Fla. Agriculture Losses Estimated Between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia September 22, 2023 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million,...
Wildfire Threat Grows as Florida Drought Gets Steadily Worse April 11, 2023 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The threat of wildfires is growing in Florida over the coming weeks as more than...
NOAA: Ian Was Cat 5 Before Weakening at Florida Landfall April 4, 2023 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm...
USDA: Florida Orange Crop Down 36% After Twin Hurricanes December 12, 2022 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Production of oranges in Florida this season is forecast to be down 36% from earlier...
Nicole Lashes Florida With Rain, Thousands Without Power November 10, 2022 By Will Wade and Brian K. Sullivan Nicole, now a tropical storm, is lashing central Florida with heavy rain and powerful wind, leaving a trail of blackouts...
After $1.8 Billion Ian Hit, Florida’s Farmers Brace for Nicole November 9, 2022 By Elizabeth Elkin and Marvin G. Perez Florida’s produce industry took an almost $2 billion hit from Hurricane Ian and is now bracing for more as Tropical...
Insurer Universal Estimates Nearly $1 Billion Loss from Hurricane Ian October 13, 2022 Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. on Tuesday forecast a gross loss of nearly $1 billion from Hurricane Ian, some of...
Attorneys in Florida Condo Collapse Seek About $100M in Fees June 14, 2022 By Curt Anderson Attorneys who worked to secure settlements topping $1 billion in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which...
Tropical Storm Alex Heads for Bermuda Area with Wind, Rain June 7, 2022 Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, headed for a close pass by Bermuda on...
Construction Worker Falls to Her Death from Florida Condo May 31, 2022 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 23-year-old construction worker fell to her death from a 13-floor balcony of a...