MARATHON | THE KEYS BOOGIE

Sky divers descend on Florida Keys

Sky divers plummeted through the clouds in the Florida Keys as part of a four-day sky-diving event.

TOLL ROADS

SunPass alternative unveiled

Highway managers plan to tear down toll plazas at all major South Florida expressways -- and implement a pl...

ENVIRONMENT

Bob Graham, Jeb Bush join campaign to restore Florida land-buying funds

With shrinking revenues and widening deficits, state lawmakers will be sharpening their budget axes when th...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

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...

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Tour of Scott Rothstein's office reveals gallery of who's who

To show they `aren't hiding from the public,' lawyer Scott Rothstein's partners gave reporters a tour of hi...

THE PANHANDLE

Missing baby found in box under sitter's bed

After five days of searching, police found a missing 7-month-old girl in a box under her baby sitter's bed.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PSC to hold off on votes for utility rate hikes

Utility regulators delayed votes until January on $1.7 billion worth of rate increases sought by two electr...

2 Fantasy 5 players share $233,008 top prize

Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $116,504.04 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.

Next Mega Money jackpot an estimated $650,000

No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an est...

Florida bristle fern, bonneted bat may be shielded

A bat and a fern found only in Florida may be added to the federal list of endangered and threatened species.

UN guard who died a hero to be buried in Miami

A United Nations security guard killed in Afghanistan will be buried in his hometown of Miami.

High court to look at life in prison for juveniles

Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only ...

Ida becomes hurricane as it nears Cancun, Mexico

Ida has strengthened to a hurricane over the Caribbean as it nears Cancun, Mexico.

Young ballerina won't let homelessness stop her

Girls in pink and black leotards tiptoe across a wooden floor as a piano concerto plays. Mirrored walls ref...