Articles by Mike Schneider and Tony Winton

Florida Homeowners Association Could Be Sued in Martin Shooting Case

If Trayvon Martin’s family sues over his death, they might not target George Zimmerman but instead the homeowners association of the neighborhood where the shooting happened and Zimmerman lived. That’s because if Zimmerman’s claim that he shot the unarmed 17-year-old …

Nix the Tape on Home Windows, Say Hurricane Officials

Officials with the National Hurricane Center had a message this week for residents living in hurricane-prone areas: Don’t tape your windows. Center officials are joining with a consumer advocate group at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Fla. this week …

Florida Investigating Cause of Multiple Car Pile-Up That Killed 10

Authorities in Florida are trying to determine what caused a horrific highway pileup where vehicles collided one after another on a dark highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were blinded. At least 10 were killed in the …

Florida’s SeaWorld Fights OSHA Findings in Trainer’s Death

SeaWorld Orlando is fighting $75,000 in penalties from a federal job safety agency following last year’s death of a trainer who was grabbed by a killer whale and dragged under water. A hearing was held for yesterday before an administrative …

Tornado-Hit States Rank High in Uninsured

Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most twister-prone, data analyzed by The …

States Hit Hardest by Recent Tornadoes Among Least Insured

Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most twister-prone, data analyzed by The …

States Hit Hardest by Recent Tornadoes Among Least Insured

Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most twister-prone, data analyzed by The …

Gulf Coast Officials Enjoy Spending Spree at BP’s Expense

In the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets, vehicles and gear — much of which had little to do …