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The Zaandam is one of two ships in the process of docking and clearing passengers at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.

Cruise Ships Docking At Port Everglades; Plans Underway For Sick Passengers

Two Holland America cruise ships, the Zaandam and Rotterdam, are in the process of docking and clearing passengers at Port Everglades. There are are...

Medical students, faculty and volunteers take blood samples during a coronavirus antibody study in Mountain View, Calif., on April 3. Santa Clara County's medical examiner says a person who died on Feb. 6 has posthumously tested positive for COVID-19.

1st Known U.S. COVID-19 Death Was Weeks Earlier Than Previously Thought

The first U.S. COVID-19 death took place on Feb. 6, an autopsy shows. The person died at home in Santa Clara County, Calif., at a time when testing in the U.S. was tightly limited.

Vehicles sit in a near empty parking lot outside the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, on May 1.

Tyson's Largest Pork Plant Reopens As Tests Show Surge In Coronavirus Cases

The Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, reopened Thursday after a coronavirus outbreak there. Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson says he'd support a second shutdown if the changes aren't enough.

Topping off for the RSW expansion project was recently achieved.

Phase 2 of RSW expansion has topping off as work progresses

Suffolk and the Lee County Port Authority celebrate topping off of Southwest Florida International Airport Terminal Expansion Phase 2.

Fires Highlight Safety Needs of Migrant Workers

San Diego County is home to tens of thousands of immigrant workers — legal and undocumented. Their homes and workplaces may be at risk, but poor access to services and fear of immigration authorities at evacuation centers may keep some from seeking shelter.

Would earning this sticker motivate you to vote?

A teenager's 'I Voted' sticker design hits a nerve, and now everyone wants one

When 14-year-old Hudson Rowan drew his spider-robot-humanoid character for an "I Voted" sticker competition, he didn't realize just how far the illustration would travel.

Election workers sort ballots at the Maricopa County Ballot Tabulation Center last week in Phoenix. The election is not considered over until the vote totals are reviewed and certified.

Why elections are not over until the votes are certified

Even after vote counting ends, the midterms are not officially over until the results are certified. Election deniers who don't like the results may try to slow down or stop this step.

The Shell Factory in North Fort Myers features a variety of attractions, including a nature park and live entertainment.

Southwest Florida International Airport's February numbers show decrease in passengers

Visitors to Lee County are turning to local businesses and restaurants to support the area after Southwest Florida International Airport released numbers showing a change in tourism.

“If you've gone up and down any of our streets, there's really not a street that doesn't either have a house that's been completed or a house that's under construction. So we're really starting to see a lot of our residents get the things that they need to get worked out, worked out and start getting their houses built again,” Dan Allers, mayor Fort Myers Beach, said about the town's rebuilding and a hefty jump in property values nearly two years after Hurricane Ian.

Fort Myers Beach is rebounding; Taxable values soar post-Ian

Lee County as a whole had its property values raise 6 percent over last year. For Fort Myers Beach it was 48 percent.

Florida prosecutor seeks to overturn convictions in cocaine sting operation

A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine made by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for sting operations between 1988 and 1990.

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