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Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch

A Florida team is selling people the “ultimate baseball experience” by putting their waterfront stadium up for rent on AirBnB for $1,500 a night

The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July

In the age of coronavirus, Florida officials and NASA are split on whether it’s a good idea for spectators to show up for next week’s space launch

A Florida state park has been named as having the best beach in the country

Dr. Stephen Leatherman, aka Dr. Beach, released his annual ranking of beaches in the U.S. Hawaii took the crown last year, but this year, the best beach is on the East Coast.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an “above-normal” 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms. NOAA forecasters said that six to 10 of those storms will become hurricanes and three to six of those would become major hurricanes with 111 mph winds or higher. NOAA said there’s a 60% chance of an above-average season, a…

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A Florida man was killed while teaching his teen daughter to drive, police said.

Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise company, announced on Thursday it will be laying off hundreds of employees due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s CEO Arnold Donald said the combination of layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts were “necessary” as the pause on cruise travel enters its third month. The majority of affected employees in the U.S. will be...

A white former pastor who ran through his Florida neighborhood while carrying a flat screen TV in support of Ahmad Arbery says he did so to prove a point: to show that inequalities and prejudices are still alive in the United States.

Major League Soccer is looking at the possibility of resuming the season this summer with all teams playing in Orlando, Florida

Hurricane season doesn’t officially begin until June 1st, but a sub-tropical system is already developing off the coast of Florida.

After being shuttered for almost two months, Universal Orlando plans to allow the reopening of some restaurants and shops on a limited basis in the theme park resort’s entertainment district this week

Could the “happiest place on Earth” be welcoming visitors back in the coming months amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic? According to their website, it just might be happening. NBC affiliate WESH-TV reports Monday that the website for Walt Disney World in Orlando is now accepting reservations for July 2020 and later. Previously, the website had stopped accepting all reservations before…

A teen who allegedly killed his brother and stabbed his father in the Florida Keys was hospitalized after he reportedly jumped in front of a moving car Thursday evening. Monroe County Sheriff’s officials had been searching all day for 17-year-old Daniel Weisberger, who they say allegedly stabbed both his 14-year-old brother as well as his father, 43-year-old Ariel Poholek,...

Brian Howe, the former lead singer of the British rock band Bad Company, has died after suffering a heart attack at his Florida home. He was 66. Howe’s friend and manager, Paul Easton, confirmed the rocker’s Wednesday passing in a statement. Howe was found suffering from cardiac arrest at his Lake Placid, Florida, home. He later died. The Portsmouth, England,...

The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 has filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises saying the company failed to protect its employees

Carnival Cruise Line is planning to resume some cruises in August after being shut down by the coronavirus pandemic. The Miami-based cruise line announced Monday that they plan to phase in service with 8 ships scheduled to leave Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston on August 1. Three ships will depart from Miami and Galveston on that day, while two will…

Florida deputies have arrested a man they say was living out his quarantine on a shuttered Disney World island, telling authorities it was a “tropical paradise.”