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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday warned residents of life-threatening storm surge from Hurricane Idalia, which will make landfall in the state's Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4 storm.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives an update on Tropical Storm Idalia on the morning of Aug. 28, 2023.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tells residents of Tallahassee and Florida's panhandle to prepare for Tropical Storm Idalia, which is forecast to become a hurricane.

WPTV examines the extreme heat in South Florida, what's causing it and how people are changing their habits because of it.

Superintendent Mike Burke, along with other top Palm Beach County School District officials, held a back to school news conference Wednesday to provide important information about the 2023/24 academic year.

Education took center stage on Friday as Florida's governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke in Orlando.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw holds a news conference to explain why he's running for a sixth term.

Mizner Park in Boca Raton was packed Wednesday evening as the community comes together to celebrate the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team and its historic run to the Final Four.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday afternoon that the state Legislature is working on a new bill regarding Walt Disney World and the controversy surrounding its management.

Watch WPTV's coverage of former President Donald Trump leaving Mar-a-Lago for Palm Beach International Airport on his flight to New York.

The lieutenant governor of Florida was in Vero Beach on Friday as the state looks to strengthen the cybersecurity of local governments.

Gov. Ron DeSantis touches on Florida's prosperity, its educational focus and several conservative causes during his 2023 State of the State address.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday morning at the Herbert Hoover Dike, capping a yearslong rehabilitation project meant to keep the communities surrounding Lake Okeechobee safe from flooding.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was in the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday where he laid out new COVID-19 rules and mandates that he hopes the Legislature will pass in the upcoming legislative session.

Watch the 2022 Delray Beach Holiday Parade along Atlantic Avenue.

Brightline continues its speed testing, Fort Pierce residents are without water for days after their landlord didn't pay the bill and more.

St. Lucie County Chief Deputy Brian Hester holds a new conference to update the media on a migrant landing in Fort Pierce.

Palm Beach County leaders provide an update on the steps taken ahead of a potential threat from Subtropical Storm Nicole.

President Joe Biden was in Hallandale Beach where he spoke on Social Security, Medicare and the costs of prescription drugs.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Ian in Charlotte County.

Jon Shainman brings you the headlines from this week for the Treasure Coast.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Fort Myers on Tuesday to survey recovery efforts nearly one week after Hurricane Ian devastated parts of the state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis Hurricane Ian update, 1:45 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2022

Gov. Ron DeSantis says most of southwest Florida's residents are without power and two bridges are not passable in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the time to evacuate has passed as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida's Gulf coast.