South Florida Water Management District gates and flood control structures in the Upper Kissimmee Chain of Lakes are operating at maximum practical capacity to lower water levels in anticipation of a tropical disturbance passing over South Florida, according to a SFWMD statement.
The disturbance is expected to drop heavy rains over areas still recovering from high water caused by Hurricane Irma. The SFWMD is coordinating with local water managers and drainage districts to prepare for the storm's expected impacts.
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With piles of debris rotting in the Florida sun and rain after Hurricane Irma tattooed much of the state, officials are turning their attention to an even more dire disaster in Puerto Rico.
A new poll shows Florida voters remain undecided on who they want to see as Florida’s next governor thirteen months out until the general election.
Gov. Rick Scott returned to the U.S. after visiting a devastated Puerto Rico earlier this week, saying cleaning up the damage to the small island left from Hurricane Maria is going to be a “long process.”
A new poll shows Gov. Rick Scott with a slight edge on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., as Floridians gets ready for what is expected to be a high profile and tight Senate race next year.
As he looks ahead to his final year in Tallahassee, on Friday, Gov. Rick Scott said he will fight for raising the pay of juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers in his last budget proposal.
With Americans increasingly concerned about protecting their data after several high profile hacks, two congressmen from Florida teamed up this week to focus on a way to help balance child safety with securing their information.
The State Attorney’s Office on the Treasure Coast has apparently launched a criminal investigation into the Lake Point public records case in Martin County.
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