ONLINE RETAILING

Amazon doesn’t need tax incentives, but localities offer millions in tax breaks

One Florida county is considering a package of up to $7.5 million in local and state tax breaks for online ...

FLORIDA

Pilot in crash blamed for flying in bad weather

Three people died when a helicopter on its way to retrieve a heart for transplant crashed in North Florida.

POLITICS

Gov. Rick Scott gains ground in new statewide poll, but still trails former Gov. Charlie Crist

Elections

Poll: Absentee-ballot scandal makes Miami Congressman Joe Garcia vulnerable in potential matchup

A poll conducted for Republican Carlos Curbelo suggests Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia’s popularity has ...

Trayvon Martin

Zimmerman jury identities to remain secret, for a time

The decision came Monday as lawyers in the Trayvon Martin case moved a little closer to seating a jury.

Florida hits lowest rate ever for infant mortality

Florida's infant mortality rate is at an all-time low.

POLITICS

Rep. Alan Grayson 2.0: Less fire-breathing, more self-restraint

Rep. Alan Grayson, the self-styled ‘congressman with guts,’ has managed what seems like an im...

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.

Florida Government

Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants’ kids vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott

Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a measure Tuesday that would have allowed undocumented migrants’ children to ...

Homestead

Redland resident challenges lawmaker for South Dade/Keys district

The election is still more than a year away.

Gaming

State, arcades clash in court over video gambling machines

A federal judge promised a ruling next week over whether enforcement of a law making the machines illegal s...

HUMAN SMUGGLING

Gov. Rick Scott signs bill to help human trafficking victims

Florida victims of human trafficking will now be able to petition the court to expunge arrests and convict...

ENVIRONMENT

Gov. Rick Scott signs into law wide-ranging bill opposed by scores of environmentalists

Asked why he signed a bill that drew hundreds of letters or emails urging him to veto it, Gov. Rick Scott g...

Gaming

Skill or chance? Maquinitas hold tantalizing clues

A reporter plays video slots — shut down by a new law — and finds some people are certainly more ...

PROPERTY INSURANCE

Hue and cry grows over deal for Scott donor

The list of lawmakers criticizing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a $52 million deal with a new insur...

INSURANCE

Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?

Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citiz...

2 bodies found at Fla. art school

West Palm Beach Police are investigating after two bodies were found on the campus of a prestigious art sch...

OfficeMax wants tax breaks to stay in Illinois

OfficeMax Inc. is asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state a...

Former north NJ man charged in infant son's death

A former northern New Jersey man stands accused of causing his infant son's death last year.

Fla. group seeks to build support for gay marriage

A group that supports same-sex marriage in Florida isn't confident an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling wi...

Police: SW Florida man shoots stepson in face

Police say an 87-year-old man in North Fort Myers shot his stepson in the face for being a "moocher."

Todashev's body brought to Russia for burial

The father of a Russian man killed while being questioned about ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspect...

Fla. school tells students to drop online classes

Florida's main online school has been forced to tell worried parents and students that they aren't about to...