Palm Beach County believes mini-cottages could be the answer to a new Florida law on allowing people to sleep outside.

But as the years have mounted without any official new state rules – what the Florida Springs Council argues is “continued inaction” from regulators – the nonprofit claims it has no choice but to sue ...

Mount Dora is considered one of the most walkable towns in Florida, with a classic downtown area with public parks and a ...

Early in-person voting in Florida for the 2024 election is over. Voters who plan to cast ballots on Election Day must got to their assigned polling location. As part of election reform legislation ...

Officials said the shooting happened around 3 a.m. on Saturday at a Waffle House on US Highway 301 South in Riverview. Deputies said they were called after reports of a shooting, and when they ...

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) speaks to reporters as he arrives to the House Chamber for the final vote series of the week on Sept. 25, 2024. But Mills’s office said his decision to join the bill was ...

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 ...

The tiny house features two doors. Its main entrance is made up of double glass doors, which are protected by outer wooden doors, and open up the interior to the outside. The decor consists of ...

Six U.S. House seats are up for election in South Florida this year, three held by Democrats and three by Republicans, but only one is rated potentially competitive by The Cook Political Report.

“It was pretty much 100 percent pure the whole time,” he says. Dickerson’s house escaped the intense wildfire smoke because of one crucial decision he and his partner made when renovating ...

In the District 71 Florida House of Representatives race, a first-time candidate is challenging an incumbent seeking to serve his fourth term. Incumbent state Rep. Will Robinson, R-Bradenton ...