Colorado-based weather researchers say three hurricanes formed in the Atlantic this year, two fewer than they predicted before the season started.
Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm as heavy rainfall continues over much of northern and eastern Nicaragua. Its maximum sustained winds have decreased to 65 mph.
Pinellas County deputy was involved in a head-on crash early Saturday morning. The crash happened just after midnight, investigators say Deputy Jana Demperio was driving on Bayshore Blvd, just south of Cedar Street in Dunedin when a car driven by Marie Spirtos crashed into her cruiser. Deputies say Spirtos was driving in the wrong direction.
As Democrats try to make sure they can count on all their members in a key Senate vote on health care tomorrow night, they've been sparring with Republicans on the Senate floor.
Overnight expect partly cloudy skies with dense fog developing late. Lows near 63. The weekend looks mild, muggy and a little wet at times.