Economic development — and how to do it — was uppermost in the news conference of Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves on Tuesday.

Santa Rosa and Escambia will receive nearly $3.2 million combined through Florida's Broadband Opportunity Grant Program.

Monthly astronomy column from Dr. Wayne Wooten.

February event highlights

Earlier this month, a replica of the Pinta, a caravel style ship used by Christopher Columbus, was docked in Pensacola's Plaza de Luna for educational tours. Pensacola is one of many port cities the replica will see.

Strong storms are possible Thursday and Friday over the Panhandle and North Florida. In addition to damaging winds, local flooding will be possible.

Florida has a landscape ripe for thunderstorm development. According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Florida averages just over 70 thunderstorms days per year. Some areas of the Gulf Coast can even get up to 100.

A proposal that would allow Floridians to carry concealed firearms without licenses began moving through the state House on Tuesday, as a debate emerged about whether the bill lives up to the “constitutional carry” label given by supporters.

Since 1995, rip currents have killed more than 300 people in Florida. Rip current deaths often go unreported, but this weather phenomena can be just as deadly as hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning or flooding. “I don’t think people understand how deadly it is,” said Amy Godsey, Chief Meteorologist for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, “every year we have 30 to 35 fatalities just from rip currents. In a typical year that’s more than any other weather hazard.”

Nearly five months after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration sparked controversy by flying about 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts, Florida House members Monday started moving forward with a proposal that could help set the stage for more flights.

They're dubbed inflation relief payments, but they reflect a hodgepodge of rules and eligibility requirements. The IRS wants time to figure out which rules apply to them.

A paper says new parents who get help from a trained financial coach in a pediatric clinic came to more of their babies' preventive care visits and missed fewer vaccinations in the first six months.

The recall includes more than 4.9 million bottles produced between Dec. 14 and Jan. 23. The products were sold online and at major retailers.

A pandemic program that increased food subsidies across the country is ending. In Oregon, advocates warn the impact could be hard for the college students who rely on it.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Congressmen Maxwell Frost of Florida and Republican Mike Lawler of New York about the president's State of the Union speech.