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There is a sort of criminal cottage industry that crops up when disasters go down. And there are task forces are made up of local, state and federal law…

Amazon, the nation’s most valuable retailer, recently announced its search for a location to set up their second national headquarters, or HQ2. Dozens of…

Tampa Electric Company has asked state regulators to approve a proposed agreement that would largely freeze base rates though 2021 and help lead to an…

Floridians can file petitions to amend the constitution, but not to rewrite state statutes. A legal expert wants politicos to consider changing that.

A new Florida law requiring autism awareness training for law enforcement officers takes effect Sunday.

Winning a "stand your ground" hearing to avoid criminal prosecution in Florida doesn't automatically grant immunity from civil suits, the state Supreme...

State hospitals are battling back against a pair of proposed “transparency” rules requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide...

Democrats this week introduced a rare procedural move to force a vote on the Dream Act, while Republicans rolled out a conservative-friendly option aimed at resolving the legal status of Dreamers.

You can face felony charges in Florida for repeatedly driving with a revoked license — but if you don't bother getting a driver's license at all,…

An important storm tracking jet, known as a hurricane hunter, is out of commission in the midst of a busy hurricane season.According to a statement from…

Humanitarian flights to the islands of St. Croix and Puerto Rico are continuing in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.Crews based at MacDill Air Force Base…

Florida is launching a website where residents will be able file or update their voter registration.The Florida Department of State will oversee…

Florida officials are reminding rural residents that bears are becoming more active as they try to add calories in preparation for winter.The Florida Fish…

Nothing is going to slow down Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier from asking the Florida Legislature to prevent insured patients from being hit with...

A second industry group has filed a legal challenge against an effort by Gov. Rick Scott's administration to require nursing homes and assisted-living...

A federal judge has blocked a Florida law that would require people and groups that provide abortion advice to register with the state and furnish women...

Florida Governor Rick Scott is promising to make the opioid crisis a top priority in the coming legislative session.

Two months from now, the Atlantic hurricane season ends, just as Florida’s tourism season begins. Gov. Rick Scott announced last month that Florida had...

In December of 2011, Frank and Carol Morsani gave $20 million to the University of South Florida for a brand new medical college that would bear the name…

What would you ask a cop over a cup a coffee? Florida residents will find out Wednesday on National Coffee with a Cop Day. Officers across the state will…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by a Jacksonville-based hospital system about the disclosure of records in medical...

Two years to the day after the American cargo ship the SS El Faro sank in a major hurricane off the Bahamas, killing all 33 people on board, U.S. Coast...

Amid continuing fallout from the deaths of residents of a Broward County nursing home after Hurricane Irma, a key state senator has filed a bill that...

As investigators examine several crime scenes, they still have not determined the shooter's motive.

The federal government is expanding the length of the open enrollment period for Medicare and Obamacare health insurance policies in Florida and other...