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Storm System Greets The Start Of Hurricane Season In Florida
The six-month Atlantic hurricane season opened Wednesday with storm trackers watching growing systems west and east of Florida.
A system draw [...]
Record Gas Prices Could Affect Florida Hurricane Evacuations
Record fuel prices could make many Floridians less willing to evacuate if they are threatened by hurricanes, the AAA auto club said.
With the [...]
Tampa Tops Nation In Housing Price Increases
TAMPA, Fla. - After nearly three years of Phoenix leading the nation in the most-rapid growth in housing prices, it has been topped by the Tampa [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill On Gopher Tortoise Sites
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that could lead to increasing the sites where gopher tortoises can be moved out of the path of develo [...]
High Gas Prices Won’t Stop Florida Holiday Travelers
Despite record gasoline prices, nearly 2.2 million Floridians are expected to travel 50 miles or more during the Memorial Day weekend, an 8.3 per [...]
Workers’ Comp Patient In Florida Allowed To Sue Over Bills
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said a workers’ compensation insurance patient can sue two healthcare providers after they billed her for c [...]
Florida Seeks to Recoup Money In Abortion Case
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is seeking to recover nearly $103,000 in legal costs from plaintiffs in a challenge to a 2015 law [...]
Florida School Safety Bill Sent To Gov. DeSantis
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday formally received nine bills from the Legislature, including a school-safety bill that would direct the State Boar [...]
Juvenile Life Sentence Upheld In Murder Of Florida Cab Driver
A divided appeals court Wednesday upheld a life sentence for a woman who was convicted of murdering a Bay County cab driver when she was 15.
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Florida Appeals Court Revives Disney Mask Case
Wednesday, an appeals court revived a disability-discrimination complaint filed by a man who contended that Walt Disney World Parks & Resorts [...]