If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Powell would become the first person without an advanced economics degree to hold the job since the late 1970s.

LAUREL HILL — A double-wide trailer caught fire in Laurel Hill on Thursday morning, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.The Almarante Fire Department worked to extinguish the fire at 3411 Helms Farm Road, a social media post from the Sheriff's Office said.The home was fully engulfed in flames.There were no injuries.The Daily News will provide an update as more information becomes available.

GOP senators are pushing to double, from four to eight, the number of reliable conservatives that President Donald Trump has installed on the federal appeals courts during the opening year of his administration

A 5-year-old boy was lifeflighted after being run over by a trailer on a hayride for trick-or-treating neighborhood kids.

These Florida lotteries were drawn Tuesday:Fantasy 5: 08-13-19-24-26Lucky Money: 18-22-34-43, Lucky Ball 1, estimated jackpot $500,000Mega Millions: 06-28-31-52-53, Mega Ball 12, Megaplier 4, estimated jackpot $40 millionPowerball: estimated jackpot $40 millionPick 2 Evening: 5-3Pick 2 Midday: 0-7Pick 3 Evening: 8-6- [...]

NEW YORK — The Uzbek immigrant accused of mowing down people along a bike path near the World Trade Center left a handwritten note referring to the Islamic State group and had been radicalized in the U.S., New York's governor said Wednesday.Investigators, meanwhile, were at the hospital bedside of 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, working to extract information about the truck attack Tuesday afternoon that left eight people dead and 11 seriously injured, a law [...]

The bear was just west of the Florosa Fire Department station.

WINTER PARK — A Florida couple got an extra treat on Halloween — a baby Frankenstein.Make that Oskar Gary Frankenstein, who made his entrance into the world four days late and after 14 hours of labor on Tuesday at Winter Park Memorial Hospital.Parents Kyle and Jessica Frankenstein tell news outlets that Baby Frankenstein weighed in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces and is 20 inches long.The baby's grandmother Jennifer Frankenstein tells WKMG the family is "super [...]

Calling the suspect an "animal," President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged tougher immigration measures based on "merit" after the deadly truck attack in New York City.

Furiously working to finish a tax bill, House Republicans have decided to keep the income tax rate for the wealthiest earners in the face of Democratic criticism that the overhaul pushed by President Donald Trump would benefit the rich.