➤ Tallahassee: Attorney General Ashley Moody asked the state Supreme Court to block hospital districts and school boards from separate opioid lawsuits after industry settlements. (See Details)
➤ Pinellas County: State environmental officials confirmed the presence Red Tide off the coast on Friday. Concentrations of the irritant were detected 15 miles west of Clearwater, west of Indian Rocks Beach, and at three sites off the southern beaches. (More)
➤ Tampa: Insurance executives say Hurricane Milton “is not going to put anyone out of business,” though Florida’s property insurance market faces a significant test. Early estimates rank Milton among the five costliest storms ever to make U.S. landfall. (More)
➤ Meanwhile, event planners in Tampa hope to give kids as normal of a Halloween as possible at several events this weekend. (See List)
➤ Orlando: The city council delayed an expected vote to add more than 80 square miles of ranch land to the city’s eastern boundary. The closely-watched Deseret Ranch annexation vote is now scheduled for Nov. 4. (See Video)
➤ Pinellas County: Gary Sinise and members of his foundation served lunch to the Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. The Sinise Foundation also delivered generators, chainsaws, cots, and other emergency preparedness supplies to the community. (See Photos)
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