White Castle breaks ground in Central Florida
The world's largest White Castle broke ground in Central Florida on Thursday. The burger chain will open late next year.
Florida reports over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases, 81 more deaths
The Florida statewide case total since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to 914,333, resulting in 18,030 deaths.
CDC warns against traveling for Thanksgiving
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines recommend limited travel over Thanksgiving or holding a virtual holiday gathering.
DeSantis says Florida will make vaccines available to residents, but won't mandate them
"Our goal is to make all safe and effective COVID vaccines available to Floridians who want them, but the state will not mandate that Floridians take these vaccines," DeSantis said. "That's going to be the choice of each and every Floridian."
Florida unemployment claims drop as slow holiday season nears
The estimated unemployment claims in Florida were the lowest since before the pandemic forced businesses to shut down or scale back in March.
Poll: 58% say they would get COVID-19 vaccine
A new poll suggests more people are willing to get a coronavirus vaccine once it is approved for distribution.
Central Florida gets another grocery store
A new grocery store is opening in Central Florida. Sprouts is opening a new location at Dr. Phillips in Orlando.
Over 7.9K new COVID-19 cases, 88 more deaths reported in Florida
That brings the statewide case total since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to 905,248, resulting in at least 17,949 deaths.
Corcoran says distance learning will remain an option for second half of school year
Florida students will be able to continue to learn remotely through the second half of the school year as the state grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said Wednesday.
Carnival cancels cruises through end of January
Carnival announced on Wednesday that there will be no cruises through the end of January 2021. This comes just as work has been completed at a new terminal at Port Canaveral.
Central Florida high school principal tests positive for COVID-19
"Allow me to be blunt this is nothing like the flu! Covid wrecks the body in so many ways and never the same way twice," he wrote.
Florida clinic looks for COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers
30,000 adult participants, age 18 years and older, will be enrolled.
Florida legislators could limit COVID-19 lawsuits
Support has been indicated support for legislation that would protect businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19.
Interactive map shows your risk of catching COVID-19 at an event
If you're interested in using this COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Tool, go to https://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu/.
4-year old boy orphaned after losing both parents to COVID-19 months apart
A Texas boy is orphaned after losing both parents to COVID-19 months apart.
Safe Spacer social distancing tracker
A new device tells you if someone if getting too close when it comes to social distancing.
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine highly effective
Moderna on Monday announced that its coronavirus vaccine has prove to be over 94 percent effective in trials.
Flying for Thanksgiving? TSA offers safety tips for travel during pandemic
Dr. Fauci and the CDC have recommended against flying during the holidays.
Florida reports over 4,500 coronavirus cases, 44 more deaths
On Saturday, the Florida Department of Health reported 4,544 coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 875,096 people infected.
Thousands expected to flock to coast for Crew-1 launch
Approximately half-a-million people are expected to flock to the Space Coast this weekend for the Crew-1 mission launch by SpaceX and NASA.