Following the devastating collapse of Champlain Towers South in 2021, Florida has undertaken the most sweeping condo safety reforms in the state’s history. These new regulations, while aimed at ...

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TALLAHASSEE — Saying they are responding to residents’ concerns about rising costs, the Florida Legislature ... R-Indian Rocks Beach, said he has hundreds of condo associations in his Pinellas ...

Florida’s 2025 legislative session wrapped ... and rare plant habitats. Condo owners: Residents facing higher costs under a 2022 law passed after the Champlain Towers South collapse in ...

Residents of the South Beach III Condos at 1460 Gulf Blvd. were ordered to leave after cracks were found in a pillar underneath the building. Residents of the South Beach III Condos at 1460 Gulf Blvd.

We are less than a month away from the start of hurricane season, but for many in Pinellas County, they’re still working to ...

MIAMI BEACH, Florida -- First responders from multiple agencies came to the rescue of nearly three dozen people after a yacht began to take on water off the coast of Miami Beach. Cellphone video ...

These fictional locations join a long list of imagined Florida settings in movies and television, such as Glass Key in the "Road House" remake and Miranda Beach in "Body Heat." An unexpected new ...

Hail is common in Florida during the spring months. Hailstones fell in Fort Pierce, Port Salerno and Vero Beach on May 5. Hail forms when raindrops are carried upward into cold areas of the ...

Wild bears are found in almost half of Florida. Southwest Florida is among the "frequent" locations and include Central Florida and the Panhandle. Living with bears in Florida: Feeding bears is ...

There are 433 national parks sites. Eleven of them are in Florida. President Trump's budget plan calls for cutting $1.2 billion for national parks, about 25% of the park service's budget.