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State health officials cited 183 deaths since their Monday report, and there were 63 people reported dead in the greater Tampa Bay area.

State health officials recorded the coronavirus-related deaths of 183 people Tuesday, bringing the statewide death toll to 10,717. The greater Tampa Bay region reported 63 deaths Tuesday.

People enjoy a day out on Sunday in Huntington Beach, Calif. High numbers of beachgoers over the weekend prompted warnings from officials that defying stay-at-home orders could reverse progress and bring the coronavirus surging back.

Calif. Governor Warns That Packed Beaches Put Coronavirus Pandemic Progress At Risk

Any gradual loosening of the statewide stay-at-home orders will depend on people's adherence to social distancing guidelines, the governor stressed in a news conference Monday.

The Florida Department of Health says, as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, 1,977 people have tested positive for the coronavirus -- an increase of 510 cases since Tuesday evening.

Florida Coronavirus Cases Increase By Over 500

Statewide, the Department of Health is reporting 1,977 people have tested positive for the coronavirus. The total, which was reported at 6 p.m....

Some of the last tourists to visit the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Fla., in March before the coronavirus crisis shut the resort down. Plans are in place for Universal and other parks to reopen.

Florida Theme Parks Getting Ready To Reopen With Anti-Coronavirus Measures

Legoland and Universal have local approval for their plans, which involve taking temperatures and encouraging face masks. Disney World and SeaWorld haven't presented their plans yet.

A Manatee County man in his 60s tested positive for coronavirus infection over the weekend.

Sarasota Doctor In Self-Quarantine After Treating Coronavirus Patient

A prominent Sarasota infectious disease doctor has placed himself in self-quarantine at home after he treated a Manatee County man with coronavirus last...

Local high school sports will be delayed, along with the start of schools, in areas hard-hit by the coronavirus

High School Sports Season Delayed Until Aug. 24 In Florida

The statewide high school athletic association decided Thursday to postpone the start of the fall sports by one month, until Aug. 24, after initially...

3 Dead, 10 Injured After Tornado Touches Down In Coastal North Carolina

Emergency services responded overnight to reports of people missing or trapped in their homes after a tornado touched down in beach communities in North Carolina.

Suncoast Waterkeeper and Tampa Bay Waterkeeper say the wastewater at Piney Point has approximately 10 times the amount of Nitrogen than raw sewage.

After Piney Point Disaster, Environmental Groups Call For Action

A pair of environmental organizations are weighing in on the Piney Point wastewater leak in Manatee County. They say the crisis at the old fertilizer plant was preventable.

Andrew Cuomo, seen last year during a news conference, now faces a criminal complaint. It charges the former New York governor with a misdemeanor sex crime.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces a misdemeanor sex charge

Cuomo was forced from office after nearly a dozen women accused him of sexual harassment. He now faces a criminal complaint alleging he forcibly touched a female staff member.

A makeshift memorial sits outside of Oxford High School on Wednesday, a day after four students were fatally shot and seven injured in Oxford, Mich.

Michigan authorities consider charges against the school shooting suspect's parents

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said the parents of the suspect failed to keep a recently purchased firearm out of the hands of their son, who is accused of killing four classmates.

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