"It will not take much to get a brush or grass fire to flare up and rapidly spread," one meteorologist told Newsweek.

The cold blast poses potential risks to agriculture and outdoor animals in a region unaccustomed to freezing temperatures.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Gregg Matthews fancies himself a lumbering Star Wars character of sorts as he treks along a popular Florida beach. He wears stout hiking sandals on the squishy sand and uses ...

A Florida judge ruled Friday that the state’s reconfigured congressional map will take effect for the 2016 elections, a victory for Republicans that allows this year’s races to proceed under the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The chairman of the Senate Reapportionment Committee unveiled a new proposal for his chamber's legislative districts Saturday in an effort to answer criticisms from the Florida ...

A Florida judge has asked the state legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map by Aug. 15, holding out the possibility that Florida could postpone some or all of its House elections until ...

More than a dozen counties were warned that conditions were ripe for the rapid spread of fires.

Florida legislators are returning to the state Capitol with a simple goal.And that's redraw the state's 27 congressional districts with as few changes as possible.The nine-day special session that ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Supreme Court approved a sweeping overhaul of the state's congressional districts on Wednesday, a move that will upend the political landscape ahead of the ...

A Florida judge has ordered the state legislature to come back from recess for a special session. Lawmakers will be expected to draw up new maps for congressional districts found unconstitutional. In ...