according to the Florida Highway Patrol. U.S. 1 is open. About 3 p.m. Wednesday, a brush fire started alongside Interstate 75 in Collier County and was causing traffic delays both north and south.

Florida is one of the fastest ... The majority of the state's 67 counties have seen significant population growth over the past three years. The map below, based on U.S. census data, shows where ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says there’s still much uncertainty about Hurricane Milton, but the state is preparing to open highway shoulders for mass evacuations to come. Individual counties ...