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A statewide organization of criminal defense attorneys wants to support a former Florida A&M University band member in his challenge to the...

Talk to people with experience in Colorado and California and they’ll say there’s lots of money to be made in Florida expanding medical marijuana...

Florida has launched an initiative to find more foster parents for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

UPDATE: 11: 30 AM Monday The Lee County Building Industry Association has issued a statement to members identifying the pilot of Saturday morning’s...

With outside temperatures soaring, the heat inside parked vehicles can go higher still. Florida is now ramping up its efforts to make sure little kids...

Clearwater Republican Jack Latvala, the irascible Senate budget chief who is mulling a run for governor, is already spicing up the race.

Attorneys for Gov. Rick Scott argued Monday the Florida Supreme Court should reject a lawsuit challenging the governor’s veto of $37.4 million that...

Last week, Hillsborough County Commissioners voted against removing a Confederate memorial that has stood outside the county courthouse for more than a…

Our country asks a lot of its military members, most recently during the many years of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. The multiple deployments during…

A No Casinos organizer is expressing his disappointment after Governor Rick Scott rejected warning labels for Florida Lottery tickets.

Attracting more than 120 million visitors before the end of the calendar year remains a goal of the state's tourism-marketing arm, now that Visit…

The Florida Department of Education has released school grades for the 2016-17 school year.Among the noteworthy results in Tampa Bay-- Melrose Elementary…

Disney has confirmed that an animatronic version of President Donald Trump will have a speaking role at its Hall of Presidents attraction at Walt Disney...

Residents in Lee and Broward Counties took Gov. Rick Scott to the Florida Supreme Court this week. They’re trying to overturn Scott’s vetoes of state...

A thunderstorm knocked out a pump at an indoor swimming pool in Florida, causing a "cloud of chlorine gas" that sent five children to a hospital.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has announced that she opposes the health care bill in its current form. She cited cuts to Medicaid and what the bill would mean for people with opioid addiction.

The south side of St. Petersburg - best known among locals as "Midtown" -- is a predominantly African-American area with a high rate of poverty.The area…

A bill that looks to "un-muddy" the mission of Florida's main environmental land acquisition program could potentially affect the plan for an Everglades...

A Senate committee on Monday narrowly backed a controversial change in the state pension plan and endorsed an overhaul of the health-insurance program...

Two of the world’s best-known technology companies are asking their online audience to boost the credibility of information on the internet.Google is…

The drug overdose epidemic has killed thousands in Florida and Gov. Rick Scott is looking for answers. The state will hold workshops in four counties...

The Florida House could vote as soon as Friday to approve changes to criteria for opening new trauma centers, after years of legal battling about the...

High noon is approaching in a standoff over part of a controversial bill dealing with "stand your ground" self-defense cases.

State employees are in line for pay raises for the first time in years. But the potential trade-offs for those pay bumps is raising concerns.

The Florida House has approved a measure aimed at keeping local governments from restricting residents from renting out their homes. Any ordinances...