Felipe Zapata Velásquez, a 27-year-old food and resource economics third-year international student, is currently being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

No bathroom for students who skip Pledge of Allegiance has May River teacher in hot water islandpacket.com/news/local/edu…

Excited to share that I won 1st place from the SC Press Association for Government Beat Reporting and Arts & Entertainment Writing! Grateful for the recognition and the stories that made it possible.

UF confirmed four of its students had their visas revoked, according to an official statement from UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldan. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

STORY: Teens rallied outside Satellite High School Thursday afternoon in support of Melissa Calhoun, a Brevard teacher whose contract wasn't renewed after she used a student's chosen name without parental consent. floridatoday.com/story/news/202…

Active Shooter situation unfolding at the FSU student Union across from EOAS. All FSU Students need to stay indoors and shelter in place! So far as we know the EOAS is safe. ABC 27 WCTV Eyewitness News

Continue to shelter in place. Police have responded to an active shooter call at the Student Union. Stay alert for more information. Persons in need of immediate emergency assistance should call 9-1-1 or FSUPD at 850-644-1234. All classes and university events including

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, who ministered to the poor with a message of mercy, has died. He was 88.

What did Rep. Nancy Mace say at closed-door South Carolina town hall? islandpacket.com/news/politics-…

ICYMI: Last-minute fundraising efforts to save Limestone University didn't work — so it's closing for good. The university has an estimated $150 million economic impact on the county. Read my latest for The Chronicle of Higher Education chronicle.com/article/this-u…

Becky Hill, the former Colleton County clerk of court who oversaw Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 double murder trial, has been charged with two counts of misconduct in office, one count of obstruction of justice, and perjury. Read more The State Newspaper: thestate.com/news/local/cri…

My latest:

NEW: At least 30 people have been detained during an ICE raid at a construction site for off-campus student housing at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Detainees are being held inside a white bus with barred windows. One says he has residency.

Read coverage in Orlando Sentinel by UF College of Journalism and Communications Fresh Take Florida alum Steven Walker about today’s landmark vote rejecting Ono as next University of Florida president orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/03/boa…

.Isabella Douglas asks what it would take for South Carolina's most-in-the-nation book bans to actually be reversed. thestate.com/news/local/edu…

Wild (and legally informative) story on #NoKings protest from Isabella Douglas A visitor from California was arrested under SC anti-masking law, worries that he has to go home before his court appearance. islandpacket.com/news/politics-…

“This is a big step forward,” Sen. Tom Davis said. “But town council needs to plan the on-island piece to provide an aesthetically pleasing gateway, one that results in more efficient traffic flow and minimizes the impact on native-island communities.” islandpacket.com/news/politics-…

NEW: The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

Update on the arrests of masked protesters: apparently putting the wrong court on the tickets voided the charges, Isabella Douglas reports. islandpacket.com/news/local/cri…

School board restricts 9 books for first time under state regulation: ‘bittersweet’ islandpacket.com/news/local/edu…