Besides that for governor, there is another high-profile statewide race in Florida leading to the November 8 election — U.S. Senate.

Between Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties, 24 geographic areas are identified as food deserts, or areas with low income and low access to nutritious food. One northwest Florida man talks about how he and his family are directly impacted by food deserts.

One mother turns her son's suicide into help for other vets.

Banned Books Week begins Sept. 18, and according to the American Library Association, this year is on track to surpass last year’s record of challenged library materials. But this week, access to reading materials expanded in Escambia County with the opening of the Bellview Library — the first in the county’s District 1.

Escambia County is joining Florida's new Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) network to address the state and local opioid crisis.

NASA is calling off a launch attempt Tuesday of its new moon rocket SLS from Kennedy Space Center as it watches the development of Tropical Storm Ian.

The map, from the National Hurricane Center, show how a hurricane — can its severity — could affect coastal areas across the state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that the storm will knock out power in parts of the state.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jim Kossin of the Climate Service about the link between climate change and more intense hurricane seasons.

This page will be updated as necessary as Hurricane Ian impacts Florida. Evacuations are ordered by county, so make sure to check with your county's website for further details.

Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and that drew angry protests.

Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month.

In celebration of NASA's DART mission, searching for information about it will result in an animation and tipped screen.

At 7:14 p.m. Eastern on Sept. 26, a NASA spacecraft will crash into a small asteroid. The impact will test whether the space agency could deflect asteroids, in case one ever threatens Earth.

Halay Turning Heart speaks only Yuchi to her three children. She's one of only a few fluent speakers of the Native American language. But she faces pushback from both outsiders and her own family.