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First holiday weekend under new boating safety laws in Florida
This July Fourth holiday weekend, boaters have even more motivation to behave on the waterways that make the Sunshine State ...
Florida, Naples will be drenched on July 4 and through the three-day holiday weekend
Winds are expected to gust to 25 miles per hour at times as a low-pressure system works its way across the Deep South and ...
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Florida's Boater Freedom Act curbs random stops ahead of holiday weekend
A new law is changing the way Florida law enforcement interacts with boaters, just in time for one of the busiest weekends on ...
Tropical Or Subtropical Depression Could Form Near Florida Or Off Southeast Coast Over Holiday Weekend
The Fourth of July holiday weekend could include a subtropical or tropical depression from near Florida to off the Southeast ...
Florida sales tax holiday for disaster supplies goes away. Here's what replaced it
A permanent sales tax exemption on specific disaster preparedness items was approved in the Florida 2025-2026 budget.
Florida will have some permanent tax-free items instead of hurricane tax holidays
TAX-HOLIDAY CHANGESThe new budget axes the hurricane tax holidays, but some items will remain tax-exempt all year.
Hurricane season is here. Where is Florida's disaster preparedness sales tax holiday?
Florida historically holds a two-week sales tax holiday on hurricane supplies at the start of hurricane season. Here's why we ...
Hurricane forecasters warn of stormy weather near Florida as tropical cyclone brews
A slow-developing weather system is trying to get its act together over the Southeast U.S. this Fourth of July.
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Water Advisory issued for Mashes Sands Beach ahead of the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend
The Florida Department of Health in Wakulla County has issued a Water Advisory for Mashes Sands Beach ahead of the Fourth of ...