7 hours agoFlorida will pay $725K in ‘Stop WOKE’ caseFlorida has agreed to pay legal fees and costs for businesses that successfully challenged part of the “Stop WOKE Act.”…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
2 days agoFlorida pushes back in lawsuit over schoolbook removalThe state disputes that a state law regulating schoolbooks violates the First Amendment.…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
2 days agoColdest temps of the season are headed our way this weekA strong cold front will bring temperaures in the 40s on Friday morning.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
November 18, 2024Florida commits more money to lure back tourists after stormsVisit Florida has added $1 million to a campaign to convince tourists that Florida is open for business.…By News Service of Florida
November 14, 2024Tropical Storm Sara forms; effects on Florida uncertainTropical Storm Sara will be a slow-moving storm that will linger in the western Caribbean before emerging over the Gulf…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
November 13, 2024Tropical Storm Sara likely to develop in CaribbeanA weather system in the Caribbean has a high chance of developing into Tropical Storm Sara and possibly into a…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
November 6, 20245 takeaways from Tuesday’s election in FloridaRepublicans had a great election night. Democrats? Not so much. And 60 is a magic number in Florida…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
November 5, 2024Hunting rights approved; partisan school races nixedVoters rejected partisan school board races but added hunting and fishing rights to the state Constitution.…By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
November 5, 2024Abortion rights amendment falls short of passageThe proposal received support from 57% of voters, less than the 60% needed to pass.…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
November 5, 2024Voters say no to recreational marijuanaThe proposed constitutional amendment faced unprecedented opposition from Gov. Ron DeSantis.…By Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
November 5, 2024Rafael strengthens quickly; here’s what Florida can expectTropical Storm Rafael could bring periods of heavy rain across much of Florida between Wednesday and Thursday.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
November 4, 2024Tropical Storm Rafael forms; watches issued in FloridaThe tropical storm is likely to strengthen into a hurricane, but it’s too early to determine its track.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
November 4, 2024Potential Hurricane Rafael forms in the CaribbeanTropical Depression 18 has a high potential of becoming the next named storm. Rafael is the next name on the…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
November 1, 2024Women are voting in larger numbers in Northeast FloridaThe split between men and women voting statewide could push the abortion rights constitutional amendment closer to passage.…By Vivienne Serret - Fresh Take Florida and Ella Thompson - Fresh Take Florida
November 1, 2024Here’s how to check whether they got your mail-in ballotIf you voted by mail, you’ll want to check the status of your ballot to make sure your vote will…By Lily Belcher - WUSF
October 31, 2024Brothers share their experience growing up undocumentedLeo and Diego Dulanto Falcon were undocumented after coming to the U.S. from Peru as young children.…By Nancy Guan - WUSF
October 30, 2024FPL bills may rise to cover cost of 3 hurricanesFPL is seeking approval to increase bills by about $13 a month in Northeast Florida.…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
October 25, 2024Amendment 3 marijuana issue fires up people on both sidesRon and Casey DeSantis are agressively fighting Amendment 3. Critics say they shouldn’t use tax money to fight the marijuana…By Dan Scanlan
October 25, 2024Hurricane season isn’t over: What to expect in NovemberNotable hurricanes and tropical storms have developed in November, the last month of hurricane season.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
October 24, 20242 weeks after Hurricane Milton, communities remain floodedCompounding the flooding, the St. Johns River is rising again.…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
October 18, 2024Judge rebukes state for threats over TV abortion adsA federal judge ruled the state violated the First Amendment when it threatened TV stations over ads supporting the abortion…By Rick Mayer - Health News Florida
October 17, 2024La Niña could bring us a warmer, drier winterLa Niña is slowly developing, and this shift in the pattern is expected to last at least through February 2025.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
October 17, 2024By the numbers: What made Hurricane Milton so historic?Milton was the third hurricane to hit Florida this year. No other year on record has more than three hurricane…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
October 14, 2024Seniors struggle to recover from back-to-back hurricanesThe neighborhoods where many seniors live aren’t built to withstand the wrath of a major hurricane.…By Kylie Williams - Fresh Take Florida