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Collier County was ranked number one in Florida for the “length of life” of its residents. The ranking is part of an annual report comparing county health…

The Miami-Dade County commission voted Tuesday to allow civil penalties for certain misdemeanors, including possession of drug paraphernalia and up to...

Florida counties are continuing to update orders for their residents to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Helene.Counties that have issued emergency mandatory evacuations for all their residents include Franklin, Taylor and Wakulla counties in the Big Bend region. Those counties include more than 72,000 people.Other counties have issued area-specific mandatory evacuations, according to Florida’s Division of Emergency Management.

Keeping chickens in your yard has become increasingly popular in recent years. People keep chickens for their eggs, and as pets. The idea of keeping…

As the first round of vaccines for the coronavirus are delivered, officials in cities and counties around the state are preparing for what will be a massive effort to vaccinate the general population.

UPDATED: Monday, July 31, 2017 5:16 PMTropical Storm Emily is now downgraded to a tropical depression. The National Hurricane Center said at 5 PM on…

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of brutally murdering a couple at a Charlotte County sod farm in 1997.James D. Ford, 64, is scheduled to be executed Feb. 13 at Florida State Prison in the murders of Greg and Kimberly Malnory. It would be the first execution this year in Florida and would come after one inmate was executed in 2024.

Another local school board has spoken out about teachers carrying firearms, a decision that comes as Florida lawmakers are close to passing a bill that...

Lee County got its first countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Friday. It was adopted by the county’s Metropolitan Planning Organization…

A federal judge Friday required 32 counties to provide Spanish-language ballots and other assistance to Spanish-speaking voters in Florida’s March 2020...