One more Senate committee would still need to approve the proposal before it could become law.

Temperatures recently dropped to record-breaking lows in several parts of Central Florida, according to the National Weather Service.

The proposal would allow the Ocklawaha to breach a dam currently limiting the river’s flow of water into the St. Johns River.

Florida emergency managers said this week could have the coldest weather Central and South Florida have seen in more than 15 years.

Hundreds are expected at Thursday’s Earth Advocacy Day, the third annual event of its kind in Florida.

As cold weather moves in, Central Florida counties are preparing to house residents in warm shelters starting Thursday.

Acting against legal advice, commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday to challenge the highway authority’s move to use eminent domain to take conservation land for a future toll road.

At a workshop Monday night, residents urged Brevard commissioners to put the renewal of a decade-long sales tax on this year’s ballot.

Unless it’s renewed, a half-cent sales tax funding Brevard County’s lagoon restoration program will expire after this year.

Any potential disruptions to area residents should be minimal, according to the city.

Thirteen construction projects are planned for regional trails this year, including nine projects in Central Florida.

The nearly $219 million project includes improvements to State Road 408 and several local roads.