11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (113+ words) Lakeland police say the depression opened up at the intersection of Rose Street and N Lake Parker Avenue. As of 8 p.m., the intersection is closed as crews with the Florida Department of... A depression has prompted road closures in Lakeland on…...

22+ hour, 29+ min ago   (422+ words) A 20-year-old Michigan man who died after being struck by lightning in Osceola County this week is Florida’s sixth lightning death of the year. Matthew Jenkins was walking on a path near downtown Celebration Tuesday evening when he was struck,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (741+ words) Lightning routinely kills more people each year than tornadoes or hurricanes, according to the National Weather Service. Florida may have lost its title as the "lightning capital" of the United States, but residents and visitors shouldn't throw caution to the…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago   (95+ words) Every spring, apple growers across China hold their breath as blossoms open on trees that represent more than 40 percent of the world’s apple cultivation and production. When a late-spring frost sweeps through the orchards during flowering, the damage can be…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (169+ words) The Electrek article cited above concerns an unrelated Colorado case involving a Rivian owner's Road Cam footage, not the Moreno Gutierrez crash. Moreno Gutierrez was a cyclist. An obituary for him is available on Legacy.com. The medical examiner determined…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago   (195+ words) A 77-year-old man died Friday afternoon after the truck he was driving went off the right side of Nickville Road in a curve, rotated back toward the roadway, crossed the centerline, and struck a tree after exiting the left shoulder....

11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (176+ words) More and more people have spotted them this season, but no one knows exactly why—or what to do. Read: The blockbuster that captured a growing American rift Read: Inside the dangerous, secretive world of extreme fishing When I asked…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (544+ words) More than four months after the start of hurricane season, there's nothing brewing in the tropics − although forecasters are monitoring one tropical wave in the Atlantic. According to the 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, tropical outlook from the National Hurricane Center in…...

12+ hour, 6+ min ago   (954+ words) ‘All dogs – even well-trained, gentle dogs – can bite when provoked, especially when eating, sleeping, or caring for puppies’ insurance experts warn Dog bite insurance claims have soared, rising more than 25 percent from 2024 to 2025, a recent study found. The injuries cost…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (404+ words) Oregon lawmakers on Sept. 10 approved $123 million to help cover costs from a wildfire season that burned more acres than any year in modern history. The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Emergency Board agreed to allocate $122.8 million to cover costs of fighting blazes…...