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President-elect Donald Trump is considering replacing embattled defense secretary choice Pete Hegseth with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to two sources familiar with the decision-making.

Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Drug Enforcement Administration says he’s withdrawing his name from consideration.

Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being nominated for a position.

A new state law is redefining which courses count towards required graduation credits and which ones should only be taught as electives. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Customers of Florida’s largest power company will see a bump of about $12 in monthly bills next year to cover restoration costs from the 2024 hurricane season.

Customers of Florida’s largest power company will see a bump of about $12 in monthly bills next year to cover restoration costs from the 2024 hurricane season.

A car similar to one driven by a wealthy New York couple missing for more than four decades has been found in a south Georgia pond near the hotel where they were last seen, police in Georgia said. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

A Florida woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die of suffocation amid a history of domestic and alcohol abuse.

Florida continues to be a political pipeline with Trump nominating Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to serve as the next administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports

A TikTok influencer has been arrested for a second time after police said she shoplifted hundreds of dollars worth of items from a Florida Target store where she was accused of a similar crime.

While climate change has always been considered when making financial decisions, there’s never been a good way to account for all of the details that may impact a certain area.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida on Friday to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if they don’t stop what he called the flow of drugs and...

Florida’s rate of drowning is 54% higher than the national average.

Growers now worry that President-elect Trump’s plan for tariffs could affect the price of their products. NBC6’s Hatzel Vela reports

Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The visit brought together the Facebook founder and the former president who was once banned from that social network. Stephen Miller, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump’s second term, says Zuckerberg wants to support Trump’s economic plans. Trump was...

A West Palm Beach woman has been arrested in the fatal shooting of her roommate that she said was an accident that happened while she was showing the roommate her gun, police said.

Dozens of gold coins stolen after the 2015 discovery of 1715 shipwreck off the coast of Florida have been recovered after investigators found one of the treasure hunters who made the discovery was allegedly linked to their illegal sale.

A study used 2024 data from the U.S. Department of Transportation to calculate the average fares at 150 largest airports across the country to find out which is most expensive, and the results may surprise you. 

The recipients of the threats included Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, and former Rep. Lee Zeldin.

As the open enrollment period for insurance coverage is in full swing, parents are also looking into options for their children.