ORLANDO SHOOTING

Attorney says shooting suspect is mentally ill

Jason Rodriguez faces first-degree murder charges after a shooting spree at a downtown Orlando office build...

GROCERY STORES

Sedano's supermarkets expanding to Orlando

Three Albertson's stores in Orlando will become Sedano's as part of the Miami firm's expansion plans.

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FORT LAUDERDALE

Bank ordered to turn over documents for Rothstein case in Broward County

A bank connected to the case of attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered to release files by Monday.

LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

ORLANDO

Orlando shooting witnesses describe events, fear

Witnesses describe the fear and tension in an Orlando office building where a gunman opened fire on former ...

1 dead, 5 hurt in shooting at Orlando office building

A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years...

TALLAHASSEE

House panel to continue pursuing Ray Sansom probe

There will be no delay in a Florida House committee's probe into allegations that former Speaker Ray Sansom...

FLORIDA HOUSE

Fate of Ray Sansom probe on agenda

A special House committee will decide whether to continue its investigation into former Speaker Ray Sansom.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Push begins for tougher Public Service Commission rules

Proposals emerge to force the state utility board to operate by the same ethics rules as judges.

ADOPTION AGENCIES

NRA: Ban adoption agencies from asking about gun ownership

The NRA wants to stop adoption agencies from asking prospective parents about whether they own guns, saying...

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE

Florida sues Expedia, Orbitz over taxes

Florida's attorney general has accused online travel bookers Expedia and Orbitz of cheating state and local...

RACE FOR GOVERNOR

Alex Sink, Bill McCollum go after abusive debt collectors

Gubernatorial rivals Alex Sink and Bill McCollum both proposed measures to crack down on debt collectors.

TALLAHASSEE

Analyst: Florida's sex-offender restrictions may be flawed

The state's sex-offender residency restrictions might be counterproductive, according to an analyst.

GUBERNATORIAL RACE

GOP senator enters Florida governor's race

Paula Dockery, a Republican state senator from Lakeland who has never run for statewide office, joins the b...

FLORIDA POLITICS

Poll: Florida independent voters moving to right

A recent poll has shown that independent voters, who seemed to favor Democrats last year, are now siding mo...

POLL

Poll: Economy colors Florida voters' top concerns

A poll of Florida voters shows healthcare as the top issue, followed by unemployment -- with concerns for t...

THE LEGISLATURE

Fla. lawmakers propose banning felons owning pain clinics

Lawmakers announced Friday that they will be filing a bill that would require the state to revoke or deny o...

Woman fatally shot by father while cleaning guns

Tampa police say a father helping his 32-year-old daughter clean a gun after target shooting accidentally f...

Judge: man to return to death row for 2002 murder

A former assisted living center employee convicted of murdering a resident's daughter in 2002 is going back...

Homeless Idaho residents sue city over camping law

Seven homeless Boise residents are suing the city and the police department, saying that rules against camp...

Man has hands bitten by alligator under car

A Pasco County man was bitten by an alligator that had parked itself under his car.

Teen stabbed at amphitheater, 2 others injured

Three men have been arrested in a fatal stabbing of a Daytona Beach teen at an amphitheater.

Man grabs Bible from car, robbed at gunpoint

A Delray Beach man who went to grab his Bible from his car was robbed at gunpoint.

1 Florida Lotto player wins $28 million jackpot

One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to take a jackpot of $28 million, lottery officials said S...