Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott at the US Coast Guard Air Station in Clearwater on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) With less than a week before the Atlantic hurricane season begins, ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — President Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration Friday for the state of Florida, allowing those affected by Hurricane Milton to apply for federal funding. The ...

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Rick headed for Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Sunday and is forecast to reach land by Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rick had winds as high as 85 miles ...

With less than a week before the Atlantic hurricane season begins, there are concerns about whether enough federal money is reserved for disaster relief. That prompted U.S. Sen. Rick Scott to say ...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is stepping back into a familiar role of handling natural disasters as Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s west coast. No stranger to hurricanes as a former two-term ...

With the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season set to begin this weekend, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is urging Floridians to take storm preparedness seriously — warning that federal disaster aid alone may not be ...

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Rick has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast with winds near 75 mph (120 kph) and it could become a major hurricane by Saturday. Rick is centered about 290 miles (470 kilometers) ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — With the start of hurricane season just days away, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) stopped in Clearwater on Wednesday to deliver a clear message — now is the time to prepare. He ...

Bulletin: ...AREAS OF SMOKE ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY THIS EVENING... Areas of smoke is expected along western portions of Alligator Alley (I-75) in Collier County this ...

Hurricane season opens June 1 — unlike deer season, you don’t get to hunt so much as be hunted by nature’s version of Bambi on steroids — and the collective hand-wringing from local news, nervous ...

Hurricane Milton's heavy bands of rain are already lashing parts of south Florida. The storm is expected to be one of the worst to hit Florida's west coast in a century. The powerful system is ...