Hurricane Recovery

The Public Service Commission approved the refund, which will result in a one-month reduction in base rates to reflect any "revenue over-recovery" charges from the Juno Beach-based FPL.

The Sarasota County Commission on Wednesday approved a $91.8 million budget amendment to fund hurricane recovery projects, a stark reminder that efforts to return the area to a sense of normalcy after a rash of major storms remains a work in progress.

Just last week, the Trump administration revoked a 2009 endangerment finding, which said heat-trapping gases, like methane and carbon dioxide, threaten public health.

A historically long government shutdown delayed plans to open Sunrise St. Pete applications in November.

A state Senate committee has approved scaling back a law that temporarily blocks cities and counties from allowing "restrictive or burdensome" changes to growth plans.

The People First Hurricane Recovery Program, an $813 million federally funded initiative, provides help for those still reeling from Idalia, Helene and Milton.

The lawsuit focuses on a section of a law that prohibits local governments from proposing or adopting “more restrictive or burdensome” amendments to comprehensive plans or land development regulations.

City officials expect to help 98 households rebuild storm-damaged homes, assist 288 with eligible repairs and provide disaster relief reimbursements to an additional 784 once the program begins.

Octavio Jones was in Jamaica to document the storm's aftermath when an encounter with a 5-year-old boy put the devastation into perspective.

Over the weekend, Risan Ford's family walked miles to find cell reception to call her. They described communities without water, electricity or phone service.

The Floridians were in Jamaica when the island nation was hit by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

The overall bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed earlier this year included a series of measures aimed at helping the state recover from three hurricanes that made landfall in 2025.