Florida

Police in Florida are trying to find the rightful owner of over 55 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.7 million, that were found along the Atlantic coastline on Monday.

The end of a series of 5Ks along the state of Florida that fundraises and campaigns for the Special Olympics, concluded on Saturday in downtown Miami.  

A group of young people in Florida is suing the state agency that regulates public utilities in the hopes of forcing the state’s energy companies to transition toward renewable energy sources. The activists say they believe the Florida Public Service Commission’s continued reliance on fossil fuels is a violation of their constitutional rights. The case is one of a string...

The proposals are expected to be completed by a May commission meeting, giving staff members time to compile data from ongoing studies about bear populations and gather more public input.

More than a dozen people were hospitalized after two airboats collided off Tamiami Trail in Collier County Friday afternoon.

Authorities were responding after two airboats collided off Tamiami Trail in Collier County Friday.

More than a dozen people were hospitalized after two airboats collided off Tamiami Trail in Collier County Friday afternoon.

Police say a Florida woman used phrases found on the shell casings from the recent killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO to threaten her own insurance company.

Police say a woman from Lakeland used phrases found on the shell casings from the recent killing of the United Healthcare CEO to threaten her own insurance company.

An organization that advocates for people with disabilities filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the Florida Department of Children and Families has not gathered data and issued required reports about use of a law known as the Baker Act.

This may not come as a surprise, but one South Florida ZIP code tops the list for most expensive in the U.S., coming in second only to one area in California.

Republican state lawmakers in Florida have filed two bills that would roll back gun control measures passed in the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Democratic Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés is switching parties, which will extend Republicans’ supermajority in the House. Valdés, a former school board member from Tampa, announced her decision Monday. She won reelection in November by 5 percentage points. Her switch increases the power of Florida Republicans, which have controlled the governor’s office and both branches of the Legislature since 1999....

A north Florida couple who lost everything after three hurricanes is blaming the federal government for their rocky housing situation in Fort Lauderdale.

Late last month, the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use announced that 22 companies looking to become medical marijuana treatment centers received a “letter of intent to approve” their application.

Late last month, the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use announced that 22 companies looking to become medical marijuana treatment centers received a “letter of intent to approve” their application.

A north Florida couple who lost everything after three hurricanes is blaming the federal government for their rocky housing situation in Fort Lauderdale.

Damage from Hurricane Milton is driving down citrus production from what was already expected to be a historic low in the current growing season, according to a federal report released Tuesday.

The field of candidates has been set for two special elections in Florida to replace members of Congress nominated for positions in President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration. Two dozen candidates have filed to run for the seats of outgoing Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, though Trump has already weighed in on his preferred successors. Trump’s reliance on Florida...

In recent years, lawmakers have passed a series of measures aimed at trying to stabilize the state’s property insurance market