During the 1830s alone, the migration of slaves to the lower South increased the slave population in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas from 530,404 to 943,881.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking weakening Tropical Storm Rafael in the Gulf of Mexico. A disturbance near the ...

Some entrepreneurs are betting on southern Florida becoming an oyster hot spot. Now, they just need to convince Mother Nature ...

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in the next 36 hours along Florida ... park south to Captiva Island.

Milton slammed into Florida's west coast on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm ... Milton landed Wednesday night near Siesta Key south of the Tampa Bay region at 8:30 p.m. According to the latest ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key just south ... east coast near Cape Canaveral at 5 a.m. the next morning. On Thursday evening, Milton dissipated in the Atlantic Ocean. The map ...

Hurricane RafaelRafael continues to strengthen and move northwest towards Cuba today where hurricane warnings are in effect.

The National Hurricane Center is one area in the Southwestern Caribbean where an area of low pressure is expected to develop ...

Neighborhood check: If you want to see how many power outages there are in your neighborhood, check out FPL’s power outage map. Outage report ... a downed power line, Florida Keys Electric ...

MIAMI - As residents who fled Florida's west coast due to Hurricane Milton began their journey home Thursday, they faced heavy traffic and uncertainty about what awaits them. Among the evacuees ...