The first known cases of the coronavirus omicron variant in Florida have been detected in St. Lucie County and at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, the state Department of Health reported.

According to the CDC, just under 42% of Florida’s population ages 6 months and older received a vaccine last flu season — the lowest level in the country.

Florida Environmental Regulation Commission votes in favor of raising toxic chemical levels in Florida's drinking water. The new rule lowered the limits on some chemicals, while adding and increasing others.

Professors from the University of Florida and Dartmouth have published research based on recent voting law changes in Florida. In addition to issues with absentee ballots, many organizations are calling on government to make changes to these laws and Gov. Rick Scott is standing by them.

Today is the one-year anniversary of the day the BP oil gusher was finally capped. The disaster’s impact on Florida was felt not only on the state’s beaches, but on politics. At first, the spill was a political gift for then Governor Charlie Crist. But as FPR’s Susan Giles Wantuck …

Thursday will be the one-year anniversary of the day the BP oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico was finally capped. Florida public radio’s Steve Newborn takes a look at some of the scientists who made national headlines with their research on the spill. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/OilSpillScientists0712d.mp3]

The capping of BP’s Deepwater Horizon well hasn’t stopped oil from affecting marine life in the Gulf. As Steve Newborn reports, oil is now being found on the ocean bottom far from the well site. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/oilresearch.mp3]

It’s been more than 100 days since the Deepwater Horizon blew up and sank to the bottom of the Gulf. Since then, an unlikely group has taken center stage – ocean researchers. Steve Newborn takes a look at the scientists behind the headlines. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/3science.mp3]

The oil has stopped spewing into the Gulf, at least for now. But the oil is still out there and spreading. Every day, crews from the Coast Guard Air Station in Clearwater are flying over the Gulf to track movement of the surface oil. Bobbie O’Brien caught a ride with …