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U.S. Exports to Cuba Hit a Record $202.5 Million in August as Fuel Sold to Private Firms Makes America the Island's Top Supplier· National NewsSeven Florida Cases Are Part of the Justice Department's Largest Push Yet to Strip Citizenship From Naturalized Americans· National NewsSam Reinhart Scores Twice, but Sabres Beat Panthers 5-3 in Buffalo as Jacob Markstrom Is Pulled· SportsProposed 2030 Census Rule Could Cost Florida a House Seat, and Count Snowbirds as Floridians· National NewsPanhandle Schools Ordered to Reopen Wednesday After Isaias as UWF Stays Closed and Postpones Diaz Inauguration· EducationOrange County Dengue Cases Rise to Five as Aerial Spraying Is Planned in Apopka· HealthNo Florida College or University Has Joined the Armed Guardian Program Five Months After HB 757 Became Law· EducationMore Than 300 Books Removed From Central Florida Schools as State Orders Districts to Pull More· EducationMike Norvell Says Florida State's Results Have Not Been Good Enough as Job Questions Mount Before Miami Trip· SportsJeff Hafley Sticks With Malik Willis at Quarterback as 0-5 Dolphins Head Into Their Bye Week· SportsHUD Mapping Error Fixed: St. Petersburg Gets $173 Million in Hurricane Milton Recovery Money· PoliticsBroward Denies Arts Grants to Stonewall Museum and Island SPACE Under Florida's Anti-DEI Law· Entertainment & CultureU.S. Exports to Cuba Hit a Record $202.5 Million in August as Fuel Sold to Private Firms Makes America the Island's Top Supplier· National NewsSeven Florida Cases Are Part of the Justice Department's Largest Push Yet to Strip Citizenship From Naturalized Americans· National NewsSam Reinhart Scores Twice, but Sabres Beat Panthers 5-3 in Buffalo as Jacob Markstrom Is Pulled· SportsProposed 2030 Census Rule Could Cost Florida a House Seat, and Count Snowbirds as Floridians· National NewsPanhandle Schools Ordered to Reopen Wednesday After Isaias as UWF Stays Closed and Postpones Diaz Inauguration· EducationOrange County Dengue Cases Rise to Five as Aerial Spraying Is Planned in Apopka· HealthNo Florida College or University Has Joined the Armed Guardian Program Five Months After HB 757 Became Law· EducationMore Than 300 Books Removed From Central Florida Schools as State Orders Districts to Pull More· EducationMike Norvell Says Florida State's Results Have Not Been Good Enough as Job Questions Mount Before Miami Trip· SportsJeff Hafley Sticks With Malik Willis at Quarterback as 0-5 Dolphins Head Into Their Bye Week· SportsHUD Mapping Error Fixed: St. Petersburg Gets $173 Million in Hurricane Milton Recovery Money· PoliticsBroward Denies Arts Grants to Stonewall Museum and Island SPACE Under Florida's Anti-DEI Law· Entertainment & Culture

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Panhandle Schools Ordered to Reopen Wednesday After Isaias as UWF Stays Closed and Postpones Diaz Inauguration
EducationPanhandle

Panhandle Schools Ordered to Reopen Wednesday After Isaias as UWF Stays Closed and Postpones Diaz Inauguration

7 min
Mike Norvell Says Florida State's Results Have Not Been Good Enough as Job Questions Mount Before Miami Trip
SportsPanhandle

Mike Norvell Says Florida State's Results Have Not Been Good Enough as Job Questions Mount Before Miami Trip

5 min
Leon County Schools Weighs $30 Million Payroll Loan as 29 Florida Districts Ask Voters for More Tax Money
EducationPanhandle

Leon County Schools Weighs $30 Million Payroll Loan as 29 Florida Districts Ask Voters for More Tax Money

5 min
Trump Approves Federal Emergency Declaration for 27 Florida Counties Hit by Isaias. Here's What It Covers and What It Doesn't
National NewsPanhandle

Trump Approves Federal Emergency Declaration for 27 Florida Counties Hit by Isaias. Here's What It Covers and What It Doesn't

5 min
Isaias Shuts Pensacola and Okaloosa Airports as Airlines Waive Fees and Tolls Lift on Panhandle Bridges
National NewsPanhandle

Panhandle Roads and Bridges Reopen After Isaias, but Pensacola and Okaloosa Airports Stay Closed

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Isaias Brings Surge, Flooding Rain and Tornado Risk to Tallahassee and the Big Bend
Hurricane & WeatherPanhandle

Tallahassee and the Big Bend Escape Isaias' Worst, With Downed Trees, Brief Outages and Rising Rivers to Watch

6 min
FPL Stages 12,000 Workers as Isaias Threatens Long Power Outages in the Panhandle
Hurricane & WeatherPanhandle

FPL Passes 85% Restored After Isaias as State Opens Recovery Loans and Aid for the Panhandle

6 min
Okaloosa Orders Zones A and B Out as Panhandle Counties, Schools Shut Down for Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane & WeatherPanhandle

Panhandle Evacuations Widen From Perdido Key to St. George Island as Major Hurricane Isaias Nears

8 min
Hurricane Isaias Scrambles Florida Sports: FSU Cancels Pensacola Games, FAMU Moves to Friday
SportsPanhandle

Hurricane Isaias Scrambles Florida Sports: FSU Cancels Pensacola Games, FAMU Moves to Friday

6 min
Florida State faces Louisville on the road Friday night as Ashton Daniels and Seminoles try to end road skid
SportsPanhandle

Isaac Brown runs for 235 yards as Louisville routs Florida State 44-20, extending Seminoles' road skid

5 min
Hurricane Hunters from Lakeland and Keesler fly Isaias as Coast Guard and park service brace the Panhandle
National NewsPanhandle

Panhandle bases fly out F-35s, AC-130s and test jets as Isaias nears; Navy, Coast Guard set final storm conditions

7 min
DeSantis Declares State of Emergency for 25 North Florida Counties as Isaias Takes Aim at the Gulf Coast
Hurricane & WeatherPanhandle

Florida Activates 5,000 Guard Troops, Stages Supplies in Tallahassee and Santa Rosa as Hurricane Isaias Nears

7 min
Ten charged in alleged Gulf Coast poaching ring that sold reef fish and sea turtles
Crime & CourtsPanhandle

Ten charged in alleged Gulf Coast poaching ring that sold reef fish and sea turtles

5 min
DeSantis signs 20th death warrant of 2026: Jesse Guardado set for Nov. 5 execution
Crime & CourtsPanhandle

DeSantis signs 20th death warrant of 2026: Jesse Guardado set for Nov. 5 execution

5 min
Flash Flooding Hits the Emerald Coast as Flood Watch Holds Across the Panhandle and Big Bend
Hurricane & WeatherPanhandle

Isaias Dumps a Foot of Rain on the Panhandle, Triggering a Flash Flood Emergency in Okaloosa as Rivers Head for Weekend Crests

6 min
Ashton Daniels Runs for Five Touchdowns as Florida State Routs Virginia 38-7
SportsPanhandle

Ashton Daniels Runs for Five Touchdowns as Florida State Routs Virginia 38-7

5 min
Air Force investigators probe death of Eglin airman found in burned vehicle on base range
National NewsPanhandle

Air Force investigators probe death of Eglin airman found in burned vehicle on base range

5 min
Rick Scott and Ashley Moody file bill to shield Eglin Gulf test range from offshore drilling
National NewsPanhandle

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody file bill to shield Eglin Gulf test range from offshore drilling

9 min
Four Charged With Murder in Attempted Robbery Shooting Near Fort Walton Beach
Crime & CourtsPanhandle

Four Charged With Murder in Attempted Robbery Shooting Near Fort Walton Beach

8 min
Jury Selection Begins in Manslaughter Trial of Ex-Okaloosa Deputy in Death of Airman Roger Fortson
Crime & CourtsPanhandle

Okaloosa Jury Acquits Former Deputy Eddie Duran of Manslaughter in Killing of Senior Airman Roger Fortson

8 min
Florida State Falls 50-36 at Alabama as Crimson Tide Score on Five Straight Possessions
SportsPanhandle

Florida State Falls 50-36 at Alabama as Crimson Tide Score on Five Straight Possessions

8 min
Florida State Returns to Tuscaloosa a Year After Upsetting Alabama, This Time at 1-1
SportsPanhandle

Florida State Returns to Tuscaloosa a Year After Upsetting Alabama, This Time at 1-1

10 min
FHP Charges Driver With DUI in Madison County Crash That Killed a 9-Year-Old
Crime & CourtsPanhandle

FHP Charges Driver With DUI in Madison County Crash That Killed a 9-Year-Old

8 min
SMU Edges Florida State 27-24 in a Game Delayed by a Stadium Outage
SportsPanhandle

SMU Edges Florida State 27-24 in a Game Delayed by a Stadium Outage

8 min
Escambia Deputies Say Discarded Camera Undercut a Self-Defense Account
Crime & CourtsPanhandle

Escambia Deputies Say Discarded Camera Undercut a Self-Defense Account

8 min
FSU Four-Year Graduation Rate Hits 82 Percent, a Record for Florida Universities
EducationPanhandle

FSU Four-Year Graduation Rate Hits 82 Percent, a Record for Florida Universities

8 min
Florida State Hosts No. 19 SMU on Labor Day in the Game That Defines Its September
SportsPanhandle

Florida State Hosts No. 19 SMU on Labor Day in the Game That Defines Its September

9 min
Panhandle Heat Advisory Pushes Feels-Like Temperatures Past 110 as Florida Watches Tropical Wave Off Africa
Hurricane & WeatherPanhandle

Panhandle Heat Advisory Pushes Feels-Like Temperatures Past 110 as Florida Watches Tropical Wave Off Africa

6 min
Florida State Welcomes Roughly 6,000 First-Year Students Drawn From More Than 96,000 Applications
EducationPanhandle

Florida State Welcomes Roughly 6,000 First-Year Students Drawn From More Than 96,000 Applications

8 min
Florida State Welcomes Its Class of 2030 as Fall Semester Opens in Tallahassee
EducationPanhandle

Florida State Welcomes Its Class of 2030 as Fall Semester Opens in Tallahassee

8 min