Gov. Charlie Crist resumes gambling talks with Seminoles

Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe of Florida began negotiating a new gambling compact Wednesday tha...

VENTURE CAPITAL

Herbert Venture Partners office to be near UF

The University of Florida's efforts to bolster its biotechnology brand got a boost earlier this month with ...

THE KEYS

Northbound lane of U.S. 1 in Florida Keys reopens

The northbound lane of the 18-Mile Stretch connecting Key Largo to the mainland is now open after being clo...

FLORIDA PAIN CLINICS

Prescription drug overdose deaths soar in Florida

Fatal overdoses from prescription drugs jumped again in 2008 -- a trend fueled by Florida's abundance of st...

MIAMI

Bond sale for stadium falls short

A higher-than expected interest rate left the county $6 million short in funding for a new baseball stadium...

INSURANCE

Many of the new companies in Florida are unregulated

New property insurance companies coming to Florida may not be available to typical homeowners.

ENVIRONMENT

U.S. money going for reefs

Federal stimulus money will go to help restore coral reefs.

RAY SANSOM CASE

Document could be the key in Sansom case

Some seemingly cryptic information on a document could be crucial in the prosecution of Ray Sansom, former ...

RAY SANSOM CASE

U.S. takes up investigation of former Florida House speaker

Investigations into the dealings of former House Speaker Ray Sansom continue, despite his indictment.

STATE SENATE

Gov. Charlie Crist's veto was payback for lack of support, state Sen. Steve Oelrich says

A senator suspects Crist's veto of his student transportation bill was a form of retaliation.

GAMBLING

Seminoles balk at Florida's new casino legislation

The gambling legislation awaiting Gov. Charlie Crist's signature isn't likely to win the Seminole Tribe's c...

FLORIDA PRISONS

Florida Legislature gives OK to ship inmates out of state

Sending criminals to out-of-state prisons is a 'safety valve' for Florida's overpopulated prisons.

Crist's high court pick puts him in political center

Charlie Crist seated his fourth Supreme Court nominee, burnishing his reputation as a center-leaning governor

GOVERNMENT SPENDING

Senator criticizes Florida's privatization initiatives

A state senator is renewing his criticism of privatization over a no-bid contract.

OTHER LEGISLATION

Boost in tuition set for 11 Florida colleges

Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday signed into law one of his top priorities of 2009: a bill that allows all 11 s...

LAND DEVELOPMENT

Crist signs controversial growth-management bill

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a controversial growth management bill that some say will stimulate the s...

TALLAHASSEE

Florida officials' salaries to be cut 2 percent

Though Gov. Charlie Crist bragged state worker pay wouldn't be cut, his salary and that of a thousand other...

Another indictment for former House Speaker Ray Sansom

A grand jury investigating Ray Sansom's ties to a Panhandle college issued a second round of indictments We...

Boy, 11, hit in apparent drive-by shooting

Deputies in Volusia County are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting near DeLand that left a young bo...

Woman, 26, killed walking on I-95 ramp

Authorities say a woman was killed when she walked on an Interstate 95 ramp in South Florida and was struck...

1 dead, several hurt in Fla. lightning strike

A lightning strike at a Fourth of July gathering in central Florida killed one person and 18 others were ta...

In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky

Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air o...

1 dead, 18 hurt in Fla. lightning strike

Officials say one person was killed in a lightning strike at a Fourth of July gathering in central Florida ...

Deputies find dead manatee in Tampa

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says deputies have discovered a dead manatee in Tampa Bay.

SC gov, lt. gov both head to Fla. for holiday

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer have left the state and are spending their holida...