Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island, making it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young could even starve.
Interstate-10 re-opens after winter storm shutdown
A 200-mile stretch of interstate-10 through the Panhandle that was closed for most of the day has completely reopened. The Department of Transportation reopened ...
UPDATE: All lanes of I-10 reopen in Florida
UPDATE: I-10 ALERT: Effective 2 p.m. EST (Jan 23), a portion of WESTBOUND Interstate 10 (I-10) will reopen to traffic from mile marker 70 (State Road 285) to the Alabama/Florida state line. ESCAMBIA ...
Winter weather across the Gulf Coast leaves treacherous driving conditions in its wake
A winter weather event that is uncharacteristic for the Gulf Coast region is continuing to cause problems for vehicular traffic on highways and streets.Officials have provided the following ...
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport runway re-opens after first-ever closure
Commercial flights to and from the airport returned to normal operations on Thursday morning following the unprecedented winter weather.
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Governor Ron DeSantis instructs Florida Sheriffs to cooperate with new immigration crackdown
Florida's sheriffs are getting a clear directive from Governor Ron DeSantis: cooperate with the federal government's new immigration crackdown. But local Sheriffs tell WPBF 25 News Investigative ...
I-10 reopened after ice from Florida winter storm forces shutdown
Interstate 10 from the Alabama/Florida state line almost to Tallahassee has been closed since Wednesday evening. Conditions have now improved.
Truckers and travelers stranded by I-10 shutdown in Florida Panhandle
Trucker Alexis Barnett was trying to make the trip Wednesday from Destin to Sarasota when Florida shut down I-10 and re-routed traffic onto Highway 90. That’s when the driving started getting ...
Southern cities get creative to clear snow and ice after rare winter storm
Officials are still tallying up snowfall totals that could set new records in states like Florida. Savannah, Georgia, recorded 3 inches of snow, which is the most the city has seen since 1989.
I-10 reopens in both directions to mile marker 70, westbound to mile marker 142
Frozen temperatures created an icy mess overnight in Northwest Florida, but as the sun rose Thursday some roads and bridges began to reopen.
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Mobile’s lack of equipment intensifies icy conditions
Many communities along the Gulf Coast were caught by surprise, unable to pre-treat roads ahead of the historic big freeze. Parts of Interstate 10 in Alabama and Florida were ...
Drivers in 3 States Warned They Could Lose Control of Cars in Cold Weather
The National Weather Service (NWS) said in one of its Thursday statements, "Black ice is difficult to see and distinguish from dry surfaces. The deceptive nature of black ice can catch you unaware ...