Florida nursing homes challenge order to install generators

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A group that represents nursing homes and assisted living facilities is challenging Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s order to install generators atRead More

Irma recovery: Florida Keys will open to visitors Oct. 1

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Florida Keys officials say the island chain hit hard by Hurricane Irma will reopen to tourists Oct. 1. Officials madeRead More

Was it a crime? 10 patients at nursing home died after Irma

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A 10th elderly patient has died after being kept inside a nursing home that turned into a sweatbox when Hurricane IrmaRead More

No swimming: Florida Keys water under precautionary advisory after Irma

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Florida Keys residents have yet another concern as they rebuild after Hurricane Irma: Dirty water. The Florida Department of HealthRead More

Miami-area students return to school after Irma

MIAMI (AP) — Miami-area students have returned to school amid ongoing Hurricane Irma cleanups. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho tweeted late Sunday thatRead More

‘Red flag’ calls signaled post-Irma deaths at nursing home

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The first 911 call from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills didn’t sound ominous: A nursing home patient had an abnormalRead More

Florida recovers, rests, reflects in wake of Hurricane Irma

MIAMI (AP) — Across Florida, people spent Sunday trying to get back to normal after one of the worst storms to hit the state sinceRead More

Florida firefighters, city officials aid nursing home without A/C

SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) – Firefighters and city employees came to the aid of a Sunrise nursing home that was without power or air conditioning forRead More

Video shows inside of Hollywood nursing home closed after 8 deaths

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) – A new video shows the conditions inside of a Hollywood nursing home that was closed after the deaths of eight patients.Read More

Florida firefighters rescue woman from Irma floodwaters

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (WHDH) — Firefighters in Florida rescued a retired nurse who was trapped by floodwaters left behind by Hurricane Irma. Marilyn McCauley madeRead More