Palm Beach County has had nearly 4,300 confirmed COVID-19 cases since early March and at least 263 deaths.

An advisory from the hurricane centre warned that Florida’s east-central coast could see a brief tornado sometime Monday afternoon or evening.

Dozens of Floridians who live in boats in marinas along the Atlantic Coast in Brevard County were rushing to secure their vessels on Sunday.

The National Hurricane Center forecasts Dorian to be 40 to 50 miles off the Florida coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, with hurricane-force wind speeds extending about 35 miles to the west.

Three years after a gunman massacred 49 people and wounded many others at a gay nightclub in central Florida, the anniversary was being observed Wednesday with somber memorial gatherings and proclamations.

University of South Florida researchers previously documented 55 graves near the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in 2013, though they estimate nearly 100 boys died there between 1900 and 1973.

Ron DeSantis said Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel showed leadership failures in the shooting that left 14 students and three adults dead.

Gillum had conceded to DeSantis on election night, but retracted it after the margin between the two candidates narrowed.

A Federal judge slammed Florida for failing to properly prepare for midterm election issues, especially after the pivotal recount that decided the presidency in 2000.

Mishaps, protests and litigation are overshadowing the vote recount in Florida's pivotal races for governor and Senate, reviving memories of the 2000 presidential fiasco in the premier political battleground state.