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Beaches in Southwest Florida are dealing with red tide fish kills and warnings as the harmful algal bloom makes its way from the Gulf of Mexico. Here's what people should know.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis handily won re-election Tuesday, defeating former Republican governor turned Democrat Charlie Crist in a crucial test for a national conservative standard bearer.

Florida homeowners were already facing an expensive and difficult market for home insurance before Hurricane Ian. The devastating storm is about to make things worse — even for those fortunate enough to escape any damage.

As evacuations are ordered ahead of Hurricane Ian, it's important for residents across Florida to know if they are in a storm surge evacuation zone, so they can be prepared to leave when officials give the orders.

If you're told to evacuate during a hurricane, where should you go? What are evacuation zones, and do you live in one?

Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the first charges stemming from a newly formed election police unit he helped to create in the state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) told podcaster Lisa Boothe that he would absolutely support legislation preventing children from undergoing gender transition surgery. What are the details? During a recent interview on the political commentator's " T

Florida's Governor wants to punish Walt Disney for speaking out against him, or at least he wants it to look like that's what he's doing.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may soon raise more money for his re-election campaign than he and his former Democratic opponent Andrew Gillum raised combined in the 2018 gubernatorial election. DeSantis has raised more than $100 million for his 2022 campaign,

Of more than 16 million homes left empty of residents in the U.S., the largest number of empty homes is in Florida. Almost 1.7 million houses in the Sunshine State sit empty.

The legislation, which critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, prohibits discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in the state’s K-3 grades “or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.”

Bill Maher added his opinion to the discussion surrounding Florida's controversial Parental Rights in Education Act, saying it is sensible to say that elementary school children "shouldn't be thinking about sex at all."

Nationwide, some police unions have pushed back against mandated COVID-19 vaccinations, even though COVID was the top killer of police officers in 2020 and 2021.

Brian Laundrie is a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip.

Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and hospital capacity. Florida's pandemic death toll passed 50,000 on Thursday after the state reported a significant increase in

As Tropical Storm Elsa drenches the lower Florida Keys, a Hurricane Warning has been issued for a portion of the state's west coast.

The engineer's 2018 report raises the question of whether water penetration and corrosion played any role in Thursday's collapse, a potential issue raised by other outside experts.

The building had been sinking at an alarming rate - about millimeters a year - according to a 2020 study.

One person is dead and a massive search and rescue effort is underway after a high-rise condo collapsed in Surfside, Florida.

Less than 48 hours after one cryptocurrency exchange announced it would move its U.S. headquarters to Miami, another said it, too, is creating a Miami presence. eToro, the world's second-largest ... Click to Continue