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NOAA Predicts Below-Normal 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Driven by El Nino Development

ICE and Florida Arrest 230 Criminal Illegal Immigrants Including 150 Sexual Predators in Targeted 10-Day Operation

Florida Gators Baseball Squanders 6-0 Lead, Falls 8-7 to Georgia in SEC Tournament Semifinals

Florida Legislature Faces Budget Deadline as Schools, Healthcare and Everglades Funding Remain Unresolved in Special Session

Federal Court Blocks Florida's Atlantic Red Snapper Season Hours Before Memorial Day Weekend Launch

Citizens Property Insurance Cuts Rates for Millions of Florida Homeowners Starting June 1

Florida Fentanyl Deaths Drop 46 Percent and Are Down 62 Percent From 2021 Peak, DeSantis Announces

Florida Executes Richard Knight for 2000 Double Murder in Coral Springs, the State's Seventh Execution of 2026

NOAA Forecasts Below-Normal 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but Forecasters Warn Florida Cannot Let Its Guard Down

Florida Ranks Last in the Nation for Reading Growth as a New Scorecard Warns of a Widening Learning Recession

Florida Legislature Reaches Partial Budget Deals in Special Session but Billions Remain Unresolved Days Before Deadline

Federal Court Halts Florida's Atlantic Red Snapper Season One Day Before Memorial Day Opening, DeSantis Calls Ruling 'Disrespectful'

NOAA Forecasts Below-Normal 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season as El Nino Strengthens, But Experts Warn One Storm Can Change Everything

Florida Reports 46 Percent Drop in Fentanyl Deaths as Statewide Drug Overdose Numbers Reach Multi-Year Low

DeSantis Signs Florida Congressional Redistricting Map After Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act

Iran's Strait of Hormuz Blockade Sends Florida Gas Prices to Four-Year High and Disrupts Port Trade

Secretary Rubio Launches Project Freedom to Rescue 22,500 Mariners Stranded by Iran's Hormuz Blockade

NOAA Issues 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, Projects Below-Normal Activity as El Niño Develops

Florida Drug Overdose Deaths Fall 19 Percent as Fentanyl Fatalities Drop 46 Percent, DeSantis Announces

DeSantis Signs FIRE Act Restricting Foreign Influence From Cuba, China, Iran and Russia in Florida

Florida Legislature Redraws Congressional Map in Special Session as AI Bill of Rights Fails to Pass Both Chambers

Florida Expands Red Snapper Season to 140 Days on the Gulf and 39 Days on the Atlantic Starting May 22

Florida Property Insurance Market Turns a Corner as Citizens Rates Drop and 17 Private Carriers Return

SpaceX Launches 34th NASA Cargo Mission from Cape Canaveral, Delivering 6,500 Pounds to the International Space Station

Three Lawsuits Filed Against Florida's New Congressional Map, Putting Voter-Approved Anti-Gerrymandering Protections to the Test

Florida Wins Federal Approval for State-Run Atlantic Red Snapper Management, Opens Expanded 39-Day Recreational Season Starting May 22

Florida Gators and UCF Knights Both Advance to NCAA Softball Super Regionals, Setting Up Big Weeks for Florida Programs

Florida Reports 46 Percent Drop in Fentanyl Deaths as Statewide Anti-Drug Campaign Delivers Historic Results

DeSantis Signs FIRE Act Targeting Cuban, Chinese and Russian Influence in Florida Government and Institutions

Citizens Property Insurance to Cut Average Rates 8.7 Percent Starting June 1 as Florida's Insurance Market Continues to Stabilize