Florida Division of Emergency Management

A lawsuit alleges state and federal agencies are violating the National Environmental Policy Act by building the facility in the wetlands of Big Cypress National Preserve.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the state is waiting for federal officials to ramp up deportations from the Everglades facility before building out the second site outside of Jacksonville.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing the state to build an immigrant detention center on so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" — a partially-built airstrip in the Everglades.

When Miramar-based Trinity Health Care Services accepted the inflated payments, its CEO was U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who has been the subject of an unrelated House ethics complaint.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management is prepared to deploy an incident management team, logistics support personnel and equipment to the west coast, according to a statement on X.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie said Debby's effects will be "far-reaching" and "long-lasting."

During a Sunday briefing, DeSantis said the storm will have “significant impacts across the state.”

The News Service of Florida has 5 Questions for Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

The state Division of Emergency Management said a plane carrying 14 people landed Wednesday evening at Orlando Sanford International Airport.

State Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie credited lessons from hurricanes Irma in 2017, Michael in 2018 and Ian and Nicole in 2022 for helping speed the recovery after Idalia.

The National Weather Service on Tuesday said a lengthy and dangerous heat wave will continue in South Florida and other parts of the country.

The Florida Department of Emergency Management apologized for an alert that was sent to Floridians' cell phones shortly before 5 a.m.