Vision Insurance Exchange plans to begin operating in November. The company’s CEO spent nearly 18 years as CEO of a high-volume insurer based in Boca Raton before retiring in 2022.

A federal judge is considering whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center.

Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm again Monday morning and is expected to grow even larger and stronger, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Although Erin is forecast to move north between the U.S. and Bermuda, life-threatening surf and rip currents are likely across the Atlantic coast from Florida to Canada.

Current interim President Kent Fuchs' extended contract is set to expire Sept. 1. He has served in the interim position since Aug. 1, 2024.

A woman was attacked by an alligator while on a hiking trail in the Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. After emerging from the water, the alligator bit the woman on her arm and leg, the FWC said. She was rushed to the hospital, her condition has not been released.

A Suncoast Searchlight analysis of CDD bills found properties in the district ranged in value last year from just under $300,000 to north of $700,000. Some owners paid as much as $2,366 in CDD fees — nearly five times more than Manatee County levied for its general operating fund.

"The town is also home to several gorgeous natural preserves, a vibrant historic downtown with a shockingly robust art scene," Southern Living wrote.

The reminder story: As students return for a second week of classes, school districts across Florida are prompting parents to fill out all their forms. Florida’s emphasis on parental rights also has meant a raft of paperwork for families, as schools seek to protect themselves from taking actions that some parent might object to.

A federal judge considered whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

USA TODAY Sports released its preseason college football re-rankings of all 136 FBS schools, with the Florida Gators landing here.