Feds pay $147K for Florida school board salaries amid mask fight

Four Alachua board members voted to require students to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, with exceptions only for students whose parents submit doctors’ notes. The state has withheld two months’ worth of pay for the four board members so far.

Palmetto teen dies after 18-day battle with COVID-19

The loss of a child is devastating for any family, but a Palmetto family who lost their daughter and sister this week to COVID-19 can't believe the virus infected their whole family, but only took the youngest.

Beloved Celebration deacon dies from COVID-19

The pandemic has claimed the life of a respected deacon and fixture in the Tampa Bay and Orlando communities. Larry Migliorato’s ministry spanned through Polk and Osceola Counties, where he cared for the sick, hungry, homebound and homeless.