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Florida Supreme Court rejects Gov. Charlie Crist's judge-picking plans
The state Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional Gov. Charlie Crist's request to have a new slate of judgeship applicants that includes minorities.
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Florida regulators -- over objections by the state's top banking lawyer -- gave sweeping powers to banker Allen Stanford, accused of swindling investors of $7 billion.
The state Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional Gov. Charlie Crist's request to have a new slate of judgeship applicants that includes minorities.
(AP) -- Asphyxiation was listed to be the preliminary cause of death of the little girl killed by a Burmese python Wednesday in Central Florida.
Wednesday was a bad night for lottery players -- no tickets won the top prizes in the Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 or multistate Powerball drawings.
Another wet month has erased water supply concerns across South Florida, but all the rain will raise flooding concerns if a tropical storm hits.
The killing of a 2-year-old by a Burmese python revives the discussion on how to best regulate exotic animals.
Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe of Florida began negotiating a new gambling compact Wednesday tha...
The University of Florida's efforts to bolster its biotechnology brand got a boost earlier this month with ...
The northbound lane of the 18-Mile Stretch connecting Key Largo to the mainland is now open after being clo...
Fatal overdoses from prescription drugs jumped again in 2008 -- a trend fueled by Florida's abundance of st...
A higher-than expected interest rate left the county $6 million short in funding for a new baseball stadium...
New property insurance companies coming to Florida may not be available to typical homeowners.
Some seemingly cryptic information on a document could be crucial in the prosecution of Ray Sansom, former ...
Investigations into the dealings of former House Speaker Ray Sansom continue, despite his indictment.
A senator suspects Crist's veto of his student transportation bill was a form of retaliation.
The gambling legislation awaiting Gov. Charlie Crist's signature isn't likely to win the Seminole Tribe's c...
Sending criminals to out-of-state prisons is a 'safety valve' for Florida's overpopulated prisons.
Charlie Crist seated his fourth Supreme Court nominee, burnishing his reputation as a center-leaning governor
A state senator is renewing his criticism of privatization over a no-bid contract.
Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday signed into law one of his top priorities of 2009: a bill that allows all 11 s...
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a controversial growth management bill that some say will stimulate the s...
Though Gov. Charlie Crist bragged state worker pay wouldn't be cut, his salary and that of a thousand other...
A grand jury investigating Ray Sansom's ties to a Panhandle college issued a second round of indictments We...
Deputies in Volusia County are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting near DeLand that left a young bo...
Authorities say a woman was killed when she walked on an Interstate 95 ramp in South Florida and was struck...
A lightning strike at a Fourth of July gathering in central Florida killed one person and 18 others were ta...
Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air o...
Officials say one person was killed in a lightning strike at a Fourth of July gathering in central Florida ...
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says deputies have discovered a dead manatee in Tampa Bay.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer have left the state and are spending their holida...