Updated: 7:01 PM Valdosta State faculty and staff are getting ready to usher in a new school year.

Posted: 8:15 PM AP Source: Magic, Jason Williams agree to deal.

Posted: 8:07 PM Snipes says second juror raises trial doubts.

Posted: 6:27 PM Woman linked to police shooting released from jail.

Updated: 10:19 PM Crews have spent the lat several days in a Panhandle warehouse, making preparations for the unprecedented move of as many as 70 thousand sea turtle eggs threatened by oil. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, biologists believe the move will give the turtles the best chance of survival.

Posted: 10:37 PM The roads are a little safer tonight thanks to a program helping seniors adjust their car’s seats, steering wheels and mirrors.

Posted: 10:32 PM Family and Friends of Ronshay Dugans mark a milestone at the Florida Capitol.

Posted: 10:16 PM The state tourism agency is beginning to shift the focus of its advertising campaign as two huge oil plumes move closer to Florida’s Panhandle beaches. Visit Florida is launching a new commercial today with more statewide appeal. As Whitney Ray tells us, the ads targeting the panhandle will still run, but will be scaled back if oil closes those beaches.

Posted: 10:31 PM Governor Charlie Crist vetoed a controversial bill that would have made getting an abortion in Florida harder. The measure would have required women in their first trimester to pay for an ultrasound before they could have an abortion. Both sides lobbied the governor with rallies, protest and letter campaigns. Progress Florida was one of the groups calling for a veto. Director Damien Filer says the bill would have put politics in the doctor’s office.

Posted: 10:21 PM FHP investigates how South Florida sign was hacked.

Posted: 10:24 PM Georgia DOT board seeks millions for rail planning.

Updated: 7:08 PM Hotels in Florida, particularly in the Panhandle have seen advance books drop by as much as 80 percent because of the threat of oil on the beaches. The state is responding by letting potential visitors see for themselves.

Updated: 10:18 PM The governor is poised to call a special session to ban offshore oil drilling within ten miles of Florida’s coast. Most legislators are in favor of a ban, but they’ll need 60 percent of voters to go along with the plan.

Posted: 10:27 PM NASA clears Atlantis for final liftoff on Friday.

Posted: 7:24 PM Florida lawmakers are expected to be back at the State Capitol before the month is out to send voters a chance to forever ban oil drilling in Florida waters and to enact an energy policy. The fifty thousand dollar a day Special Session is likely before end of the month.

Posted: 9:59 PM It will be a few days before we know if BP’s attempt to cover the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is successful. But even if the 100 ton dome stops oil from gushing into the gulf there will still be more than 11 million gallons of oil in the water threatening our beaches.

Posted: 6:29 PM Government investigates shrimpers in Gulf turtle deaths.

Posted: 8:26 PM Hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil gushing from a damaged well are headed toward Florida’s beaches and there’s nothing to stop it. Just 15 miles of protective boom has been placed in the water near sensitive areas, but there’s little faith the barrier will hold. The state was never prepared for a disaster of this magnitude… an oil disaster many say will be the worst in US history.

Posted: 10:27 PM Cruise companies closely monitoring oil spill.

Posted: 10:21 PM 596 immigrants convicted of crimes arrested.

Posted: 10:39 PM Georgia OK's bill to overhaul property taxes.

Updated: 7:52 PM The Louisiana oil spill has Governor Charlie Crist rethinking his position on offshore drilling. The sunken derrick is leaking an estimated thousand barrels or oil a day and some of that oil may harm Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Posted: 7:40 PM Court asks Florida justices to rule on religion aid.

Posted: 7:30 PM The Senate passes the red light camera bill.

Posted: 10:34 PM Florida Senate approves unemployment extension.