Tropical Depression Nine formed Friday in the Caribbean with a five-day cone of uncertainty that projects it to grow into a major Category 3 Hurricane Ian and make landfall on Florida’s southwest coast on Wednesday.

Florida elections security chief Pete Antonacci died of a heart attack while at work early Friday afternoon.

Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Caribbean on Friday with a path that could bring it to Florida next week as a major Category 3 hurricane prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency in 24 counties.

The system that the NHC is monitoring that could impact Florida will likely be named Ian, the next name on this year’s hurricane season name list.

With Tropical Depression Nine on track to become a hurricane before it reaches Florida, Orlando-area governments have begun preparations.

The Greater Orlando Airport Authority, which manages Orlando International and Orlando Executive, said it is starting to implement pre-storm procedures while Tropical Depression 9 spins in the Caribbean.

Florida’s Public Safety Czar Larry Keefe has emerged as a potentially key figure in the migrant flights ordered by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

La Depresión Tropical Nueve se formó el viernes en el Caribe con un cono de incertidumbre de cinco días que proyecta que se convierta en el huracán Hermine y se estacione frente a la costa suroeste de Florida el miércoles por la mañana.

Seminole County announced the start of sandbag operations as county officials monitor Tropical Depression Nine and expect heavy rainfall by next week.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is now unlikely to face charges in a sex-trafficking probe that emerged from the case against Joel Greenberg, a report says.