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Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday ordered the state's top insurance regulator to “freeze any and all efforts” to increase property-insurance rates as homeowners…

In what state university leaders say is another sign of improving quality, Florida's top public universities rose to new heights in the latest U.S. News &…

Hurricane Irma has left the state. Now, the cleanup begins. From downed tree limbs to damaged household items like appliances and furniture. Every city…

Eight out of every 10 homes in Polk County were without power in the aftermath of Irma, whose eye swirled directly over the western part of the county…

All of Sarasota's emergency shelters have been closed down after Hurricane Irma except one.The county's Chief of Emergency Management Ed McCrane says as…

Huge waves crashed down on this tropical paradise, pounding the white sands of Summerland Key with brute fury. Then came bomb-blast winds as Hurricane…

The Internal Revenue Service is extending deadlines for taxpayers in 21 Florida counties affected by Hurricane Irma, including Palm Beach County....

Days after Hurricane Irma hit Florida, 24 public shelters still remain open across six counties in the Tampa Bay area.Fifteen of the open facilities are…

Polk County took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma, with the storm hitting Lakeland just after midnight Sunday night.The winds caused widespread damage --…

Several Florida counties - and some Tampa Bay area communities - remain under boil water notices after Hurricane Irma. The Florida Department of Health…

The tragic deaths of eight nursing home residents after Irma knocked out their air conditioning has prompted the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to…

President Donald Trump doled out hoagies and handshakes in the sweltering Florida heat on Thursday as he took a firsthand tour of Irma's devastation and…

The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Texas may be impacting Irma victims in Florida trying to register for federal assistance through the Federal...

The Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, along with seven Florida teachers are suing the state, the Florida Department of...

Hurricane Irma has passed, and some Floridians impacted by the storm have to rebuild – not only their homes, but their lives.When a natural disaster as…

Hillsborough County Libraries are providing assistance to residents affected by Hurricane Irma. That aid includes help applying for FEMA assistance or…

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says the state needs to make sure its monitoring nursing homes. Eight residents died in a sweltering south Florida nursing home...

Florida’s nursing home industry will hold a summit Friday in Tallahassee to discuss Gov. Rick Scott’s emergency rule requiring increased generator...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Irma.

Arnetta Gordon is a Miami-Dade public school teacher. After leaving Miami to escape Hurricane Irma with her husband and four children, she returned to...

“Job No. 1 for the FCC [Federal Communication Commission] is public safety,” were FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn’s opening remarks from the podium at...

Calling the Hurricane Irma-related deaths of eight people in South Florida a preventable tragedy, a Plantation Democrat wants to force nursing homes to...

Forecasters say potentially catastrophic Hurricane Maria is heading toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said at 8…

Hurricane Irma was the strongest storm to hit Florida in more than a decade. It set records on its way through the Atlantic and Caribbean: the longest...

As Irma was coming toward the Keys, I actually managed to get a couple hours of sleep. This was surprising since the wind was already rattling the air...