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The Florida Public Service Commission is responsible for constructing a new "storm protection" law that could expand underground powerlines for the hurricane-prone Sunshine State.

It's both a state and national record.

Florida tallied on Thursday a new record high in daily confirmed COVID-19 deaths for the third straight day as the state faces pressure to outline new measures to combat the pandemic.

The Amazing Give Emergency Relief, using an online donation system, began March 19 and will continue until the end of this pandemic.

Accounts have appeared for at least four Florida state universities.

After a 2012 drought, Alachua County's Lochaloosa Lake water levels dropped, and resident Marc Wilson noticed new vegetation taking over the shoreline. He's now wrestling with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to get it cleaned up.

Local and international artists have come to Gainesville to paint murals Downtown. Eleven walls have been painted, with plans for more in 2015.

Recycling rates in Florida have increased by 26% since 2010 as the result of a statewide effort to achieve a 75% recycling rate by 2020. Some county recycling coordinators think this goal think this goal is unrealistic.

The storm appeared to be on track to pass east of Florida through the Bahamas, but it was too soon to predict with certainty whether it would threaten any spot on the U.S. East Coast.

The people of Melrose are mourning the loss of 'Big Irma,' a cherished oak tree that fell during Hurricane Irma. Local residents had hope to save the tree, but Putnam County, which maintains and operates Melrose Heritage Park, where the tree stood, had it removed for liability concerns.