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Scripps News' Forest Saunders reports from Cedar Key before the arrival of Hurricane Indalia.

First responders from throughout South Florida have been dispatched northward to help with storm response.

WPTV's Katie LaGrone reports from Spring Hill, about 50 miles north of Tampa, as Hurricane Indalia moves along Florida' Gulf Coast..

It was a special day Tuesday for students and staff with the opening of a newly renovated media center at New Horizons Elementary in Wellington, which is an International Spanish Academy Dual Language Program.

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office has closed an internal investigation that determined one of its sergeants was intoxicated on duty when he crashed his patrol car into a tree.

The changes on the way to prescription pricing are part of the Inflation Reduction Act passed last year. Under the law, Medicare will be able to negotiate drug pricing with drug manufacturers.

Residents of Okeechobee County are preparing for Hurricane Idalia a year after homes were damaged by Hurricane Ian.

Idalia strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on Tuesday afternoon and is expected to rapidly intensify into a dangerous major hurricane before making landfall on Florida's west coast on Wednesday.

The Coast Guard's station at the Lake Worth Inlet is ready to help with whatever Hurricane Idalia brings to Florida.

As Hurricane Idalia impacts the west coast of Florida, so many people are still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Ian's wrath less than a year ago.

After WPTV spoke with a woman who lost $50,000 in a check-washing scheme last week, NewsChannel5 is now hearing from another victim, who mailed a check at the same post office.

A second law enforcement agency is now looking at the St. Lucie County builder who is already under investigation for alleged fraud.

Sharon L'Herrou, the president of 211 Helpline Palm Beach & Treasure Coast, discusses the assistance they provide ahead of Suicide Prevention Month.

Brian Crowley has his closing thoughts on the show.

Here is your Hurricane Idalia forecast for the afternoon of Aug. 29, 2023.

Here is your Hurricane Idalia forecast for the morning of Aug. 29, 2023.

A tense meeting took place on Monday at the School District of Indian River County school board meeting regarding books and African-American history standards.

As state and local officials prepare for Tropical Storm Idalia to potentially hit Florida, a hardware store in Port St. Lucie is seeing customers start to prepare for the hurricane

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday an additional 13 counties have been added to the state of emergency declaration for a total of 46, which does not include any counties in South Florida or the Treasure Coast.

Asian green mussels are a threat to oyster beds, which are needed to filter our water and keep our ecosystem in balance. The state is finding ways to be proactive in managing them.

Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to become a hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico by Monday night, a major Category 3 hurricane by Wednesday and impact Florida over the coming days.

The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help after a teenager was fatally shot at a party this past weekend.

The Indian River County Sheriff's Office said a father was arrested Friday in the death of his 2-month-old daughter two years ago.

A teenager was fatally shot at a quinceañera party this past weekend in Okeechobee County, resulting in the arrest of a 17-year-old.

For eight years in a row, a South Florida organization has gathered loved ones and autism awareness advocates to raise money to make a difference about autism, all through a fun way.