Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press

Rescue crews are wading through water and using boats to rescue Florida residents stranded in the wake of Hurricane Ian. At least one person in Florida was confirmed dead on the state's eastern coast. Flooding rains continued falling even after Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm. It's center finished crossing the Florida peninsula Thursday and emerged in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters predicted it would return to hurricane strength and turn north toward South Carolina.

Few places disappointed Democrats in 2020 as deeply as South Florida. A shift among Latinos toward the GOP contributed to several unexpected losses in House races and helped then-President Donald Trump carry Florida by more than 3 percentage points.

Thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts are gathering in Miami as the city builds its reputation as one of the key locations to develop the blockchain technology.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it will suspend its search for victims of last weekend’s boat tragedy off the Florida coast.

The U.S. has launched a criminal investigation into whether a human smuggling ring is behind a boat that capsized off Florida with 40 migrants onboard.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people missing for several days after a boat capsized off Florida's Treasure Coast. The boat was en route from the Bahamas -- and Coast Guard officials suspect it was used being used for human smuggling.

In a tweet Thursday, Broward County health officials unwittingly announced the “new state appointment system” ahead of state health officials. For now, the pilot is only available in Miami-Dade County, where it first launched last week, and in some of the state's largest counties — Broward, Duval, Hillsborough and Lee.

Broward County's booming Black Caribbean community could prove to be a voting stronghold for the Democratic party.