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Pensacola mayor speaks with WESH 2 as Isaias nears Florida Panhandle

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves spoke with First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi as Hurricane Isaias churned in the Gulf on its way to a potential Panhandle landfall.

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Daytona Beach mayor turns off Facebook comments, says post threatened his family

Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry has turned off the comments section on his mayoral Facebook page after he says someone threatened his family.

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Groveland residents press water contractor for answers after treatment plant failures

Residents took questions about recent failures at Groveland’s Sunshine Water Treatment Plant directly to the city’s water contractor during a meeting Thursday, seeking answers after thousands of people were left without water.The plant experienced three failures in two weeks, including problems...

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Mamdani's Oct. 7 commemoration outrages supporters and critics of Israel

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to thread a needle on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by condemning Hamas' "horrific war crimes" and denouncing Israel's "genocide" in Gaza.

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