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Those eligible will receive a check in the mail written for slightly more than $1,000 to make up for funds lost after taxation.

There’s a new office of election security in Florida. Plus, how you can get involved in helping your community during natural disasters and emergencies. And we learn about the legacy of one of the biggest names in sports broadcasting in Miami.

A year ago this past Friday, the Champlain Towers South condominium collapsed in Surfside. Many first responders who searched for weeks to find victims are still struggling with what they saw, smelled and heard.

Jonah Handler’s miraculous rescue from one of the deadliest building collapses in U.S. history might seem to have an obvious parallel, given his name. For his father and others, the rescue brings to mind the Old Testament tale of the prophet Jonah.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that will give law-enforcement officers, firefighters and other first responders more time to file workers’ compensation insurance claims for post-traumatic stress disorder.

A program offered by the Ryder Trauma Center teaches marine rescue officers about how to treat traumatic injuries that happen on or near the water to produce better health outcomes.

Classroom teachers, members of the military and first responders could receive higher homestead property-tax exemptions under a measure state lawmakers could put before voters in November.

Nine golden retrievers from the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry arrived at the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse to help families and first responders process their grief.

Injured police dogs would get priority medical help if they're injured on the job. That's under a bill approved by the Senate and awaiting a floor vote in the House. The measure would put the canine officers at the front of the line if no one else at the scene needs medical attention or transport.

Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his plans for the $4.1 billion the state will received from the federal government, including funds to fix the state's troubled unemployment system.

Not surprisingly, first responders and health care workers have filed the most workers’ compensation indemnity claims related to COVID-19.

One of the hardest-hit facilities is in Oakdale, La. "They feel like they're sitting ducks," says Arjeane Thompson, whose boyfriend is an inmate. And staff are working overtime under the strain.