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Measures that would help clear the way for people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns at churches and other religious institutions are ready...

A Florida lawmaker who opposes a bill to ban child marriage said Thursday that the current law allowing child rapists to marry girls they impregnate is...

Florida lawmakers are working to create a centralized location for criminal justice data statewide.

It’s tax season, and identity thieves are eager to claim your tax refund as their own. Filing your return early might help you avoid becoming a victim.Tax…

A Riverview man is in jail for allegedly threatening to kidnap pop singer Lana Del Rey before a concert.In a statement posted Saturday on Twitter, Orlando…

Florida Governor Rick Scott is directing the Transportation Department to implement new hurricane-evacuation and fuel-supply plans, including increasing...

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday turned down appeals by 10 longtime Death Row inmates, as it continued rejecting batches of similar cases.

A nurse's Facebook rant about the "cesspool of funky flu" in a Pensacola area emergency room waiting areas is getting a lot of attention.

Governor Rick Scott is heading to Puerto Rico Monday.

After considering more than 100 proposals in committees, the Florida Constitution Revision Commission is ready to move into its next phase, starting...

Take a look at the last receipt you got from a hotel stay in Florida. You’ll likely notice a number of taxes and fees. Some of that money goes toward...

The Florida legislature is again considering banning fracking—the process of extracting oil and natural gas underground. Lawmakers have tussled over the...

Tobacco settlement money used to prevent people from smoking has been extremely successful.

A bill to permanently fund anti-abortion pregnancy centers is heading to Florida Gov. Rick Scott.

A bill would require the display of the state motto ‘In God We Trust’ in every Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade classroom in the state.

While Florida lawmakers approved funding for the so-called Hope Scholarship program as part of the House budget proposal, bills creating the program are...

Following a sharply worded partisan debate, the Republican-controlled Florida House on Thursday passed a sweeping education bill that would add yet…

Florida citrus farmers are praising the passage of the spending bill in the U.S. Congress.Included in the budget plan is $90 billion dollars in disaster…

A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Broward County, on Wednesday afternoon has resulted in 17 deaths, according to the...

Authorities have identified Nikolas Cruz, 19, as the gunman who opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. They say he was a former student who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons.

He preened with guns and knives on social media, bragged about shooting rats with his BB gun and got kicked out of school — in part because he had...

Tuesday in Tallahassee was a day for love and awareness. Governor Rick Scott marked the day as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day. Advocates took...

Florida’s student body has never been more diverse. But the state’s schools are also becoming more segregated. A recent study by the LeRoy Collins...

Legal wrangling over new trauma centers and which hospitals should be allowed to operate them could come to an end under a proposal moving through the...

Shortly before a mass shooting at a Broward County high school, a Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that could dedicate more...