The program is run by the Florida Department of Emergency Management and provides assistance to homeowners who are seeking to elevate their home above the flood plain. Federal funds of $400 ...

The Hope Florida scandal has been a lot like an onion — if onions were capable of swindling $10 million from taxpayers. With every layer peeled, the stench has intensified. In just the last two ...

Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo announced on Thursday that he is leaving the Democratic Party, saying the state party “is dead.” “There will be a caucus meeting later this ...

House lawmakers are ending their probe into Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Hope Florida Foundation without hearing testimony from the organization’s lawyer or leaders of two groups that got $5 million ...

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 ...

In the latest blow to Florida Democrats, the Senate Democratic leader abruptly announced Thursday that he is leaving the party in favor of no-party affiliation. In a dramatic speech on the floor ...

TALLAHASSEE — In the latest blow to Florida Democrats, the Senate Democratic leader abruptly announced he is leaving the party in favor of no-party affiliation. In a dramatic speech Thursday on ...

Three high school students from Massachusetts were killed in a car crash in the Florida panhandle Monday night during their spring break. Concord-Carlisle High School seniors Jimmy McIntosh ...

THEY’RE SORT OF YOUNG ADULT LIVES. FOUR SENIORS FROM CONCORD CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL WERE RIDING IN AN SUV ALONG A HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA’S PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT. WHEN INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT SUV ...

The Florida Atlantic forward waited until the ... two-way forward who can grab boards and find shooting success. The Bulldogs have picked up Achor Achor and Amier Ali in the transfer portal ...

A wave of financial strain is sweeping through Florida’s condominium market, pushing owners to the breaking point and flooding the area with for-sale signs. Skyrocketing insurance premiums ...