First Coast News

Federal audit of Rebuild Florida Program underway after reports of overspending and shoddy work

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG) is speaking publicly for the first time about its ongoing audit into Rebuild Florida ...
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Florida woman's home demolished with promise to replace it; 8 years later, she's still waiting

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — It’s officially hurricane season, but for some Floridians, the scars from past storms have yet to heal. Zulma Cornier is one of dozens of homeowners still waiting to return home ...
WTSP

Communities across Florida are getting federal dollars. Here's how Community Development Block Grants are used with little oversight

SANFORD, Fla. — For the past two years, our investigative team has introduced you to families across the state still waiting to get home after their homes were destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017. The ...
WTSP

Middleburg homeowner finally gets new roof after years of waiting

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. — One of the very first homeowners whose story we shared when we began investigating the state’s Rebuild Florida program now has a brand-new roof thanks to help from the USDA and a ...