Florida's Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Coalition is a diverse group of federal, state, local, and public partners, and stakeholders who are charged with implementing goals, objectives, and strategies within Florida's Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Safety Plan. The team focuses on the following se...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency across his entire state as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane in coming days.
Visit any of the participating restaurants beginning today (Feb 21 through Feb 28) to try their “featured item” and get a chance to vote early for your favorite restaurant. They include: · Boops by the Bubble Room Restaurant · Brgr Kitchen & Bar (at Sanibel Island Beach Resort) · Ci...
In today's Health Watch, the CDC reports more than 160 measles infections across the U.S. this year, mostly among young children. Florida health officials confirmed a new case in a high school student this week. Experts warn that unvaccinated children may need to stay home for up to 21 ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisdeclared a state of emergency Saturdayfor eight counties at the end of the state as Eta approached, urging residents to stock up on supplies. South Florida started emptying ports and a small number of shelters opened in Miami and the Florida Keys for reside...
“It is a very saturating, wet storm,” he said during an afternoon briefing at the state’s emergency operations center. “When they crest and the water that’s going to come down from Georgia, it’s just something that we’re going to be on alert for not just throughout toda...
The state's citrus and vegetable industries were nearly wiped out and some 150,000 migrant workers lost their jobs in the state, including 80,000 in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach. Then-Gov. Reubin Askew declared a state of emergency. ...
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday warned Floridians to heed evacuation warnings stemming from Hurricane Ian, which has strengthened into a major storm. “I can tell you that our biggest concern as we wait for the storm to make landfall is storm surge,” ...
It was "still producing damaging hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall in east-central Florida," the hurricane center said, adding that Milton's center "will move away from Florida and to the north of the Bahamas today. Gradual weakening is expected, but Milton is forecast to become a pow...
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