Disney cancels plans for $1 billion campus in Florida Walt Disney is scrapping plans to build a nearly $1 billion corporate campus in central Florida that would have housed 2,000 employees, according to an … Business • 19 May
23 dead in Florida as Hurricane Ian hits South Carolina A resurgent Hurricane Ian has slammed into the South Carolina coast, making another landfall after a deadly march across the Florida peninsula that washed away … US • 01 Oct 22
Two-year-old accidentally shoots and kills father in US A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father in Florida after his parents left a loaded gun unattended, local authorities said yesterday. US • 07 Jun 22
School boards at centre of US culture wars Across the US, school boards have become the latest battleground in the so-called culture wars - the use of hot-button issues to corral voters into … US • 24 Apr 22
US Coast Guard ending search for bodies The US Coast Guard has said it will soon call off the search for dozens of people missing from a boat that capsized off Florida … World • 27 Jan 22
Dozens missing after boat capsizes off Florida The US Coast Guard has launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in a "suspected … US • 26 Jan 22
New Irish-US political caucus to be launched in Florida The US launch of a new American Irish State Legislators Caucus will be held in Florida today. US • 03 Nov 21
Man admits murdering 17 people in Florida shooting A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida in 2018. US • 20 Oct 21
Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 79 The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower has increased to 79 after workers pulled the remains of an additional 14 people … World • 09 Jul 21
Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida Tropical storm Elsa is moving over the Florida Straits toward the southern US state after battering Cuba with drenching rain and strong winds, but left … US • 06 Jul 21
Miami death toll rises to 22 as rescue efforts continue Two more victims have been found in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building in Florida, bringing the death toll from last week's tragedy … World • 02 Jul 21
Biden to visit site of Florida building collapse US President Joe Biden will visit the site of a deadly apartment building collapse in southern Florida later this week, as rescuers scour the wreckage … US • 29 Jun 21
Engineer warned of Miami building damage - report An engineer warned of "major structural damage" at a Florida apartment building three years before it partially collapsed, a report said today, as rescuers raced … US • 26 Jun 21
Florida mass shooting site to become national memorial US President Joe Biden has marked the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting in a gay nightclub in Florida by saying he would designate the … Florida • 13 Jun 21
'State of emergency' in Miami over spring break crowds Throngs of revelers flocking to Miami Beach in Florida for spring break have become so uncontrollable that authorities have declared a state of emergency and … US • 21 Mar 21
Hacker tries to dump chemical into Florida city's water Hackers broke into the computer system of a facility that treats water for about 15,000 people near Tampa, Florida and sought to add a dangerous … US • 09 Feb 21
Dog rescued from alligator becomes Sheriff's deputy A dog whose owner pulled him from the jaws of an attacking alligator in south Florida has officially been announced as Lee County's newest Sheriff's … News Lens • 16 Dec 20
Missing sailor rescued after almost 48 hours at sea A missing Florida sailor was rescued after he was found clinging to his capsized boat 86 miles off the coastline. News Lens • 01 Dec 20
Florida set for Hurricane Isaias as it batters Bahamas Hurricane Isaias lashed the Bahamas as it churned toward Florida, bringing new dangers to a US state suffering record deaths from an unrelenting coronavirus outbreak. World • 01 Aug 20
Florida deaths surpass 6,000 with single day record Florida's coronavirus death toll surpassed 6,000 today as the disease claimed another 186 lives in the southeast US state, health officials said. Coronavirus • 28 Jul 20
Virus-hit cruise ship docks in Florida A virus-hit cruise ship with dozens of ill passengers and crew has docked in Florida, after being barred from several South American countries. Coronavirus • 02 Apr 20
Pentagon suspends training of Saudis pending review The Pentagon is temporarily suspending operational training for Saudi military students in the United States following a shooting last week by a Saudi air force … US • 11 Dec 19
Officer who arrested six-year-olds in school suspended A police officer who arrested two six-year-old children in a Florida school has been suspended and the incident will be investigated, police have said. US • 24 Sep 19
Dorian crawls to US coast, weakens to Category 2 storm Hurricane Dorian crept towards the southeast coast of the United States, weakening slightly but remaining a dangerous storm after leaving a trail of death and … US • 03 Sep 19
Five dead as Hurricane Dorian batters Bahamas Hurricane Dorian is confirmed to have killed at least five people in the Bahamas. US • 02 Sep 19
