10pm EDT #Hurricane #Milton Position Update: A Flash Flood Emergency is in effect for the Tampa Bay Area as Milton continues to move inland. A sustained wind of 86 mph & gust of 105 mph was recently reported at a WeatherFlow station at Egmont Channel.

FHP Tampa rescued a dog, renamed “Trooper,” that was left tied up to a pole on I-75 before Hurricane Milton’s landfall. Now, the dog’s previous owner faces a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals. Read more about it here: wuft.org/animals/2024-1…

Black voters in Florida lagging in election in early, mail voting Reporting by @DiegoPerdomoaq of Fresh Take Florida flapol.com/48Dx6hi #FlaPol

At U. of Florida, ex-President Ben Sasse's private threat to absorb the university's liberal arts college into a GOP-backed civic center sparked a monthslong academic turf war featuring an "oath of fealty," a military spy, and a university investigation. chronicle.com/article/oath-o…

Black voters – especially men – turned out in low numbers in Florida. Figures bode poorly for Democrats' hopes that Harris – and Trump's history with race – would energize Black voters to stanch GOP's hold on many offices. Diego Perdomo Fresh Take Florida wuft.org/fresh-take-flo…

Read my most recent story on Black turnout for early and mail voting across Florida Fresh Take Florida wuft.org/fresh-take-flo…

UF men's basketball head coach Todd Golden has been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and stalking, The Alligator has learned. @jackmeyerUF and Max Tucker have the story: alligator.org/article/2024/1…

Fishermen describe today’s rescue of teens who spent 16 hours adrift overnight on paddleboard off Gulf coast from Diego Perdomo Fresh Take Florida floridapolitics.com/archives/72687…

Meet the Dow Jones News Fund Class of 2025! Eighty-one talented students who will work as multiplatform editors, data journalists, digital producers, business reporters and audience engagement specialists in newsrooms across the country. Learn more: dowjonesnewsfund.org/news/djnf-anno…

Free State of Florida flushes fluoride Tallahassee Democrat tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

Democracy is being tested in L.A. and it’s falling hardest on Latino communities. If you're out there protesting or organizing, we want to hear from you. DM us or send a voice memo at (646) 571-1224. Stay tuned for our special episode about what's happening later this week 🎧

South Miami, immigration attorneys push cities to reject partnering with ICE (via Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/immigration/20…

Nonprofit groups raise alarm about Miami-Dade cuts to food, housing, mental health services (via Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/south-florida/…

Wasserman Schultz warns tax credit cuts could skyrocket healthcare costs amid looming shutdown (via Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/government-pol…

Activists protest, threaten legal action to halt land transfer for Trump Presidential Library (Anthony Cruz + Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/government-pol…

The federal government shut down. South Florida lawmakers play the partisan blame game (via Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/government-pol…

'A complex problem': Miami roundtable takes on scarcity of mental health care for young people (via Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/health/2025-10…

Pro-Palestinian student group calls on FIU to divest from Israeli military contractors (via Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/government-pol…

'No Kings' protest in downtown Miami brings crowds to Miami Freedom Tower (via Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/government-pol…

Lotus House expands operations into Children’s Village education and resource center (via Diego Perdomo) wlrn.org/south-florida/…