Florida lawmakers approve hurricane bill on debris removal, rebuilding homes
The House voted 106-0 and the Senate voted 34-1 to approve the bill, which is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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The House voted 106-0 and the Senate voted 34-1 to approve the bill, which is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Legislators focused on protecting communities from future disasters, in part, by dealing in advance with issues such as debris management and permitting.
Taylor Schenker has collected more than 600 photos washed away from Hurricane Helene's floodwaters and is on a mission to reunite each one with its owner.
A wide-ranging bill includes changes for shelter regulations, election supervisors, debris cleanup and rebuilding after a storm.
CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis reports on the first day of football spring practice at UM.
A Florida company says its new technology is helping to build homes faster and at a lower cost amid the impacts of climate change.
Deanne Criswell, who led FEMA during the Biden administration, says she is shielded from the lawsuit by "qualified immunity."
CBS News contributor David Begnaud gives an update on how Trooper, a dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton, overcame new challenges, including a fight against cancer.
CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis reports from Coral Gables on UM baseball.
FEMA said the two hurricanes as of Feb. 6 had led to more than 78,000 claims, with estimated losses possibly topping $10 billion.
Bitter cold has swept the South — including parts of North Carolina that were hard hit by Hurricane Helene four months ago.
Researchers say human-caused climate change dealt people an average of nearly six weeks of extra extreme heat in 2024, while also fueling more destructive storms.
Jim Larranaga, who led the University of Miami's men's basketball team to its first Final Four in the school history in 2023, has stepped down as head coach, the Associated Press and The Miami Herald reported Thursday.
Total losses from three storms could hit nearly $1 billion.
U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts one-third fewer oranges than last year.
Justices declined to take up dispute stemming from allegations that the utility did not meet obligations in 2017.
A cold snap is hitting the Southeast U.S., including western North Carolina, which is still recovering from the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene.
"CBS Mornings" contributor David Begnaud shows how Trooper got a second chance with a couple who share a longstanding connection with his breed.
Eleven of the 18 named storms became hurricanes, which brought tropical storm-force winds to parts of the Keys before making landfall elsewhere.
It can't end soon enough for storm-weary Floridians after three hurricanes - Debby, Helene and Milton.
The Public Service Commission is scheduled to take up FPL's request during a Dec. 3 meeting.
The plan approved in 2022 included Florida Power & Light.
The agency did not say where the situation happened, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said it occurred in Florida, calling it "targeted discrimination."
Cuba was reeling from a fierce major hurricane that ripped across the island and knocked out its power grid, after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.
The hurricane's maximum sustained winds dropped to 105 mph.
