Dos and don’ts for driving in Florida’s tropical weather

ORLANDO, Fla. – If you’ve stepped outside lately, you know we’ve had some interesting weather. Tropical systems have been moving in and out of our area, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and unpredictable road conditions. As much as I love talking...

Florida Rep. Byron Donalds Leads Charge Against Global Drug Price “Freeloaders”

USTR Commended for Tackling Unfair Pharmaceutical Pricing That Burdens U.S. Consumers and Threatens Innovation A group of House lawmakers, led by Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL), is applauding the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)...

Florida Chamber releases ‘How They Voted’ report, honors 13 lawmakers with Distinguished Advocate Award

The Florida Chamber of Commerce has released its annual lawmaker rankings in the organization’s newest “How They Voted” report. “A comprehensive review of what passed this legislative session, what didn’t, and what remains unfinished business, How...

Florida Teen Fights Off Alligator That Dragged Her Underwater

A 15-year-old girl named Summer Hinote survived a terrifying encounter with a 10-foot alligator in Pond Creek, Florida. The Walton County Sheriff's Office reported that the alligator bit her leg and dragged her underwater. Hinote fought back...

Retired Okeechobee Extension director to be inducted into Florida 4-H Hall of Fame

Florida 4-H is pleased to announce the induction of Oliver “Pat” Miller, a retired University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension director for Okeechobee County, into the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame. He has been a...

Florida congressman evicted from penthouse over alleged unpaid rent

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 09:38 EDT, 15 July 2025 | Updated: 09:38 EDT, 15 July 2025 Advertisement Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida is getting evicted from his ultra-luxury penthouse apartment...

Tropical weather impacts Florida | First Alert Tropical Update - Tuesday

Florida flouts auditing law on ‘emergency’ immigration spending | Scott Maxwell

There are a lot of troubling aspects about Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz”: The dehumanization as man-boy politicians giggle about alligators eating immigrants. The reports that some people being held there may actually be in this country...

Right-wing media claimed the “worst of the worst” would be housed at Florida's new immigrant detention center. Hundreds of detainees have no criminal record.

Right-wing media have heralded the Trump administration’s “Alligator Alcatraz” as a detention center for “pedophiles” and “drug traffickers,” but new reporting shows over 250 detainees have no criminal charges. Contrary to right-wing media’s...

California, Texas and Florida see most vehicle claims denied, according to law firm review

California, Texas and Florida see most vehicle claims denied, according to law firm review By Teresa Moss on July 15, 2025 Announcements California, Texas and Florida see the most auto insurance claims denied annually, according to an analysis of...

TT national sentenced in Florida for arms smuggling

A Trinidad and Tobago national was sentenced in Florida last month for smuggling firearms and ammunition from the United States into Trinidad and Tobago. According to a release Tuesday from the US Embassy, on June 26, 2025, Videsh Chandoo, 44, was...

Effective Immediately: Government Issues Key Restriction at Florida Airports—Disney World Travel Alert

The United States government is banning weather modification for the entire State of Florida…will this impact your upcoming Disney World vacation? Let’s find out. Credit: Inside The Magic Disney World Trip Altered by Weather Modification? Imagine...

People in Florida neighborhood stop dinner, grab tools to rescue 4 people in plane crash

Residents in a Miami suburb used an ax, fire extinguisher and garden hose to rescue four people from a small plane that crashed into a tree in yet another mishap near a busy South Florida airport. “It was nothing short of heroic,” Angelo Castillo,...

Florida City Real Estate Market Crashes After Being Super Hot A Few Years Ago — Costs of Climate Change

Last Updated on: 15th July 2025, 11:08 am Cape Coral was a booming real estate paradise a few years ago. Now, it is reportedly the “worst housing market in America.” Housing prices have dropped 11% in the past two years, with about 12,000 homes in...

Florida airports must report efforts to ‘weaponize science’ and change the weather

Florida airports soon must submit monthly reports on weather modification activities or face the loss of state funding under a controversial new law derided by critics as fueling conspiracy theories. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote...

Why Florida Can’t Wait for Economic Justice

The Deep South—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — is home to rich histories of strength and resiliency against all odds. Despite this perseverance, residents and communities across the Deep South are still experiencing the...

Watch: Moment small plane crashes in a Florida neighbourhood

A doorbell camera filmed the moment a small plane crashed in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Four people, including the pilot and three passengers, were hospitalised with minor injuries. According to data from FlightAware, the plane had departed from...

System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

ORLANDO, Fla. – A drenching weather system moving across Florida on Tuesday wasn't even a tropical anything but has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves into the northeastern and northern Gulf later in the week,...

‘It’s a concentration camp’: Everything we know about Trump’s new ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Florida lawmakers push for transparency, lawsuits over migrant detention site

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s Everglades-based migrant detention facility, formally known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” is drawing sharp criticism from Democrats and firm defense from Republicans following a closed-door tour over the weekend. Both...