The Sunshine State's fast funding approval came ahead of six others left waiting.

Major disaster declaration DR-4955, dated Oct. 27, 2026, makes 15 Florida counties eligible for federal Public Assistance ...

TALLAHASSEE — Federal assistance has been approved for northwest Florida communities affected by Hurricane Isaias earlier ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 Florida counties as Tropical Depression Nine approaches.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: TikTok Disaster survivors may get a longer window to appeal denials of their federal aid applications if a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A much-anticipated report of the spending habits of Florida's emergency and disaster agency was finally released two months past deadline, revealing a $1.5 billion, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — With hurricane season just days away, Florida’s emergency management chief Kevin Guthrie said the state is ready — and he expects the state to receive critical federal recovery ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A new national study has ranked Florida 28th among all U.S. states for overall disaster preparedness, according to research from tech nonprofit SmileHub released this week.

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that Florida's agricultural producers can now apply for more than $600 million in disaster assistance for impacts from the 2023 and 2024 ...

Florida typically holds a two-week sales tax holiday on hurricane and other disaster-related supplies in tandem with the start of hurricane season. But when the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season started ...

A permanent sales tax exemption on specific disaster preparedness items was approved in the Florida 2025-2026 budget. The permanent sales tax exemption replaces the two, two-week sales tax holidays in ...