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Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart discusses upcoming football season at the SEC Media Days, Tuesday, July 21, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP)

Georgia tops preseason media poll to win SEC championship in 2026

Associated Press

FILE - Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold (6) reacts to a play against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya,File)

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold arrested on kidnapping, robbery charges

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Police car against city street background. (File photo credit: Daniel Tadevosyan via Shutterstock)

34 open White Claws and an arsenal: Florida man busted after wild ride on I-75

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

By Konstantin Toropin - Associated Press

Members of the military use their smartphones to record President Barack Obama speaking at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

The danger of digital footprints: How ‘ubiquitous technical surveillance’ threatens U.S. military

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a hangar stands at MacDill Air Force Base, Jan. 4, 2021, in Tampa, Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (Senior Airman Tiffany Emery/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Two people charged with attempted bombing near CENTCOM headquarters

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base is seen, Feb. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Man charged with making threatening calls to a Florida Air Force base days after a device was found

By Freida Frisaro and David Fischer - Associated Press

Officials ride a boat as they arrive to assist with a recovery effort at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods

By Michael Biesecker and Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

Animal care experts with The Florida Aquarium successfully relocate its seven male cownose stingrays, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, from Tropicana Field back to the Aquarium in downtown Tampa. (Florida Aquarium via AP)

Safe! Florida Aquarium’s stingrays ride out Milton in MLB Rays’ ballpark tank

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

A child's swing still hangs on a tree, surrounded by debris from homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Determination to rebuild follows Florida’s hurricanes with acceptance that storms will come again

By Russ Bynum and Brendan Farrington and Ty O'Neil - Associated Press

Tourists walk along Universal Orlando Resort city walk before the park closed early for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Orlando theme parks reopen after hurricane while some Tampa-area attractions stay closed

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A crane is seen across 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices in St. Petersburg, Florida, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, as Hurricane Milton's strong winds tore through the area. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

More than 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding

By Terry Spencer and Kate Payne - Associated Press

Ron Rook, who said he was looking for people in need of help or debris to clear, walks through windy and rainy conditions on a deserted street in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Here’s what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual

By Seth Borenstein - Associated Press

Max Watts, of Buford, Ga., walks in the parking lot to check on a trailer parked outside the hotel where he is riding out Hurricane Milton with coworkers, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Watts, who works for a towing company, was deployed with colleagues to Florida to aid in the aftermath of the storm. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

More than 1.5 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding

By Terry Spencer and Kate Payne - Associated Press

Ted Carlson puts his best friend Evan Purcell's cat McKenzie into a pick-up truck as the pair recover her along with other important items from Purcell's home ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, as debris from Hurricane Helene damage to Purcell's garage level still sits alongside the driveway, in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. "This place couldn't handle Helene," said Carlson, predicting. "It's all going to be gone." (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida’s Gulf Coast

Associated Press

Melvin Lee Hicks, who is homeless, lies under a sheet donated by a nearby hotel, as he shelters alongside a parking garage in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm

By Terry Spencer and Kate Payne - Associated Press

Boats destroyed during Hurricane Helene are shown on the Davis Islands Yacht Basin ahead of the possible arrival of Hurricane Milton Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Heavy traffic flows northbound on Interstate-75 as people evacuate the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton's arrival late Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Tampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the one

By Terry Spencer and Haven Daley - Associated Press

Workers board up a grocery store to protect it from Hurricane Milton, in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)

Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris as Cat 5 Milton approaches

By Haven Daley and Mike Schneider - Associated Press

This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 11:36pm ET on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, shows Hurricane Milton. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 4. Florida prepares for evacuations and storm surge

By Jeff Martin and Freida Frisaro - Associated Press