Weather

Exposure is a recurring issue after natural disasters, and the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are most at risk. The research highlights the need for hospitals to be aware of potential cases.

Florida has embraced the Trump administration’s aggressive stance on immigration enforcement. But what happens when residents push back and ask local elected leaders to take a stand against it?

Farm stands have become a unique way for consumers to buy homemade baked goods, fresh eggs and handcrafted items.

A Tampa resident shares about evacuating ahead of a storm to keep costly insulin refrigerated, and a St. Petersburg resident reflects on her displacement during Hurricane Katrina as a teen in New Orleans.

Our series of hurricane prep programs covers legal questions and important home documents. How do you pick up the pieces after the storm is gone?

Whether you’re a longtime Floridian or a newbie to this hurricane business, preparing for storm season can be quite intimidating. Our expert panel has some answers.

With the elimination of property taxes still on tap in Tallahassee, a study shows billions of dollars in potential losses, with some counties standing to lose more than others.

Some tree pollen levels are in the high range as Florida experiences its winter and early spring allergy seasons. Juniper, elm and maple trees are active across the peninsula.

Florida’s 2025 weather was relatively subdued, with no hurricane landfalls and roughly half the usual number of severe weather reports.

Several Florida counties, including Sarasota and Manatee, are under burn bans as more than 70% of the state experiences unusually dry conditions.

The 185-mph winds that Melissa packed on landfall made it the most powerful recorded hurricane to ever hit Jamaica — challenging the mettle of the island's most storm-hardened denizens.

Eustis was inundated with 19.7 inches of rain, Mount Dora had 17.76 inches, while Port Saint John saw 15.57 inches, according to a 24-hour rainfall analysis by the National Weather Service.