Regional
NEWS STAFF
Tropical Storm Eta made its second landfall in Florida, coming ashore Thursday morning near Cedar Key and crossing the state before heading into the Atlantic near Jacksonville.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Everal Allen was honored by the Florida Forest Service for his forest management practices, public outreach and conservation efforts. (COURTESY)
FFS honors Allen for stewardship
NEWS STAFF
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Covid-19 hospitalizations increase 25% across Florida
NEWS STAFF
Florida hospitalizations due to covid-19 have increased by 25 percent over the last two weeks and more than 35 percent in the last 30 days, according to a top Florida health care regulator.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Regulators poised to consider Duke solar expansion
NEWS STAFF
TALLAHASSEE — As utilities continue moving forward with plans to expand solar energy, state regulators next week will take up a Duke Energy Florida proposal that would add 10 solar plants in the coming years.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris and President-elect Joe Biden celebrate with supporters after declaring victory in the presidential election at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday. (CAROLYN COLE/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Biden eyes insiders for his administration
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WILMINGTON, Del.— President-elect Joe Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with more traditional Washington insiders, a notable departure from four years in which President Donald Trump filled his team with outsiders.
Monday, November 9, 2020
Server failure knocks out Reporter’s email
NEWS STAFF
An internet server failure in the predawn hours Friday continued to paralyze the email system of the Lake City Reporter Monday. The Lake City Reporter relies on its parent company, Community Newspapers, Inc., (CNI) servers located in Athens, Georgia.
Monday, November 9, 2020
LSHA board considers seeking CARES funding
TONY BRITT
Lake Shore Hospital Authority officials are considering applying for CARES funding to recoup costs associated with covid-19.
During Monday afternoon’s Lake Shore Hospital Authority Board meeting, a concerned resident asked whether the board had applied for any CARES funding.
Monday, November 9, 2020
Eta strikes Florida Keys; expected to become hurricane
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAVANA — A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta made landfall on Florida's Lower Matecumbe Key on Sunday night, days after leaving scores of dead and over 100 missing in Mexico and Central America.
The U.S.
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Alex Trebek speaks during a rehearsal before a taping of Jeopardy! Power Players Week at DAR Constitution Hall on April 21, 2012, in Washington, DC. (KRIS CONNOR/Getty Images/TNS)
Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show “Jeopardy!” for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of schoolmaster strictness, died Sunday. He was 80.
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters early Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. (PAUL SANCYA/Associated Press)
Biden wins White House, will become 46th president of the United States
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to be a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify" a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
Saturday, November 7, 2020