Florida

State leaders say the federal government has “stonewalled” their attempts to investigate the September assassination attempt. Ryan Routh already faces federal charges.

Florida’s Attorney General announced new charges against Ryan Routh, the man accused in an attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports.

For the second straight year, lawmakers in Tallahassee are talking about taking away the right of so-called Dreamers to pay the in-state tuition rate at state universities.

For the second straight year, lawmakers in Tallahassee are talking about taking away the right of so-called Dreamers to pay the in-state tuition rate at state universities.

Senate President Ben Albritton on Monday suggested phasing out a decade-old law that allows some undocumented immigrant students, known as “dreamers,” to receive in-state tuition rates at Florida universities and colleges.

A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank. Zephen Xaver appeared to gulp, but otherwise showed no emotion as Judge Angela Cowden pronounced the sentence Monday. The 27-year-old had pleaded guilty last year to the murders, but his attorneys had asked for a life sentence rather...

A Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop Sunday by a suspect who was later killed in a confrontation with other deputies, officials said.

Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell becomes emotional while discussing the killing of Cpl. Elio Diaz in the line of duty.

A Florida Amber Alert that was issued Monday morning for a 5-year-old boy who went missing was cancelled after he was found safe with his grandmother, authorities said.

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.

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.