The Florida agency in charge of the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility must release all texts, emails, and other ...

Mullock Creek Preserve in Lee County and surrounding areas were submerged in more than 8 feet of water during Hurricane Ian.

Construction of Florida’s new State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee is well underway and is expected to be ready to respond to disasters by the start of the 2026 hurricane season. The ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Northwest Florida Congressman Jimmy Patronis joined WEAR News for an interview on Thursday. Patronis sat down with WEAR's Bob Solarski to go over several topics -- including the ...

Florida Republicans responded to concerns raised by their Democratic colleagues in Congress about cuts to the National Hurricane Center and FEMA Wednesday morning. In a virtual press conference last ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Trump administration has long criticized FEMA -- the organization responsible for providing recovery and relief efforts to states after a natural disaster. President Trump said ...

Emergency cold weather shelters are opening in St. Lucie and Indian River counties.

In the howl of hurricane-force winds, in the inexorable rise of floodwaters, there should be no room for politics. Or idiocy. At such times, we are all Americans — the people caught in harm’s way, ...