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In the coming weeks, Ford will issue an on-air software update to address the noise complaints made by about 100 customers.

Garth Brooks launched his second station on the TuneIn streaming service: Tailgate Radio. It's music for football fans' pre- and post-game parties.

"Traveling back into where it would put them in the path of the storm is not advised," Director of Emergency Management Kevin Peters said.

Taylor, Wakulla and Leon County residents have made a bed at various schools in Leon County as they wait for Hurricane Idalia to pass.

Hurricane Idalia will move into waters that NOAA says are warmer than normal today, getting a burst of energy that could make the storm more dangerous

By Tuesday afternoon, hours before Hurricane Idalia was expected to pound Leon County and the surrounding areas, most grocery stores appeared well-stocked with essentials, nonperishables and water.

Sandbag locations around Leon County maintained a steady flow of traffic as people filled bag after bag for themselves, loved ones and neighbors.

With just hours before landfall, Idalia is expected to become a destructive Category 3 hurricane as it nears the Tallahassee, Florida, area.

Rush all preparations to completion in the eastern Panhandle today, and bear down what will be a truly frightening Wednesday.

Hurricane Idalia could test Tallahassee like never before, bringing hurricane-force winds for the first time to Florida's capital city.