Vaping Illness Cases Reach 68 In Florida
Florida had 68 reported vaping-related illnesses as of Saturday, an increase of 16 cases last week, according to the state Department of Health.
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Florida had 68 reported vaping-related illnesses as of Saturday, an increase of 16 cases last week, according to the state Department of Health.
Florida had 53 newly reported hepatitis A cases last week, bringing the total number of cases this year to 2,791 as of Saturday, numbers from the state Department of Health show.
When Hurricane Dorian took a turn last month and avoided landfall in Florida, it largely spared the state's insurance industry from getting hit with claims.
More than $490,000 is being doled out to seven Florida counties as part of a national effort to try to eradicate HIV and AIDS in the next 10 years.
There are new photos making the rounds showing Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Soviet-born Florida businessmen arrested on charges of funneling foreign cash into U.S. elections, at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' election night victory party in Orlando last year.
A power system failure at the International Space Station has pushed NASA to move the first all-female spacewalk to this week.
A Florida man was told by deputies to stop calling 911 to report that his roommate had stolen his marijuana.
Florida's black bears are on the move and preparing for the winter months in the southwestern part of the state.
Florida charter schools would be eligible for money the governor controls for regional projects designed to create jobs, under a bill backed by a Senate committee Tuesday.
Florida's prison system, the third-largest in the nation, has long faced issues with contraband drugs, yet the state agency that grapples with the problems does not track the number of inmates treated for overdoses.
Thursday marked a year after Hurricane Michael and the Florida county hardest hit by the Category 5 storm is still in crisis.
Florida had 13 vaping-related pulmonary illnesses reported last week, bringing the number of cases to 52 as of Saturday, according to data from the Florida Department of Health.
Thousands in Bay County are homeless, medical care and housing are at a premium, domestic violence has become a problem and severely diminished mental health services are overwhelmed with backlogs.
Florida's greyhound racing industry is asking a federal judge to revoke an amendment that voters approved last year banning dog racing in the state, saying the process was unconstitutional.
Calling the process "an administrative nightmare," a federal judge on Tuesday urged the Florida Legislature to revamp a state law aimed at carrying out a constitutional amendment that restores voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences.
Gov. Ron DeSantis during the 2020 legislative session will continue to push lawmakers to simplify occupational licensing requirements for jobs such as interior designers, barbers and hair braiders.
President Donald Trump's administration is moving forward with changes to a website that will make it easier for consumers to find out if nursing homes have been cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation.
Police in Gainesville say a 20-year-old man beat, raped and threatened his pregnant girlfriend with a knife in hopes of killing the fetus.
Officials are investigating how a woman was able to board a Delta Airlines plane over the weekend at Orlando International Airport without a ticket, delaying the flight for three hours.
A medical board on Friday took steps to carry out a new law related to so-called "Brazilian butt lift" procedures, but one top regulator said a growing danger still needs to be addressed: liposuction.
A Florida woman involved in a bizarre camel-biting incident is now talking about her ordeal.
President Donald Trump visited the Sunshine State Thursday afternoon to talk about his administration's healthcare agenda and to sign an executive order related to "improving the Medicare program in the United States."
A state panel Thursday approved new rules for elephant rides in Florida, including adding fencing requirements after rides have been offered within makeshift barriers such as hay bales and portable toilets.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' $15.5 million business jet still doesn't have an estimated arrival time at Tallahassee International Airport.
State Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, will make a renewed attempt during the 2020 legislative session to pass a "fetal heartbeat" bill that would dramatically limit abortions in Florida.
