A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time.

Gov. Rick Scott completed Florida’s election law about-face, signing a bill to reverse changes to early voting laws.

Whether in the streets of Cuba, at international forums — or now in Miami before they return to the island — these brave women are a peaceful but powerful force to behold.

An 18-year-old lesbian faces 15 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old high school classmate.

Six months before Catalina Bruno left her son to die in a hot car, DCF determined that her drinking was not a threat to his well-being.

From a coast-to-coast bike trail to tuition increases, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $350 million from the state budget, which he signed Monday.

The Florida National Guard’s emphasis is changing as foreign deployments dwindle. Now its members are getting serious training to face a familiar foe — the next big hurricane

When he signs the state budget Monday, the governor is also expected to approve an extra $65 million for safety-net hospitals like Jackson and Broward Health.

Gov. Rick Scott, who campaigned on a pledge to shrink the size of government, has until next week to decide how to trim the largest budget in state history, $74.5 billion.

In six weeks, the political campaign for tax dollars to fund a Sun Life Stadium renovation became one of the most expensive in Miami-Dade history.

From alligator marketing to rowing centers, the state budget has millions of dollars aimed at lawmakers’ pet projects. The governor has until May 24 to approve or veto them.

Though the vote garnered little attention from outside observers, Republicans hailed it as among the year’s most important victories for school choice.