The safety net they counted on vanished.

Some Florida airports are shutting down ahead of a fast-approaching Hurricane Isaias that is expected to make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast Friday night or Saturday morning as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph.

Josh Wicks Robinson, aka Omgitswicks, aka Wicks, has become a familiar, friendly face to Floridians. An easygoing, amiable everyman with a touch of cheekiness, he is also a family man. Robinson has two teen daughters and a 9-month-old son.

Isaias, which became a hurricane shortly before midnight Oct. 7, is continuing to strengthen, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, reported. According to the 10 p.m. CDT update, Isaias was still a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, with higher gusts.

The Florida Department of Transportation has revised the schedule for closures related to demolition of the State Road 33 bridge at Interstate 4 in Polk County.

Update: The SpaceX Dragon capsule made a parachute-assisted landing at 11:34 a.m. ET Thursday, Oct. 8 in the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles with the Crew-12 astronauts inside. Recovery teams will next secure the spacecraft in the ocean and hoist it aboard, where the crew members will be able to exit, NASA said in a blog post.

Imagery provided by NASA shows Isaias as the first hurricane of 2026 barrels toward portions of the Florida Panhandle ahead of an imminent landfall.

Hurricane Isaias has strengthened into a powerful Category 3 storm and continues to intensify. According to the National Hurricane Center's latest 11 a.m. update, maximum sustained winds have increased to 120 mph at 11 a.m. The storm is also picking up speed, raising concerns about its potential impacts as it moves toward the coast.

Hurricane Isaias may be coming ashore hundreds of miles away on the other side of the peninsula, but St. Johns County still could see rough surf and coastal flooding this weekend.

Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane Friday evening, Oct. 9, with winds of 105 mph. According to a 10 p.m. CT advisory update from the National Hurricane Center, Isaias' winds have weakened to 90 mph.

A 79-year-old Mims man who pointed a handgun at Brevard County sheriff's deputies during a well-being check was shot and killed during the Saturday, Oct. 11, confrontation.

The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office said it processed 1,310 voter-registration records in the week before the Oct. 5 deadline to register for the Nov. 3 general election.

Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the Northern Gulf Coast, near Destin Florida at around 8:30 p.m. CT as a Category 2 storm, with 105 mph winds and had been downgraded by 4 a.m.

Hurricane Isaias will land a lopsided blow to Florida's Panhandle with the worst of its pummeling leaning east and a storm surge that could drive 9 feet of saltwater into nearly 200 miles of porous coastline.

WINTER HAVEN - Adinaluz Prieto Oyola, 16, boarded a school bus the morning of Oct. 5, anticipating the first day of cheerleading tryouts at Winter Haven High School.

The number of schools closed has increased as conditions deteriorate ahead of Hurricane Isaias.

A Sarasota man faces five counts of attempted murder after authorities say he fired at deputies outside his home early Sunday and a deputy shot him multiple times.

Here are 5 animal shelters on the Treasure Coast, but don't plan to adopt any black cats for Halloween!

Florida's digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with information on which local restaurants pass and fail.

The recent, angry discussion about an Islamic center near Delray Beach has bled into Florida's U.S. Senate race, as a conservative online site has used Democratic candidate Angie Nixon's statement on the issue to call her an "Islamic Lover."

PANAMA CITY BEACH − Local law enforcement officials are investigating after a man was found dead inside a parked vehicle outside of an Airbnb.

Unlike the dreaded words "Winter is coming" stated repeatedly in the "Game of Thrones" series, in South Florida we welcome it with open arms! Bring on the white walkers, the Night King, Frosty the Snowman and whoever else, as long as it means some cooler weather. While winter might be a few months away, fall officially began on Sept. 23 and, hopefully, will mean lower temperatures and humidity. Get out this weekend and hoist that stein at Oktoberfest at the American German Club of the Palm Beaches, get you and your pup in the Halloween spirit at Mounts Botanical Garden, see and hear the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches' season-opening concert and more.

Vote NO on Amendment 3

The arrival of the ninth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season may be just a few hours away.

PANAMA CITY - Bay County is under a hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Isaias lingers in the Gulf.

Egged on by his friends, a 17-year-old boy called schools across South Florida and warned of coming bloodshed. Panic ensued and the teens delighted in it, sharing links to reports of lockdowns and frightened parents.

Hurricane Isaias delivered a grazing but still powerful blow to the Big Bend, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers - including the Franklin County jail, where a backup generator failed - and flooding some coastal and low-lying areas.

A 79-year-old Mims man who pointed a handgun at Brevard County sheriff's deputies during a well-being check was shot and killed during the Saturday, Oct. 11, confrontation.

A Minnesota couple's dream destination wedding was planned for picturesque Pensacola Beach.

Local business leader Desmond Keogh got a bit of a reprieve when the Palm Beach Code Enforcement Board voted to reduce fines he accrued by more than $90,000.

The highly anticipated Oak & Stone has opened in The Villages.

Robin Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane and the Global Humane Society, has been named to The NonProfit Times 2026 Power & Influence Top 50 list, according to a recent announcement. The Washington D.C. organization has a regional office in Palm Beach.

Hurricane Isaias is strengthening as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast, prompting several schools to announce they'll be closed.

A Sarasota man faces five counts of attempted murder after authorities say he fired at deputies outside his home early Sunday and a deputy shot him multiple times.

Hurricane Isaias reached Category 2 winds and was expected to keep getting stronger, the National Hurricane Center said in its 10 p.m. CT update on Thursday, Oct. 8.

As Hurricane Isaias churns in the Gulf, many Florida residents are asking the same question: If evacuation orders are issued, will I have to leave?

A 20-year-old Stuart woman is facing criminal charges in connection with the Indian River Drive head-on crash Aug. 21 that sent a vehicle over the embankment, according to St. Lucie County court records.

Hurricane Isaias got stronger overnight and is expected to make landfall near Pensacola late Friday. It was a Category 2 storm overnight with 105 mph winds and is expected to reach Category 3 strength by landfall.

This story has been updated with additional information.

On the witness stand, Roderick Kelvin Watson Jr. testified that he shot Joseph James Juarez Coles because "I wanted to live."

The Southwest Florida dining scene has been anything but quiet lately.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall tonight at or near major hurricane strength, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center Oct. 9. Isaias is currently a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph.

Patty Huff saw the epic flooding conditions that swamped Naples on Oct. 7.

Hurricane Isaias delivered a grazing but still powerful blow to the Big Bend, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers - including the Franklin County jail, where a backup generator failed - and flooding some coastal and low-lying areas.

Here are 5 animal shelters on the Treasure Coast, but don't plan to adopt any black cats for Halloween!

With Hurricane Isaias bearing down on the Gulf Coast, Pensacola area schools, government offices, businesses and events are closing up shop and bunkering down for the storm.

A University of Florida microbiologist is alerting to the potential of a spike in flesh-eating bacteria cases following the landfall of Hurricane Isaias as surge waters retreat and cleanup begins.

Cascades Park's Adderley Amphitheater was bursting with reggae and rock on Oct. 7. This fusion was all part of Ziggy Marley and Gov't Mule's plan with a dual performance on their "Dreaming the Same Dream" tour.

A company linked in public records to digital-trading billionaire Thomas Peterffy has sold a landmarked house near the ocean in Palm Beach for a recorded $21.5 million.

Kalev Kangro lay face down on the couch while his suspected drug dealer knocked on the front door. Investigators say Isaiah Delgado came with a second supply of cocaine for Kangro, unaware that the first had killed him earlier that day.