Florida

Elisabeth Foley, formerly of Mansfield, Massachusetts, wants a myoelectric hand, but her insurance company says her policy excludes such devices.

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird.

In what could be a first-of-its-kind ruling in Florida, an appeals court Tuesday said a drug-sniffing dog’s alert did not justify police searching a car because the dog could not differentiate between medical marijuana and illegal pot.

A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. The federal judge who sentenced 32-year-old Nathaniel Tuck on Wednesday allowed him to report to prison at a date to be determined. Prosecutors say Tuck and other Proud Boys, including his father, were among...

After launching 24 Starlink satellites into space, SpaceX on Wednesday launched 21 additional satellites into low-Earth orbit.

The launch took place Wednesday morning at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, where a Falcon 9 rocket carried the satellites into space.

Florida doubled its number of officers killed in the line of duty in 2024 and had the fifth-most in the nation, according to a new report.

A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has found no evidence of criminal activity concerning COVID-19 vaccines. In a final report unsealed on Tuesday, the grand jury recommended policy changes including increasing transparency around clinical trials and banning advertisements for pharmaceutical drugs. Federal officials maintain the shots are safe, effective and continuously monitored. DeSantis...

Nesta Leeloo was born in Mandeville, Jamaica as one of 12 children. With 6 children, 19 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 23 great-great grandchildren and 5 great-great-great grandchildren.

Nesta Leeloo was born in Mandeville, Jamaica as one of 12 children. With 6 children, 19 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 23 great-great grandchildren and 5 great-great-great grandchildren

Bills backing the flamingo have been proposed in recent years but have not passed

President-Elect Donald Trump said he intends to pardon most rioters on day one of his presidency, adding pardons will be decided on a case-by-case basis. NBC6’s Hatzel Vela reports

The remains and minivan of a Florida woman who vanished more than a decade ago have been found in a pond by a group that specializes in searching bodies of water to help solve cold case disappearances.

MacKay’s decades-long public-service career included stints as a state legislator, U.S. representative, lieutenant governor and — briefly — governor.

A Florida man who was found with an AR-15 and other weapons was arrested after authorities said he’d planned an attack at a pro-Israel organization in Plantation.

A smattering of new state laws have arrived with the new year, but the highest-profile change — restricting access to social media for children — will not be immediately enforced.

Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than 50 years ago. Ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline, the state of Florida...

Numerous big Florida legal issues are pending in state and federal courts as 2024 ends. Here are 10 legal issues to watch in 2025.

Numerous big Florida legal issues are pending in state and federal courts as 2024 ends.

Six former Florida State basketball players are suing Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton and alleging he failed to make good on a promise to get each of them $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation. Darin Green Jr., De’Ante Green, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Josh Nickelberry, Primo Spears and Jalen Warley filed suit in Leon County circuit court. The former players allege Hamilton...