Monday updates: Hurricane watch issued for Tampa Bay as Milton strengthens to Cat 2 storm
Hurricane Milton is continuing to rapidly intensify before its expected landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast sometime ...
Hurricane Milton now a major hurricane as it moves toward Florida’s Gulf coast
Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida late Wednesday as a Category 4 or 5 hurricane that could be the worst Tampa Bay has seen in a lifetime. The storm was about 750 miles ...
Florida sets new rules for judging prekindergarten performance
To better account for the preschools’ performance, the Florida Department of Education has put forth new guidelines that include pre- and post-testing to determine how much growth children have made ...
Editorial Cartoons for Monday from Times Wire Services
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Pasco County orders mandatory evacuations for zones A and B
The county also issued evacuation orders for citizens living in mobile homes, low-lying and flood-prone areas.
DeSantis expands state of emergency ahead of expected Hurricane Milton
The order requires all landfills and debris management sites to be open 24 hours as residents continue to clean up from ...
Hillsborough schools shut down for Tropical Storm Milton
Hillsborough County schools have canceled classes and closed down for Monday through Wednesday as Tropical Storm Milton ...
Our AP top 25 ballot: Where Alabama, Tennessee fell and Texas A&M rose
SMU’s win at Louisville put the Mustangs on my ballot and knocked Louisville out. Arizona dropped out after a loss to Texas ...
Evacuating before Hurricane Milton hits Florida? Here’s what you need to know.
Check your evacuation zone. If Pinellas evacuates up to zone C on Monday, it will be the largest evacuation of the county ...
Hurricane Milton in Florida: Track, satellite and more
The latest: Hurricane Milton developed Sunday afternoon off the coast of Mexico. Milton is set to move east through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida and is projected to strengthen into a major ...
A huge thank you to the workers putting Tampa Bay back together | Letters
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AP top 25: New No. 1, Alabama down to 7 after upsets force reshuffling
Miami, which came back from a 25-point second-half deficit to beat California 39-38, rose two spots to No. 6. The mayhem wasn’t limited to Alabama. Six of the 18 AP top 25 teams that played lost to ...