Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday relaxed or altogether waived voting rules for eight counties in the Florida panhandle that bore the brunt of Hurricane Michael’s destructive power last week.
Read moreThe Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state’s next governor and not current Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Scott will get to pick three new justices to the state Supreme Court.
Read moreMinnesota’s attorney general claims a Florida-based charity that prides itself on helping families of fallen police officers used most of the donations it received to send solicitation mailers.
Read moreHundreds of thousands of Florida residents faced the long road to recovery on Thursday, one day after Hurricane Michael devastated parts of the state’s panhandle region.
Read moreHurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach on the Florida panhandle Wednesday afternoon packing winds of 155 mph winds.
Read moreToxic red algae blooms in Florida have spread to metropolitan counties on the state’s east coast, triggering large-scale beach closures and fears of a plunge in the tourist economy.
Read moreTwo South Florida women claim in court that they were surrounded by sheriff’s deputies, a helicopter and snarling K-9s after a mixup at a local car dealership made them the accidental target of a highway police pursuit.
Read moreA runaway kangaroo in South Florida has wildlife officers sending up a pair of drones to help search for a second day.
Read moreA federal judge partially granted the University of South Florida’s request to compel discovery by ordering a student who reported rape to produce text messages between her and the accused party.
Read moreA longtime investigative reporter for a CBS owned affiliate accuses the broadcasting company of fostering a “culture of toxic misogyny” in a federal lawsuit filed Friday.
Read moreWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CN) – On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s landfall in the Sunshine State, homeowners’ claims
Read moreThe first lawsuit stemming from last weekend’s shooting at an eSport event in Jacksonville was filed Thursday in Duval County circuit court.
Read moreFlorida voters chose two gubernatorial candidates on the far sides of the ideological spectrum on Tuesday, cementing a contentious battle for governor in an already divisive midterm elections season.
Read moreThe elderly victim of a random chainsaw attack at a Florida Super 8 has filed a negligent security lawsuit claiming the assault was the latest fiasco in an unchecked, years-long saga of disturbing incidents at the motel.
Read moreFlorida’s governor’s race will largely be a referendum on President Donald Trump as his hand-picked Republican nominee faces off against his political opposite, a young, black mayor who stunned a crowded Democratic field by reaching out to the far left of the party in a campaign that relied on true believers rather than big money and television ads.
Read moreFarm workers who say they fell ill from herbicide exposure in Dominican cane fields lost a battle to keep their injury claims in Florida state court, a venue they hoped would be a bastion of impartiality for their case.
Read moreA conservative Republican congressman supported by President Donald Trump and the daughter of a former governor who is seeking to become the first female chief executive were trying to fend off other challengers Tuesday in primaries to choose nominees for the seat being vacated by Gov. Rick Scott.
Read moreThe mass shooting at Sunday afternoon video gaming competition that left two dead and nine others wounded has prompted calls from gamers for more security at esports tournaments.
Read moreA gunman opened fire Sunday during an online video game tournament that was being livestreamed from a Florida mall, killing multiple people and sending many others to hospitals, authorities said.
Read moreReviving a constitutional challenge in Florida, the 11th Circuit said that a Fort Lauderdale nonprofit may have a First Amendment right to host meals in a public park where homeless people tend to gather.
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