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State Rep. Hillary Cassel became the second House Democrat to switch her party affiliation since the November elections, further adding to Republicans’ supermajority. Hillary Cassel, a Dania Beach attorney, said in a post on X that she supports House Republicans’ “vision for a better, more prosperous Florida” and questioned whether the Democratic Party adequately supports Israel. “As a mother, I…

In 2025, Florida will have what is known as a new “Halo Law” meant to protect first responders.

On Tuesday President Biden signed a bill that officially grants the bald eagle the title of national bird.

On Tuesday President Biden signed a bill that officially grants the bald eagle the title of national bird.

With the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in January about a similar Texas law, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody this week asked a federal judge to temporarily halt a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new state law requiring age verification for access to websites with adult content.

A woman allegedly stabbed one person multiple times in Kissimmee over a bad tip for pizza delivery, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. 

A woman allegedly stabbed one person multiple times in Kissimmee over a bad tip for pizza delivery, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. 

Officials have identified the person who died after a boat explosion Monday in Fort Lauderdale that also injured seriously several people. NBC6’s Kim Wynne reports

Officials have identified the person who died after a boat explosion Monday in Fort Lauderdale that also injured seriously several people.

A Florida state representative is proposing two statewide water safety bills in 2025 to try to save lives. 

A Florida state representative is proposing two statewide water safety bills in 2025 to try to save lives. 

A woman says she and others tried to rescue victims of the boat explosion while the fire spread to their own vessel. NBC6’s Kim Wynne reports.

The 7-year-old required heart surgery after the drone, apparently involved in a midair collision, struck his chest, mother Adriana Edgerton told NBC affiliate WESH of Orlando.

For centuries, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has called the Everglades home. But decades of engineering projects have devastated their ancestral lands and an ecosystem that’s sustained them

Saying the “Constitution does not mandate comfortable prisons,” Florida corrections officials want a federal judge to toss out a potential class-action lawsuit alleging the state has violated inmates’ rights because of hot conditions at a Miami-Dade County prison.

The announcement comes weeks after Trump announced that she was stepping down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee.

Growing faster than almost any other state, Florida’s estimated population topped 23.3 million people this year, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

A TikTok trend is showing user wrapping their cars in Christmas lights and hitting roads. But is actually legal in Florida? NBC6’s Lena Salzbank reports

Police in Florida are warning residents to stay away from monkeys spotted roaming a residential community this week.