Hurricane Milton caused an estimated $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion in damage to Florida's crops and agricultural infrastructure, according to a preliminary assessment released by the state's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on Thursday.

The storm cut a path across the state with heavy winds, rain, and tornadoes.

As many parts of Florida’s West Coast are still cleaning up in the wake of two major storms, one community has been called hurricane-proof and even helped shelter people from the wreckage. Babcock Ranch,

US District Judge Mark Walker had a blunt message for the Florida surgeon general in an order halting the government official's attempt to censor a political ad that opposes restrictions on abortion.

A Florida judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday prohibiting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration from threatening to prosecute TV stations that carry ads promoting the state's abortion rights referendum on November's ballot.

U.S. District Court Judge issued an injunction against the Florida Health Department, which had threatened to prosecute stations for airing political ads with pro-choice views