Getting ready for a hurricane’s landfall means making sure everyone in your household is prepared, including your furry family members. Animal rescue groups say that well ahead of a hurricane, ...

A group of five Democratic state lawmakers in Florida said they were denied entry to “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new migrant detention facility, on Thursday due to “safety reasons,“ days after ...

In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center christened “Alligator Alcatraz ...

Florida’s leaders pride themselves on the state’s disaster response capabilities, an expertise sharpened by tropical storms that sweep ashore year after year.

Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly By KATE PAYNE, CURT ANDERSON and MIKE SCHNEIDER The Associated Press Updated: July 3, 2025 - 1 ...

Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build 'Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention ...

A system of low pressure could develop near Florida or off the southeastern coast of the U.S. over the Fourth of July weekend, or early next week.

Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina nearly 10 months ago and, with the help of volunteers, some residents are beginning to move back into their homes after losing everything they owned.