Florida

Extreme rainfall has flooded homes and roads across Brevard County, prompting high-water rescues and disrupting Election Day polling locations.

Some Florida precincts are voting at temporary sites today after flooding made regular polling places unusable.

The NTSB said the Learjet 60 crew reported light icing and moderate turbulence minutes before the plane went into a rapid descent near Greenacres, Florida. Investigators said they have some evidence the jet began breaking up before impact, but the cause has not been determined.

Nine people were killed Sunday when a Learjet 60 crashed into a mobile-home neighborhood near West Palm Beach, Florida, erupting in a fireball; the FAA and NTSB are investigating.

The FBI has arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a 30-year-old from Coral Springs, Florida, on charges of attempting to use explosives to target the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Court documents detail a chilling plot in which Yener allegedly planned to detonate an improvised explosive device outside the NYSE in the week leading up to Thanksgiving.

Hurricane Milton has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it forms in the Gulf of Mexico and is projected to make landfall in the western part of Florida’s peninsula on Wednesday night. Forecast models indicate that the hurricane will bring not only heavy rain but also a dangerous ocean surge and damaging winds, prompting evacuation orders along the coast. The storm is expected to traverse the state before moving into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.

A shooting took place near Donald Trump’s motorcade as he left the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, according to law enforcement sources. Two individuals exchanged gunfire outside the club, targeting each other rather than Trump. The Secret Service responded swiftly, with Trump spokesman Steven Cheung confirming that Trump was safe and unharmed.

Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency as the tropical system Invest 97L approaches Florida, signaling potential severe weather conditions for the state. According to FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes, Invest 97L, which was situated over Hispaniola as of Thursday, has a 70 percent chance of developing into a more significant storm within the next week. Although the system only has a 20 percent chance of forming over the next 48 hours due to obstacles such as wind shear, Saharan d

In a significant ruling, U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump.

Marking a notable step into the political arena, the Republican Party of Florida has selected Trump, the youngest child of former President Donald Trump, to serve as one of the state's at-large delegates for the upcoming Republican National Convention. The decision, revealed on Wednesday night through a list of delegates obtained by NBC News, underscores the family's continued influence within the party despite their recent absence from the political spotlight.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is adding another contentious issue to his legislative agenda by supporting a ban on lab-grown meat in the state.