After hurricanes Helene and Milton countless bay area residents were left grappling with permitting delays, some forced to wait months just to start the painstaking process of rebuilding. As the next hurricane season looms, state lawmakers are scrambling to find solutions, hoping to cut through the red tape to streamline this process.

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A lunar lander mission launching from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday could lead to the discovery of water on the moon.

The conference will be held at the Homestead Air Force Base at 29050 Coral Seas Boulevard.

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Republican Tom Leek, out of the Jacksonville area, has filed Senate Bill 466 to have The Florida Museum of Black History built in St. Johns County. Democratic state Rep. Bruce Antone, out of the Orlando area, is the lawmaker who filed the measure to create that task force. Now, he wants a different outcome.

Tampa Bay's weather forecast for Wednesday evening.

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It was not your typical smash-and-grab burglary and the booty was precious: a toilet worth more than its weight in gold.

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Local families touched by pediatric cancer are in our nation's capitol fighting for more funding for pediatric cancer research.

Videos shown at a Wednesday court hearing showed the moment a teenager was attacked by a group of teen boys.

Antisemitic messages found written on shed in Florida

Lee County Sheriff's Office