Florida residents are grappling with some of the highest home insurance rates in the country. According to Bankrate, the average insurance cost for a home valued at $300,000 in October 2024 is $5,527 per year—way higher than the rate for a home of the same value in neighboring Georgia ($2,071) and Alabama ($2,745).

BetMGM College Football Odds: UCF by 2½. Series record: Florida leads 2-1. WHAT'S AT STAKE? UCF could turn the Sunshine State’s Big Three into the Big Four with a victory in the Swamp. The Knights are 1-5 against in-state “big brothers” Florida,

A sloppy mashup of showers and thunderstorms over the western Gulf of Mexico is expected to make its way toward South Florida bringing days of rain beginning Sunday that could total up to a foot in some areas through mid-week.

What is clear is that Florida will likely see heavy rain starting Sunday as the system moves east and over the Florida peninsula. How much is still up in the air. Some models show