For years now, politicians, property insurers and other Floridians had openly expressed their relief that the state hadn't been hit by a hurricane in roughly a decade.
No one's relieved anymore.
With recovery efforts underway south of Brevard County after Florida's Southeastern coast was pummeled by Hurricane Matthew, Gov. Rick Scott warned Friday morning that the state is only half-way through the powerful storm.
At just after midnight Friday, when Matthew roared menacingly closer toward Florida's Space Coast, the category 4 hurricane was already responsible for the deaths of more than 280 people in Haiti.
A hurricane might be spinning off the coast of Florida this week, but in the long run , state residents are most concerned about the economy and jobs, according to an annual survey released by the University of South Florida.
The Florida-LSU football game scheduled for Saturday in Gainesville has officially been postponed due to Hurricane Matthew, it was announced Thursday -- following several missed decision deadlines. The universities and the SEC Office said they will work to reschedule the game later in the 2016 season, if possible.
Saturday's UF-LSU football game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is still "on" as of 1:30 p.m. Thursday, but the status could change, according to sources close to the Gators. Certainly, forces in Louisiana are pressing for either a postponement or a relocation.
Donald Trump has the slightest of leads in Florida, a new poll finds--thanks in part to some to unlikely allies.
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Jill Stein on the Green Party line are keeping Donald Trump close to Hillary Clinton in Florida. That’s what a University of North Florida (UNF) poll released on Thursday shows.
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) staff feels good about their ability to provide protection from potential impacts caused by heavy rainfall from Hurricane Matthew.
A federal judge appeared convinced Wednesday that Florida gambling regulators' decision to allow controversial card games violated an agreement with the Seminole Tribe that gave tribal casinos exclusive rights to conduct "banked" games such as blackjack.
The controversial "designated-player" games allowed at pari-mutuel facilities were the focus of the trial that closed Wednesday after U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle grilled Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, a private attorney representing the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
