The Everglades facility has faced a barrage of questions about how detainees would be kept safe in the hurricane-prone area.

WPTV has learned that despite promises of improved access to legal representation from Florida's Director of Emergency ...

Increased rain chances and cloud cover across the state will help keep conditions slightly “cooler” than some of the last few ...

After weeks of requests from politicians and media, the state of Florida said it has no formal, completed plan for how to ...

Florida has begun the early stages of building a second immigrant detention center to join Alligator Alcatraz.

T ALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida’s Division of Emergency Management is preparing for the future with a massive expansion of its headquarters. A brand-new state emergency ...

Several Florida nonprofits, medical professionals, public health experts and families of detainees held at the Alligator ...

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order (EO) 24-214, Emergency Management – Tropical Storm Milton, declaring a state of emergency in 35 Florida counties ahead of the storm, including ...

The head of Florida's Division of Emergency Management says now is the time to prepare for the expected busy hurricane season, including taking advantage of the current sales-tax holiday on ...

A Texas-based company filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, alleging it is owed more than $7.5 million after the firm helped evacuate people from ...

The Florida Division of Emergency Management's website says the probability of a tsunami hitting the state's coastline is ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s emergency management director wants lawmakers to make changes to help with disaster preparation and response, pointing to issues that have arisen as the state recovers ...