Residents along parts of Florida's Gulf Coast are evacuating and filling sandbags ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene, which was upgraded from a tropical storm on Wednesday and is forecast to ...

Florida is one of the most expensive states for homeowners insurance, largely due to the heightened risk of hurricanes, floods and other severe weather. Annual premiums in the Sunshine State ...

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Florida checks off a lot of boxes: year-round warm weather, sunshine and palm trees. It’s no surprise then, that from 2010 to 2022, Florida’s population increased by 18%, making it the third ...

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“Florida has chosen to reject comfortable inaction and tackle this problem head on,” House bill sponsor Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, said in June after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ...

In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from COVID-19 to avoid most booster shots ...

More than 3 million Florida residences were left without power on Thursday after Hurricane Milton slammed into the state. Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Florida's Gulf Coast near ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sixty-one Florida counties, including Okeechobee County in our viewing area, are now under a state of emergency because of the threat of what's expected to become a major ...

The pool's inviting waters seem to beckon you in, offering a refreshing escape from the Florida sun. " It's like the pool is ...

In the only open-seat contest in Florida, retiring Republican Rep. Bill Posey has endorsed former state Senate President Mike Haridopolos to succeed him. Another challenger, John Hearton ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said Florida is preparing for a direct hit from a major hurricane that could intensify quickly before it makes landfall in the Panhandle later ...