Rip currents are most common in the winter months for Florida, but they can occur during the spring time, too. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rip currents are ...

HB 575 and HB 549 passed the Florida Senate on April 9 with the goal of ensuring that all official state documents, maps, and references reflect the designation "Gulf of America." The bills also ...

WESTON, Fla. — Families with children who attend a school in South Florida were notified this week of a case of whooping cough at the campus. Parents said the principal of Country Isles ...

Track fires burning around Florida in interactive map. Red flag warnings issued for 14 counties. Drought conditions continue to impact Florida and no respite is expected Friday, March 28.

Coach Todd Golden managed to get his top-seeded Florida Gators basketball team a reservation at his favorite San Francisco restaurant after all. Golden said Tuesday that Original Joe's ...

The number of wildfires increased Wednesday, growing to 59 fires burning more than 28,000 acres as of Thursday morning, according to the Florida Forest Service. A fire in Collier County Wednesday ...

As of Wednesday, March 26, there is no statewide burn ban in effect in Florida, but there are six county-enacted burn bans in central and southwest Florida, according to the Florida Forest Service’s ...

“Nearly half of Florida is covered in forests, land that is both fire-dependent and fire-prone,” The Florida Department of Agriculture’s website says. “As the population of our state ...