunday, people were bracing for the impact from Tropical Storm Debby.

Elections
1 year ago
Alachua, Levy Counties postpone start of early voting due to incoming Tropical Storm Debby

As Tropical Storm Debby looks set to hit the Florida coast as a hurricane, Alachua and Levy Counties have elected to move back the start of early voting to Tuesday, August 6.

Image shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flanked by State Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie and Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue, and Florida National Guard Maj. Gen. John Haas.
State
1 year ago
Gov. DeSantis warns of devastating flooding, power outages, and urges Floridians to finish storm preps today

Gov. Ron DeSantis says there will be devastating flooding and power outages from Debby, as well as other impacts all across the state.

Local
1 year ago
Citrus County sheriff doesn’t want a repeat of Hurricane Idalia. Urges residents to heed evacuation orders

Citrus County Emergency Management issued a mandatory evacuation order for coastal areas due to anticipated danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation.

Photo shows 28-year-old Master Deputy Sheriff Bradley Link who died in a shooting on Friday.
Local
1 year ago
Lake County deputy killed in ambush shooting served community with “courage and zeal”

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of 28-year-old Master Deputy Sheriff Bradley “Brad” Link who died while responding to a call in Eustis Friday.

Image of a Marion County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle with emergency lights on.
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Marion County Sheriff’s deputies investigating the shooting deaths of two in Summerfield

The sheriff’s office says this is an isolated incident and there’s no threat to the public.

Patrick Brafford, a beach lifeguard manager, uses a tie down strap to help secure a compact track loader and a lifeguard tower to help pull it further away from the water at Clearwater Beach on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.
Weather Updates
1 year ago
Same storm, different names: How Invest 97L graduated to Tropical Storm Debby

Making sense of the weather jargon and what it really means to you.

Image has the text "Tropical Storm Debby Alert" with dark skies and a lightning bolt.
Weather Updates
1 year ago
SATURDAY UPDATES: System intensifies, Tropical Storm Debby prompting evacuation orders

North Central Florida counties begin issuing evacuation orders.

Local
1 year ago
Car conks out on train tracks, Sumter County woman escapes before train plows into it | PHOTOS

The accident happened Saturday morning at a railroad crossing on County Road 720, near Highway 301.