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Oversight District's Long-Range Plan Reserves Room for a Fifth Disney World Park, Though None Is Announced
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Moody Faces Angie Nixon in Florida's U.S. Senate Special Election After Lopsided Primary Wins
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Heat Add Klay Thompson to a Roster Rebuilt Around Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Florida State Opens Its Season Saturday Against New Mexico State at Doak Campbell
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Florida Health Department Proposes Dropping Four Vaccines From School Entry Requirements
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FDLE Says a Venice Man Planned a Mass Shooting at a Church After a Tip From the FBI Task Force
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Everglades Detention Site Is Closed, but the Federal Lawsuit Over It Has Not Ended
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Donalds and Jolly Open Florida's Governor Race With Polls Closer Than the State's Recent History Suggests
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Dolphins Get Quinn Ewers Back at Practice as Roster Cuts Approach
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Diaz-Balart Secures $446 Million for Everglades Restoration in Next Year's Federal Spending Bill
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Uthmeier Marks 2,000 Child Sexual Abuse Material Arrests Since Taking Office as Florida Attorney General
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SpaceX Sets Record with Back-to-Back Falcon 9 Launches from Florida's Space Coast
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Oversight District's Long-Range Plan Reserves Room for a Fifth Disney World Park, Though None Is Announced
· Entertainment & Culture
Moody Faces Angie Nixon in Florida's U.S. Senate Special Election After Lopsided Primary Wins
· Politics
Heat Add Klay Thompson to a Roster Rebuilt Around Giannis Antetokounmpo
· Sports
Florida State Opens Its Season Saturday Against New Mexico State at Doak Campbell
· Sports
Florida Health Department Proposes Dropping Four Vaccines From School Entry Requirements
· Health
FDLE Says a Venice Man Planned a Mass Shooting at a Church After a Tip From the FBI Task Force
· Crime & Courts
Everglades Detention Site Is Closed, but the Federal Lawsuit Over It Has Not Ended
· National News
Donalds and Jolly Open Florida's Governor Race With Polls Closer Than the State's Recent History Suggests
· Politics
Dolphins Get Quinn Ewers Back at Practice as Roster Cuts Approach
· Sports
Diaz-Balart Secures $446 Million for Everglades Restoration in Next Year's Federal Spending Bill
· National News
Uthmeier Marks 2,000 Child Sexual Abuse Material Arrests Since Taking Office as Florida Attorney General
· Crime & Courts
SpaceX Sets Record with Back-to-Back Falcon 9 Launches from Florida's Space Coast
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US Measles Cases Top 2,500 in 2026, and Florida Remains Among the Hardest Hit States
Aug 16
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8 min
Health
Florida Counties Issue Mosquito-Borne Illness Alerts as Local Dengue Cases Mount
Aug 16
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8 min
Hurricane & Weather
Extreme Heat Warning Covers Big Bend and Panhandle as a Record-Strength Heat Dome Sits Over Florida
Aug 15
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8 min
Health
Florida School Vaccine Mandates Remain in Place as Kindergarten Coverage Slips
Aug 13
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8 min
National News
Florida's Congressional Delegation Splits Over Federal Vaccine Schedule Changes
Aug 13
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8 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Reach 155 This Year as Kindergarten Vaccination Rates Slide
Aug 11
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8 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Climb as School Vaccine Mandates Stay in Place
Aug 10
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8 min
Health
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South Florida
Locally Acquired Dengue Cases Prompt Mosquito Advisories in Palm Beach and Hillsborough Counties
Aug 5
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9 min
National News
Florida Records 154 Measles Cases in 2026, the Most in 25 Years
Jul 31
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8 min
Health
Florida Reports First Vibrio Vulnificus Death of 2026 in Palm Beach County
Jul 31
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8 min
Health
Measles and Dengue Put Florida Health Departments on Alert This Summer
Jul 28
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9 min
Hurricane & Weather
Extreme Heat Watch Covers the Panhandle as Advisories Blanket Most of Florida
Jul 28
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9 min
Health
Florida Ranks Fifth Nationally in Measles Cases as School Year Begins
Jul 22
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9 min
Health
Florida Reports at Least Nine 'Flesh-Eating' Vibrio Cases in 2026 as Warm Waters Return
Jul 17
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8 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Hit 25-Year High as Vaccine Mandates Face Rollback
Jul 15
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8 min
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Florida's Summers Are Getting More Dangerous. Treat Extreme Heat Like a Storm
Jul 14
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8 min
Health
Florida's 2026 Measles Count Climbs to Its Highest in Decades, Health Officials Warn
Jul 11
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8 min
Health
Measles Cases Keep Climbing in Florida as the National Outbreak Tops 2,200
Jul 7
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8 min
Health
Florida Reports Rising Measles Cases as Push to End School Vaccine Mandates Stalls
Jul 4
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8 min
Health
New Florida Health Laws Take Effect: Naturopathic Licensing Returns, Drug-Price Rules Tighten, Drowning Prevention Expands
Jul 3
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8 min
Health
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Southwest Florida
Florida Measles Cases Climb to Highest Level in Decades as National Outbreak Widens
Jun 30
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8 min
Health
Florida Logs Highest Measles Count in 25 Years as National Outbreak Tops 2,100 Cases
Jun 29
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8 min
Health
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Southwest Florida
Florida's Collier County Measles Outbreak Slows as State Heads Into Summer With Renewed Vaccination Push
Jun 28
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9 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Near 25-Year High as Health Department Stays Quiet
Jun 26
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9 min
Health
Florida Logs Its Worst Measles Year in a Generation as Sporadic Cases Persist
Jun 25
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7 min
Health
Mosquitoes and Measles: Florida Health Officials Track a Summer of Disease Risks
Jun 24
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9 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Slow After Collier County Outbreak as the National Total Tops 2,000
Jun 22
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6 min
Hurricane & Weather
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South Florida
Dangerous Heat Grips South Florida as Triple-Digit Heat Index Triggers Advisories Statewide
Jun 22
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6 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Hit 25-Year High as Dengue Alert Stays Active in Miami-Dade
Jun 21
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8 min
Health
Florida Health Officials Warn of Dengue and Measles Threats This Summer
Jun 19
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8 min
Health
Florida Expands Screwworm Emergency Rules as Flesh-Eating Parasite Spreads Closer
Jun 15
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8 min
Health
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Central Florida
Polk County Reports New Measles Case as US Tally Tops 2,000 in 2026
Jun 14
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8 min
Health
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Tampa Bay
Hernando County Issues 60-Day Rabies Alert for Spring Hill After Pet Cat Contracts the Virus
Jun 13
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7 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Hit 154, the Highest Total in 25 Years
Jun 12
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9 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Climb to a 25-Year High as Health Officials Watch New Counties
Jun 11
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7 min
Health
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Southwest Florida
Measles Cases Surge to 25-Year High in Florida With Collier County at Center
Jun 11
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8 min
National News
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Southwest Florida
Florida's 2026 Measles Cases Top 150, Ranking the State Fourth Nationally
Jun 9
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8 min
Health
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Southwest Florida
Florida Measles Outbreak Threatens U.S. Elimination Status as Collier County Stays at Center
Jun 8
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8 min
Health
Florida Reports No New Measles Cases for a Week as 2026 Outbreak Holds at 154
Jun 7
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8 min
Health
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Southwest Florida
Florida Measles Outbreak Holds at 154 Cases as Collier County Cluster Cools
Jun 6
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8 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Hit 154, Highest in 25 Years
Jun 4
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9 min
Health
Measles Cases Climb in Florida Heading Into a Busy Summer Travel Season
Jun 3
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8 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Climb Into Summer as State Resists Vaccine Push
Jun 2
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8 min
Health
Florida Measles Cases Slow After Spring Outbreaks, but Summer Travel Raises New Concerns
Jun 1
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8 min
Health
Florida's Measles Outbreak Collides With State Push to Loosen School Vaccine Rules
May 31
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8 min
Health
Florida Reports Sharp Drop in Fentanyl and Overdose Deaths
May 29
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8 min
Health
Florida Fentanyl Deaths Drop 46 Percent as Statewide Overdose Deaths Fall for Third Straight Year
May 28
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10 min
Health
Florida Drug-Related Deaths Fall 19%, Fentanyl Deaths Down 46%, New State Report Shows
May 27
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6 min
Health
Florida Reports 46 Percent Drop in Fentanyl Deaths as Statewide Drug Overdose Numbers Reach Multi-Year Low
May 22
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7 min
Health
Florida Reports 46 Percent Drop in Fentanyl Deaths as Statewide Anti-Drug Campaign Delivers Historic Results
May 19
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9 min