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In this episode of Florida Matters, we host a reporter roundtable to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

The latest campaign finance data was released Saturday and gives a window into financial stability of the presidential campaigns. Here are a few takeaways from the reports.

Health officials in Houston, Texas, have discovered mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes St. Louis encephalitis in seven areas of the city. NPR's Wade Goodwyn travels with one of the health department's "mosquito men" as he makes his way through Houston's extensive sewer system, trapping mosquitoes and sending them back to the lab for testing. (6:15) CORRECTION, aired on All Things Considered Sept. 6, 2001: Wade Goodwyn's report about a mosquito surveillance officer in Houston brought out the science police in the audience. Dr. Victor Sloan of Scotch Plains, N.J., writes this: "In Wade Goodwyn's excellent story on Houston's mosquito hunters, he said 'when the dry ice melts.' Melting is the act of a solid becoming liquid. Dry ice does not melt, it sublimes. That is, it goes directly from a solid to a gas, without ever becoming liquid. When I was about 10, my father tried to explain this to me. It took me years to believe him."

It's ahead of the Aug. 20 Florida primary and runs through next weekend.

Bannon spent four months in prison after defying a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

The former vice president got some promising results in polling leading into the primary this week. But even with a win, he still has lots of catching up to do to hope to win the nomination.

House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin opened the trial with video of the scenes of pro-Trump rioters breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6. Many senators panned the former president's defense team.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Mark Leibovich about his new book Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission.

If last month felt hotter than normal, there's a reason.

Steven Stamkos is staying put in Tampa Bay.The two-time Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner as the NHL's top goal scorer re-signed with the Lightning…

Forecasters in Miami say Matthew has strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean.The National Hurricane Center says Matthew now has…

About a week after its superintendent resigned over mishandling a sexual harassment complaint, the Sarasota County School Board voted to appoint Mitsi…

It was a rare defeat for Gov. Ron DeSantis who led a campaign against Big Tech companies.

Liev Schreiber stars as the real-estate salesman Ricky Roma in a production of Glengarry Glen Ross showered with Tony nominations. Schreiber, Alan Alda and Gordon Clapp are all nominated for best actor.

Evening Masterworks: Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto in b minor, Op. 104

Let the new music sextet yMusic serenade you with a light-as-air track from a forthcoming album.

Pence, Burgum, Trump, Haley, Scott, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy.

Joel and Ethan Coen are celebrating a big win. Their crime saga No Country for Old Men was the big winner at Sunday's Academy Awards, taking home four Oscars, including Best Picture.

A federal grand jury in Tampa is investigating Sarasota Congressman Vern Buchanan, according to a story today in the New York Times.The Times cites…

You're not imagining it- traffic is getting worse in Tampa. According to a study done by traffic research group INRIX, traffic congestion has increased in…

Education received top billing when Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford detailed a joint five-point agenda for the upcoming…

Two Florida metropolitan areas are among the nation's fastest growing.The Villages, home to one of the nation's largest retirement communities, topped the…

According to Politico Florida, Gov. Rick Scott's office reworded a news release from Florida Agency for Health Care Administration regulators that said...

As the holiday season quickly approaches, the Florida Retail Federation has some good news about this seasons’ shopping forecast. According to Randy…

Florida's top official in charge of recruiting jobs to the state could be getting a $70,000 bonus.Enterprise Florida, the organization set up to lure…