Updated: 1:43 PM The U.S. military has its eyes on the Taylor County coastline as the site for a new bombing range.

Updated: 2:34 PM Price gouging is being reported across Florida and parts of south Georgia, as people try to repair their homes in the wake of Hurricanes Charley and Frances.

Updated: 9:37 PM All parts of our area are also doing what they can to help the Red Cross relief effort.

Updated: 7:19 PM As flames engulf her apartment, a Valdosta woman manages to escape, jumping from the second story window. Remarkably the fire only claims two of the apartments in the Links Apartment Complex.

Updated: 6:30 PM One day after a jury found Coy Evans guilty of killing a Tallahassee police sergeant, it is now deciding whether Evans should live or die.

Updated: 6:13 PM A recent survey shows more teens are interested in voting more than ever before.

Updated: 6:02 PM Starting early next year, signs Main Street officials feel are representative of the Rose City will be posted at major intersections in the area.

Updated: 5:56 PM The Red Cross is starting its training blitz Friday to get volunteers ready for disaster.

Updated: 9:59 AM Delta Air Lines passengers hope the company's pledge to make improvements will keep it in busy and make trips go a little faster.

Updated: 9:55 AM Gov. Jeb Bush named a temporary replacement the head of the state's Department of Children and Families, which had been undermined by scandals and investigations.

Updated: 9:54 AM A Tallahassee judge has delayed the certification of Ralph Nader as a presidential candidate on Florida's ballot.

Updated: 11:12 PM Coy Evans: guilty on all counts.

Updated: 10:11 PM Pecan farmers in south Georgia are counting their losses after Frances devastates much of their crop.

Updated: 10:08 PM Tropical Storm Frances may have spared hundreds of homes in our area, but that wasn't the case in the forest.

Updated: 10:13 PM A jury is now deliberating in the murder trial of Coy Evans who could face the death penalty.

Updated: 6:31 PM A backlog of cases at the Georgia Bureau of Investigations is causing headaches for officers around Georgia, and the Valdosta Police Department is stepping up its investigative efforts.

Updated: 6:26 PM In south Georgia, Grady County Electric customers say they're still feeling the effects of Frances' wrath. Almost 5,000 households lost power and some are still waiting to see the light.

Updated: 6:22 PM Hundreds of Jefferson County residents are still without power, and the two electric companies that serve those areas say it could be at least until Friday before power is completely restored.

Updated: 6:19 PM Officials at the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say sea turtles, wading birds and a variety of native species are threatened by loss of habitat.

Updated: 6:06 PM Public Works crews and residents themselves are out cleaning their yards of storm debris.

Updated: 9:45 AM An effort to get more Latino families educated about financial aid and how to prepare children for college.

Updated: 9:28 PM While many local residents rode out Tropical Storm Frances at home, there were hundreds of Red Cross volunteers hard at work serving the Big Bend area.

Updated: 9:22 PM Crews are picking up the pieces in parts of southwest Georgia in the aftermath of Frances' wrath.

Updated: 7:12 PM Insurance industry damage estimates from Frances are still incomplete, but are expected to be about equal to or even less than Charley.

Updated: 6:43 PM Residents in southern Georgia are recovering from the harsh winds and rain of Hurricane Frances and working hard to get life back to normal.