Floridians file nearly 17,000 flood insurance claims
Nearly 17,000 flood insurance claims connected with Hurricane Irma have been filed, and more are expected in the coming weeks.
Nearly 17,000 flood insurance claims connected with Hurricane Irma have been filed, and more are expected in the coming weeks.
The last shelter used for Hurricane Irma evacuees has closed in Miami-Dade County.
Amid continuing fallout from the deaths of residents of a Broward County nursing home after Hurricane Irma, a key state
Pointing to “impossible” timeframes, an industry group has filed a legal challenge to new requirements by Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration
More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in Florida remained without power at midday Tuesday after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state. The top to return to homes was underway in most areas outside the storm-ravaged lower Florida Keys.
Florida State University President John Thrasher announced the members of the President’s Advisory Panel on University Namings and Recognitions, according to a news
In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson, along with 26 U.S.
A House Republican on Friday proposed a measure that seeks to ensure power restoration for nursing homes and hospitals is a priority
Tampa Democratic Representative Kathy Castor is pressing for an increase in federal disaster aid to the highest share possible to help Floridians recover rapidly from the damage caused by Hurricane Irma.
The last shelter used for Hurricane Irma evacuees has closed in Miami-Dade County.
While it’s been less than a month since Hurricane Irma’s strong winds brushed through Florida, Hillsborough County Commissioners are getting
While Florida’s senators expressed outrage at the Cuban government Friday, Tampa area Democratic Representative Kathy Castor is offering a noticeably less punitive
The losing continues for Florida Atlantic University Sunday, The Owls dropped a 28-23 game to Charlotte when its desperation pass into the end zone as time expired was caught out of bounds. Charlotte, in its second season of competition, won its first-ever game in Conference USA. FAU had no answers for Charlotte quarterback Hassan Klugh, who hit 14 of 17 passes for 223 yards. Charlotte built a 28-17 through three quarters, only to hold on through the end. Jason Driskel…
Nearly 17,000 flood insurance claims connected with Hurricane Irma have been filed, and more are expected in the coming weeks.
More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in Florida remained without power at midday Tuesday after Hurricane Irma plowed through
Tampa Democratic Representative Kathy Castor is pressing for an increase in federal disaster aid to the highest share possible to
The day before I jetted to Charlotte for a weeklong vacation, unspeakable ugliness ambushed the City Beautiful. First, it descended upon an Orlando nightspot where more than 300 revelers came on “Latin Night” to live “la vida loca.” Later, it crept into my bedroom. Early that Sunday at Pulse, too many fathers, mothers, sons and daughters died — now destined to live forever in a purgatory that reduces rich, unique lives to a single grim number: 49. The number of…
Mail ballots are heading out to St. Petersburg voters for the Nov. 7 general election, which will decide the city’s
While Florida’s senators expressed outrage at the Cuban government Friday, Tampa area Democratic Representative Kathy Castor is offering a noticeably less punitive
For the second time since the end of the primary election in the race for St. Pete’s City Council District
The good-natured rivalry between Tampa Bay area Mayors Bob Buckhorn and Rick Kriseman now transcends Major League Baseball, with both of them pitching their cities to businesses looking to relocate because of ordinances perceived to be discriminatory to the LGBT community. The St. Petersburg mayor wrote an op-ed that appeared on The Charlotte Observer‘s website on Wednesday, where he writes that “there has never been a better time for Florida, and especially St. Petersburg, to send the message that we are…
Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one
Two days after the St. Petersburg City Council passed an ordinance limiting campaign contributions, which is expected to be legally
After hours of debate, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a campaign-finance reform measure Thursday, which could have national implications.
The Tampa Bay Rays have purchased the contract of three-time All-Star Grady Sizemore from Class A Charlotte. Sizemore, released by Philadelphia on June 1, signed with the Rays two weeks later. He spent the past week playing for Charlotte. The 32-year-old outfielder joined the Rays on Sunday and was the designated hitter against Boston. He has a .265 batting average in 10 major league seasons. “We’re going to face a string of right-handed pitching here in these upcoming games, and…
The good news is the Rays improved on last year’s on-field performance by 12 games in 2017. The bad news
Chris Archer won for the first time since July 24 and Brad Miller hit a three-run homer to lead the
Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison homered Friday night and the Tampa Bay Rays clinched third place in the AL East