Environment

South Florida water district names new director

The governing board of the South Florida Water Management District on Thursday hired a new executive direct...

In my opinion

Daniel Shoer Roth: Dismal future for Hispanic students

For students of English as a second language in Florida public schools the American Dream keeps fading away...

Closing arguments to begin in Zimmerman trial

Attorneys in George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial will be making their closing arguments.

Documents point to ex-NFLer Hernandez as gunman

An associate of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez said he was told Hernandez fired the ...

TRAYVON MARTIN CASE | GEORGE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL

Zimmerman defense rests; closing arguments to begin Thursday at 1 p.m.

A six-person, all-female jury will likely start deliberations later this week in the trial of George Zimme...

POLITICS

Charlie Crist's political memoir to explain why he left GOP

The former Republican governor turned independent U.S. Senate candidate turned potential Democratic guberna...

Hurricane season

Chantal dissolves but remains a wet threat for Haiti

The cult origins of one of Florida’s most dangerous invasive species

Even as new residents come flooding into Florida every day, so do other things, and by that I mean invasive...

Miami-Dade politics

Dolphins owner forms super PAC, blasts Miami lawmakers

Billionaire Stephen Ross took a key step toward becoming a more-active political player after his effort to...

GUN RIGHTS

Bill awaiting Gov. Rick Scott's signature has gun rights activists sharply divided

The NRA’s longtime Florida lobbyist gun rights supporters asking them to support a bill that would p...

MEDICAID

Business coalitions warn Florida’s failure to expand Medicaid will hurt them

The groups argue that businesses may flee the state if lawmakers refuse to accept billions of Medicaid doll...

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: Rush to privatize is all about bucks

Our governor was deeply offended by a burst of unkind aspersions after an insurance company that didnȁ...

ELECTIONS

Online ballot fraud marks the ‘e-boletera era of Miami politics’

A rash of computer-related absentee-ballot request irregularities has touched four Miami-area campaigns, le...

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Gov. Rick Scott signs bill to speed up executions in Florida

Under the new law, Gov. Rick Scott could surpass other governors in the number of ordered executions.

MEDICAID

One month later, Florida lawmakers no closer to Medicaid deal

Medicaid expansion, or some alternative, remains a long shot in Florida.

TROPICAL STORM

Florida officials use onset of storm season to blast Washington

Florida Republicans warned that federal budget cuts could harm the state’s ability to prepare for stor...

Health care

Gov. Scott signs abortion law

The law requires doctors performing an abortion to offer emergency care if a baby is somehow born alive.

Gaming

Judge denies injunction sought by senior arcades

A federal judge refused Tuesday to block enforcement of Florida’s new video gambling law, rejecting ...

Tallahassee

Gov. Scott signs mortgage-relief law

The law aims to protect homeowners from foreclosure abuses.

More than 150 accused in online wildlife sales

More than 150 people face federal and state charges after authorities disrupted online wildlife trafficking...

Ex-head of NYC hospital admits taking kickbacks

The former chief executive of the country's oldest orthopedic hospital pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal ...

Supreme Court: Law protecting builder went too far

Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature went too far when they created a law on behalf of a developer in an eff...

PETA wants rays tank removed from baseball stadium

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking the Tampa Bay Rays to remove its rays "touch tank" fr...

Fla. Supreme Court won't stop legal challenge

The Florida Supreme Court, in a sharp rebuke to the Republican-controlled Legislature, refused Thursday to ...

Burglary suspect falls through restaurant roof

A man who deputies say was trying to rob a pharmacy fell through the roof of a strip mall, landing in a Tha...

Fla. man sentenced on night vision export charge

A Florida man who pleaded guilty to illegally exporting military night vision equipment he sold online has ...

FBI interviews City Council, city employees

The FBI is interviewing all six Fort Myers City Council members and four city employees regarding a propose...