The slow-moving storm — which began at sea as a Category 4 hurricane,made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Friday, and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm — is currently parked over eastern North Carolina, FEMA said in a press conference on Saturday morning. CNN reported Saturday that Florence has wiped out power toabout 950,000 customersthroughout the Carolinas. Florence’s first two casualties were reported on Friday in Wilmington, North Carolina, when a tree fell through the roof of a home with a family of three inside at about 9:30 a....

A Florida judge ruled against a four-year-old’s parents Monday, ordering the child to stay with his maternal grandparents after the parents stopped their son’s chemotherapy treatments, a public information officer for the court confirmed to PEOPLE. Noah McAdams wasdiagnosed with leukemiain April and started chemotherapy at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. But his parents, Joshua McAdams and Taylor Bland-Ball, said that the treatment made Noah violent and gave him mood swings, and eventually wanted to seek a second opinion about natural treatment options, stopping the chemotherapy....

Crestview Towers in Miami.Photo: google mapsMiami officials have ordered the immediate evacuation of a five story high rise after it was deemed “structurally and electrically unsafe.“In the wake of the tragiccollapse of Champlain Towers South, the city launcheda review of all high-rise buildingsover five stories to check if they were in compliance with health and safety guidelines.The probe led to the immediate evacuation of Crestview Towers Condominium on Friday, after officials obtained an engineer’s report dated back to Jan....

Dan Markel, left, and Charlie Adelson.Photo:Florida State University College of LawA Florida dentistwas found guilty of hiring a hitman in 2014 to shoot and kill his former brother-in-law who was in the midst of a custody battle with his sister.On Monday, a jury in Tallahassee convicted Charlie Adelson, 47, of all counts in the 2014 shooting death of Dan Markel, 41, a popular Florida State University law professor,The Tallahassee Democratreports.The jury found him guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and solicitation of first-degree murder....

A Florida serial killer who murdered 10 women in 1984 and sexually assaulted countless others was executed this week, while two of his surviving victims watched from the front row. As he was slowly being killed, two of Long’s surviving rape victims, Lisa McVey Noland and Linda Nuttall, watched on from the front row of the viewing room,according toWFLA. Noland’s position was strategic, as shetold reporters in a press conferenceafter the execution that she hoped Long would see her in his final moments....

Florida Georgia Linetook the royal road to the2018 CMT Awards. The opening sketch of the show was a parody of theroyal wedding coverage, which saw the pair ride through the streets of Nashville in a horse-drawn carriage (withTrace Adkinsat coachman!) while dressed to the nines. Tyler HubbardandBrian Kelleywaved at the crowd on the street while donning white gloves and uttering “Cheerio” in their most regal fashion. “Brother, I feel a little bit posh,” Kelley says....

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis.Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty This week Florida joined a growing number of Republican-led states who are banning transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity — a move that drew immediate backlash from advocates as “hate-driven.” Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” on Tuesday. GOP governors in Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi and Tennessee have all signed similar bills into law over the past year, ramping up a rising culture war between Democrats and Republicans over gender identity....

A Florida man has died from Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, after rinsing his sinuses with tap water, according to theFlorida Department of Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that the patient, who has not been publicly identified, died Feb. 20 and had rinsed their sinuses daily with unboiled tap water leading to the infection, which is only contracted through the nose. The agency said in a release that they are investigating the cause of the infection and monitoring any indications of additional infections....

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage; Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Samir Hussein/WireImage; Astrida Valigorsky/Getty TheFoo Fightersare the latest act to pay tribute to the lateSinéad O’Connorfollowing thetragic news of her deathon Wednesday. On Saturday, the “Times Like These” rockers invitedAlanis Morissetteon stage at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival to perform a cover of O’Connor’s 1987 single “Mandinka” — a track named after the Mandinka African tribe as described in Alex Haley’sRoots....

Foo Fighters.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Foo Fightersare acknowledging that they will be a “different band” afterTaylor Hawkins' death. Heading into the new year, the legendary rock band shared astatementon their official Twitter account Saturday about how the death of their bandmate has led the group to take a new direction from here on out. It continued, “Foo Fighters were formed 27 years ago to represent the healing power of music and a continuation of life....

Photo:Stephen Dunn/Getty Stephen Dunn/Getty Baseball Legend Steve Garvey might be taking a shot at politics. The 74-year-old All-Star has been seriously considering running for the rare open seat in California for the U.S. Senate, theLos Angeles Timesreports.Although Garvey has never held elected office, he is in talks with GOP figures around the state and, if he goes through with the bid, could cause a shakeup in the 2024 race....

Photo: GoFundMe Zanib Naveed, a former beauty queen who was crowned Miss Pakistan World in 2012, died over the weekend after she was involved in a car crash. Naveed, 32, was driving her 2018 Mercedes CL2 on Sunday afternoon inPrince George’s County when she struck a curb on Route 1’s curve and overturned her car into oncoming traffic, Maryland State Policeconfirmed in a press release. No other vehicles or people were involved....

Photo: Jim McIsaac/Getty It was one of the most shocking moments of the 2020-2021 NBA season. LaMarcus Aldridge, a 15-year NBA veteran, retired from the league in April just weeks after signing with the Brooklyn Nets. The move was sudden and unexpected. With powerhouse players likeKyrie Irving,Kevin Durant, and James Harden, the Nets are favorites to win the NBA title this season. Adding Aldridge only bolstered the team’s chances at the championship, which would have been the first of the athlete’s career....