A conservative student group at the University of Florida is suing the university in federal court after being denied funding to host conservative commentators on campus. The UF chapter of Young Americans for Freedom alleges discrimination.
Michael Ertel, the Seminole County elections supervisor since 2005, has been appointed Florida’s secretary of state by the new governor-elect, Ron DeSantis. His key duty will be overseeing elections.
A program called PACE makes it possible for people with equity in their homes to get easy money for clean energy improvements, regardless of income. But some warn this can lead to financial hardship, even foreclosure.
A 19-year-old man is being held on zero bond following the deadly shooting of a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office K-9 on Christmas Eve at a Florida mall, jail records show.
As the government shutdown halts the issuance of new flood insurance plans through the National Flood Insurance Program, Florida officials advise homeowners to turn to private insurance plans.
A judge tossed out a legal challenge seeking to block Brightline’s planned extention from South Florida to Orlando. Treasure Coast residents protesting the line have not yet determined their next move.
Uber released its Top 10 destinations in 2018 for Florida and Miami. Topping the list: Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Also popular were Dolphin and Aventura malls, Disney, Epcot, E11even Miami, Brickell City Centre.
Key West resident David Parker is in Indian River County Sheriff’s Office custody on two counts of molestation after a young girl accused Parker, who she called “Grandpa,” of multiple molestations.
Lakeland police released surveillance video of an officer-involved shooting early Wednesday morning. Police said a 17-year-old accelerated toward a police officer in a stolen car through a crowded parking lot.
A woman was arrested in Collier County, Florida after using a plastic gun to rob a post office truck and ride away on a tricycle, telling sheriff’s deputies she was God and voices told her to do things.
Six former employees of Florida’s state fire college in Ocala have joined a class-action lawsuit against flame retardant manufacturers like 3M and Tyco.
Describing the case as ‘specious, legally and factually baseless,’ Florida Power & Light has asked the Florida Public Service Commission to reject a petition that seeks a refund of as much as $736 million to customers.
Clearwater police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that killed a man after officers were shot at during a welfare check at an apartment on Gulf to Bay Boulevard early Wednesday morning.
Not only was no one hurt in the car fire along State Route 528 in Orange County on Christmas Eve, firefighters were able to rescue one large, wrapped Christmas gift. They grabbed the present and other personal items before extinguishing the fire.
An 11-year-old boy from Lake City, Florida, was arrested on manslaughter charges after police say he shot and killed his 14-year-old friend — then put a knife in his hand to frame it as killing in self-defense.
Brian Blades, a Florida entrepreneur, was inspired to give back for Christmas. So he dressed like a homeless man and begged for money. If shoppers walking by a Plantation Target stopped to hand him a bill, he turned around and gave them a $100 bill.
