CURT ANDERSON | Delta Democrat-Times

Home

Coast Guard boats patrol in front of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building, July 1, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., an attorney said Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

AP
free content

Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press
Wed,05/11/22-5:00PM , 589 Reads
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Click Here to Read More

Travelers walk through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday, April 1, 2022 in Seattle. On Monday, April 18, 2022, a federal judge in Florida voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation saying it exceeded the authority of U.S. health officials. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Florida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel
By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press
Mon,04/18/22-12:35PM , 374 Reads
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and airlines and airports swiftly began repealing their requirements that passengers wear face coverings.
Click Here to Read More

In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a passenger wears a face mask she travels on a flight from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Florida and 20 other states are suing to halt the federal government's pandemic requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains and other public transport. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Florida, other states challenge CDC transit mask rule
By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press
Tue,03/29/22-1:43PM , 387 Reads
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Twenty-one states with Republican attorneys general sued Tuesday to halt the federal government’s requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains, ferries and other public transportation amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Click Here to Read More

The Wheel and Orlando Free Fall ride at ICON Park is shown on Friday, March 25, 2022 in Orlando, Fla. A 14-year-old boy fell to his death from a ride at an amusement park in Orlando, sheriff's officials said. Sheriff's officials and emergency crews responded to a call late Thursday at Icon Park, which is located in the city's tourist district along International Drive. The boy fell from the Orlando Free Fall ride, which opened late last year. (Willie J. Allen Jr. /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

AP
free content

Did teen's big size factor in Florida amusement ride death?
By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press
Sat,03/26/22-2:17PM , 418 Reads
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A rising middle school football player in Missouri, only 14 but already 6 feet, 5 inches tall and well over 300 pounds, Tyre Sampson fell to his death from a towering Florida amusement ride. Lawyers for his family want to know if negligence about his size, or other factors, played a role.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to CURT ANDERSON