Crystal River woman dies after crashing into traffic barriers on Turnpike in Lake County, troopers say
A 66-year-old Crystal River woman died after a crash on the Florida Turnpike in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Here are some of the best spots to find manatees in Florida
Manatees typically migrate to inland waterways in Florida during winter to get away from the cold, meaning Florida residents have a few months to go out and spot them in the wild.
Crystal River man killed in crash with semitruck in Sumter County, FHP says
A 29-year-old man from Crystal River died early Wednesday in a crash with a tractor trailer in Sumter County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Florida’s Big Bend bracing for massive storm surge from Idalia
Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida's Big Bend Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm, bringing a devastating storm surge along with it.
US agrees to update critical habitat for Florida manatees
U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to revise the critical habitat designation for Florida manatees, which have been dying in record numbers because water pollution is killing a main food source.
HAPPENING NOW: Gov. DeSantis provides coronavirus update
Florida is seeing an increased supply of vaccine doses being allocated to the state. The governor also pointed to the more than 175,000 doses the state will receive “sometime this week” of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine. However, DeSantis also said that supply of the J&J vaccine will be the only shipment for at least two weeks. And we are going to be able to do some announcements very soon involving the Johnson and Johnson vaccine,” he said. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.
FEMA vaccine sites saw ‘tepid’ demand across Florida, governor says
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. – The four FEMA COVID-19 vaccination sites now open across Florida saw a “tepid” demand on their first-day operation, according to Gov. And so you know, that’s just the first day you’ll we’ll see how that goes as we go forward,’ DeSantis said. So we’re very much appreciative of having more vaccine here.”The four sites opened Wednesday in Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami and in Orlando at Valencia College. The chain also began vaccinating day care and preschool teachers, although DeSantis has not yet opened the vaccination program to them. And so the pharmacies are obviously going to accommodate that, these sites will accommodate that.”AdFor teachers, Florida limits the vaccine to educators 50 and older who work in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Deputies search for missing Clermont teen
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Central Florida deputies said they are looking for a missing 16-yer-old. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said Jeremiah Hernandez is from Clermont and he may be in the Crystal River area. HAVE YOU SEEN ME? (Please share) - We are working with our community partners to help locate missing child, Jeremiah... Posted by Citrus County Sheriff's Office on Friday, September 11, 2020Investigators said he was last seen on Aug. 15. Deputies said anyone who has any information about his whereabouts is asked to call investigators at 352-343-2101.