Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Leon counties filed a lawsuit last week in federal court, challenging new lobbying restrictions that take effect Saturday. Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor is one of the plaintiffs.

President Joe Biden early Friday approved federal assistance as crews continued working at the scene of a collapsed condominium building in Miami-Dade County and as dozens of people remained missing.

Florida officials are rallying behind Amendment 10, which would require certain local offices be elected rather than appointed. A number of local agencies…

Florida has reported its second case of the Zika virus via local mosquitos. Last month, the Florida Department of Health reported the first case…

Florida health officials have now confirmed more than a thousand cases of the Zika virus—the mosquito borne disease that can cause severe birth…

Governor Rick Scott has declared the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami "Zika free," and the federal Centers for Disease Control has lifted its Travel Advisory…

A genetically engineered mosquito could stop the Zika virus from spreading. Pest control experts want to say goodbye to insecticides. Oxitec, an insect…

Giant African Land Snails have become one of the U.S.’s most persistent invasive species. They aren’t only causing California harm, but Florida as well.…