Much of Jacksonville's beach communities and St. Augustine could flood, along with low-lying neighborhoods near the St. Johns River like Downtown, San Marco and Riverside.

Hurricane Ian is expected to affect the Jacksonville area beginning late Wednesday, with the bulk of the storm sweeping through Thursday.

Duval, St. Johns, Nassau and Clay counties announced Tuesday that they will close this week. Baker and Putnam counties announced earlier that they would close.

Tropical storm-force winds could start affecting the Florida Keys late Monday, Central Florida on Tuesday night and the Panhandle on Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center said flash flooding and urban flooding is possible in the Keys and the Florida peninsula, with additional flooding on rivers in North Florida.

More than 300 poll workers filed into TIAA Bank Field on Thursday in preparation for November’s midterm election.

The Jacksonville Naval Museum, based in the USS Orleck now permanently docked on the Riverwalk, is opening to the public Wednesday.

The plan, which would start with a $25 million refund to customers in January, would trim rate increases that FPL customers will face in 2023.

Two registered sex offenders filed a court case against the city, which requires them to post signs saying "no candy or treats here."

Kevin Holzendorf, a board member since 2013, was arrested after a police officer saw his car go through two red lights.

On today’s show, a look at Ian’s impact as we check in with cities across the state. Then later: a former FEMA official brings us up to date on the emergency response effort. Plus: will Florida be able to handle all of the insurance claims now that the storm has passed? And how much is climate change to blame for the stronger and more intense storms the state is facing?

Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has issued an emergency order that will temporarily prevent property insurers from dropping customers for the next two months.

Ian remains forecasted to parallel the Gulf Coast before making landfall with the Sun Coast Thursday. Tornado risk increases from I-4 south today.

Gullah/Geechee community members warn historic burial sites are at risk in Rayonier-owned logging land in Nassau County. Rayonier has yet to share a clear plan for protecting the sacred sites in their development plans for the area.

State regulators Friday asked a judge to place a property-insurance company in receivership, making it the sixth Florida property insurer declared insolvent this year amid widespread financial problems in the industry.

Political action committees with backing from GOP donors contributed money to local school board races in several states, including Florida.

Ian is expected to continue rapidly strengthening. Landfall possible from the Big Bend to Sun Coast during the middle to end of the week.

Tropical Storm Ian still on track to be a major hurricane and impact Florida

Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-North Miami Beach, filed the lawsuit in Leon County circuit court, alleging violations of the state Constitution and a separate law.

Spaghetti models are a combination of different model ensembles. It shows the different paths a storm may take, but neither is it a crystal ball. A spaghetti model does not forecast a storm’s strength or potential impact. They are a simple way of communicating where a storm may travel given the data available at the time. Generally, they are used by meteorologists to give a geographical range to the public.

Lawsuits have taken aim at the Biden administration's efforts to cancel some federal student loan debt. In response, the administration has been subtly shifting its plan, and changing who qualifies.

Residents of Jackson, Miss., are still trying their best to function without safe and reliable drinking water, and some decry decades of disinvestment in the state's majority-Black capital city.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., about the damage caused by Hurricane Ian in his district, and about the recovery efforts so far.

People in South Carolina are assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Ian.

An Arizona judge on Friday declined to put her order that allowed enforcement of a pre-statehood law making it a crime to provide an abortion on hold.

When Calvin Duncan was 19 years old, he was arrested for a murder he didn't commit. Now, he's helping to tell the stories of other men who have found themselves behind bars for life.

Residents in the predominantly Black city confront chronic water system outages that have them finding ways to function without a basic public service – safe and reliable drinking water.

Days after Category 4 Hurricane Ian came ashore near the tony seaside community, residents are taking stock and trying to put their lives back together.

The powerful storm terrorized millions for most of the week, hitting western Cuba before raking across Florida and then South Carolina.

A military judge on Friday acquitted a sailor of arson in a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, a blow to the Navy as it faces allegations of improper training and maintenance of the ship.