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19 hours ago | wuwf.org | Irene Sans

Plenty of moisture is streaming in from the Gulf, controlled by a high-pressure system located east of Florida (remember, high-pressure systems spin clockwise, so the moisture is coming in from the south-southwest over northern Florida). This moisture and a series of fronts approaching the Panhandle and North Florida will increase the chance of showers and storms for the rest of the weekend and early next week.

2 days ago | wuwf.org | Steve Newborn

Efforts to create a corridor for Florida's wildlife got a big boost on Wednesday. The $1 million grant to the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation came during the Corridor Connect Conference, held this week at Disney's Coronado Springs resort. It will be used to help complete what is planned to be an interconnected network of natural habitat across nearly 18 million acres of the state.

1 week ago | wuwf.org | Lily Belcher

If a neighbor's tree falls into your yard during a hurricane or tropical storm, you're responsible for cleaning it up and paying for the damage. But K.C. Williams, a Tampa-based attorney, said there are a few instances when the tree owner would be responsible. "If a branch was dying, and therefore leaning on your property, and it was an imminent danger to your property, they may have some liability for damage caused," he said. However, he said that would be difficult to prove in a lawsuit.

1 week ago | wuwf.org | Jennie McKeon

Aerospace and aviation manufacturer Williams International will soon break ground on a high-volume gas turbine engine manufacturing facility within the Shoal River Industrial Park, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis. The three-phase project is expected to bring more than $1 billion to Okaloosa County, the largest in the history of the Northwest Florida region, the release said. The project has been in the works for years. In 2022, Gov.

1 week ago | wuwf.org | Lynn Hatter

The uproar at Florida A&M University over its new president-elect, lobbyist Marva Johnson, is growing. Supporters of the storied HBCU see it as a hostile takeover from an administration focused on eliminating anything perceived as inclusive or "woke." And those supporters say the battle to preserve black culture and history extends beyond the nation's top-ranked public historically black university.