In October 2024, Hurricane Milton delivered significant damage across Florida, with Volusia County experiencing particularly severe impacts. The county was awarded $133,515,000 in grants from the U.S.

"Florida this year will be fighting drier weather this spring. North Florida and the Panhandle will have the highest risk for ...

Oct. 24 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Wilma, which is still the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin ...

while Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota County. Rep. Jason Shoaf, a Port St. Joe Republican whose district includes ...

The Florida House on Tuesday started moving forward with a proposal to address issues whipped up during the damaging 2024 ...

State lawmakers advanced a bill to improve hurricane preparation and response, focusing on emergency management, debris ...

The law, named for the dog left behind as Hurricane Milton neared Florida, would make abandoning a dog amid a natural disaster a third-degree felony.

In 2025, the IRS has once again extended the tax filing deadline for residents in areas declared major disaster zones by the ...

Florida experiences a high frequency of tornadoes, exceeding other southeastern states, including Oklahoma. Spring and summer are the most active periods for tornadoes in Florida, with spring ...

Local governments, school districts and special districts would be prohibited from imposing impact fees when post-storm rebuilding doesn’t change previous land-use designations. The bill's ...

Florida's Senate unanimously passed "Trooper's Law," which would make restraining and abandoning pets during a natural disaster a third-degree felony. The bill was inspired by Trooper, a dog who ...