Florida

Details of Hit-and-Run Accident in Melbourne, Florida The tragic story of a Pennsylvania man, Andrew Sofranko, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Christmas morning in Melbourne, Florida has come to light. The incident occurred only hours after Sofranko had served as the best man at his father's destination wedding in Florida. At around…

TL/DR - Hurricane Idalia is set to intensify significantly as it heads to Florida, with a predicted landfall on Wednesday along the Gulf Coast. The hurricane, which is expected to hit at Category 3 strength, may become the first major hurricane in at least 172 years to hit Apalachee Bay in the sparsely populated Big Bend region. Preparations are…

Threat of Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Seaweed Onslaught Along Florida Beaches Alfred Hitchcock would be intrigued by the 5,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed looming across the Atlantic and washing up on Florida's beaches. But the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is harboring a real-life threat: Vibrio bacteria. Marine biologists from Florida Atlantic…