Florida issuing relief funds for residents in hard-hit counties to help pay insurance deductibles

Millions of dollars will be allocated from the state to housing partners in six counties, including DeSoto, Hardee, and Sarasota, to help residents pay their home insurance deductibles.

Tolls to be reinstated on Sunshine Skyway, Pinellas Bayway

Tolls along three Florida roads, including the Sunshine Skyway, that were suspended ahead of Hurricane Ian will be reinstated late Monday night. 

Tropical Update: October 24, 2022
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FOX 13 Tony Sadiku is watching one area in the Atlantic for potential development, but it would not be a concern for Florida. He says elsewhere in the tropics there is really nothing of note. The next named storm would be Lisa, but Sadiku says there?s no sign of it developing in the near future.

Tropical Update; October 22, 2022
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is monitoring an area of low pressure about 1200 miles east of Bermuda for potential tropical development but says the odds of that happening aren?t very high. Even if it does develop, it will not pose a threat to Florida. He says there are some areas of activity in the tropics, but nothing that is threatening.

Tropical update: October 21, 2022
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Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says the tropics remain quiet as we get later into October, with dry air in the Gulf of Mexico and cooler sea surface temperatures.

USF researcher studies impact of 'zero responders' during Hurricane Ian

Neighbors helped neighbors after Hurricane Ian when no one else could, and those critical and inspiring acts are at the center of a University of South Florida study.

DeSantis calls for special session to provide property tax relief for Hurricane Ian victims

Gov. DeSantis is calling for a special legislative session to provide property tax relief to Hurricane Ian victims. He says in the meantime, he will issue an executive order until lawmakers can act, which would delay property tax payments on any properties that were destroyed or made uninhabitable in 26 Florida counties designated for FEMA disaster assistance.