Florida Travel & Tourism News

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Some possible bad news for Florida homeowners right now. Florida is seeing more foreclosures than all but two other states.

When it came down to naming the best hotel or resort in Florida, we're not sure how the people at Conde Nast Traveler, a popular travel website, were able to ...

President Trump's chance of re-election significantly diminishes if he doesn't repeat victory in Florida. But Democrats are also eager to carry the nation's largest ...

The world record for the largest underwater cleanup was broken over the weekend by 633 divers in South Florida.

Rally comes amid weak poll numbers suggesting uphill challenge to retain presidency.

Dramatic video police in Florida posted on Twitter on Monday captured a driver running a red light and slamming into two cars without stopping.

President Donald Trump is returning to Florida, which has narrowly voted for Republicans in recent elections, for his latest reelection announcement on ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The Sunshine State has beautiful beaches, thrilling theme parks, and great nightlife; but did you know we are also home to the elusive and ...

DeSantis announced the unspent money is left over from a $19 million federal grant given last year to combat potential attacks on the Florida's voting system and ...

A South Florida professor who made national headlines for a "stomp on Jesus" assignment is running for a contentious position.

A worker dressed in a Spiderman costume was spotted cleaning a roof in Florida Monday.

A Florida burglary suspect told police that he's stolen a number of inflatable pool toys so he could have sex with them instead of raping women, a report...

A Florida man thought he scored the deal of a lifetime when he snapped up a palm tree-lined villa for only $9100 in an online auction.

Florida State dropped to 1-1 at the College World Series with a 2-0 loss to Michigan on Monday night.

The Sunshine State's population is swelling like an expanding ball of, well, sunshine.

A South Florida doctor has been arrested on federal drug charges.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the state's top elected Democrat, on Monday welcomed President Donald Trump to the state by blasting him and ...

The University of Florida's $2.2 billion capital improvement plans include a new honors college, athletic dorms, a new student health facility, academic buildings ...

Homestead, Fla. — Clutching signs and umbrellas against a drenching downpour, scores of people protested Sunday outside a South Florida facility that has ...

When Virgin trains begin *service* from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and beyond, the Orlando area will gain the distinction for hosting nearly the ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – A hepatitis A outbreak in Florida continued to expand last week, with 99 new cases reported, according to information on the ...

Expect heavy showers that could produce localized flooding. Some areas could get between 2 to 3 inches of rain.

The Real Deal South Florida's summer issue live, and digital subscribers to TRD are getting the first look at what's inside. Subscribers now have access to ...

A woman has been arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, after she was seen stomping on a sea turtle nest, according to police. Yaqun Lu, 41, was seen by ...

This past Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state's deeply controversial anti-"sanctuary city" bill, SB 168, into law. He did so in the blood-red Florida ...

A woman has been arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, after she was seen stomping on a sea turtle nest, according to police.

While Florida leaders' trip to Israel accomplished the goals of a trade mission, it was less successful when it came to following Sunshine laws, according to a ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment about the citizenship of voters have cleared an important initial ...

Firefighters in Florida rescued seven passengers from an amusement park ride.

Think you know Fort Lauderdale? Its reinvention is enticing. Savor a swirl of these vacation smiles.

As President Donald Trump comes to Florida to kickoff his reelection campaign, a Democratic Super PAC will greet him with a six-figure digital advertising buy.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill allowing companies to test autonomous vehicles without backup drivers.

As home to one of the nation's highest rates of new HIV diagnoses, South Florida will receive help from the federal government to raise awareness of the virus ...

Companies that want to test their self-driving cars will have an easier time of it in the Sunshine State. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill a...

Widespread thunderstorms and showers will continue to plague most of South Florida throughout the week.

A Florida beach with the longest pier in the Sunshine State is expected to continue to break records for the fifth consecutive year this summer.

Over 260 bottlenose dolphins have died after becoming stranded up and down the Gulf Coast.

Scott Novick was sentenced to more than six years in prison.

MARATHON (CBSMiami) – With all of the recent rain and bad weather we have had recently, it's no surprise someone captured video of a waterspout off ...

A man accidentally carried a snake onboard a flight from Florida to Hawaii. The 20-year-old passenger only discovered the reptile had stowed away in his bag ...

Florida businesses are worried about Chinese tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump, though Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott support Trump over ...

San Francisco (CNN Business) MedMen Enterprises, one of the larger cannabis dispensary operations in the US, is zeroing in on Florida as it continues its US ...

You've lived through a Florida rainstorm and you know that things will blow over if you wait it out about...10 minutes. Times (2008) ...

Former Vice President Joe Biden said he believes he can win several traditionally red states in 2020, if he's the Democratic nominee.

Unifrax has acquired Stellar Materials, a maker of specialty chemistries and materials based in Boca Raton, Fla. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stella…

Agiye Hall didn't have to work out at Florida State over the weekend. The 2021 wide receiver may not have yet begun his junior season at Armwood High School ...

Apollo Global Management, a New York City-based private equity firm and real estate lender, has furnished a new mixed-use tower in Florida with a $125 ...

You might have heard about the damage Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Michael did to the Florida Keys. The brutal storms certainly took their toll. But now one of.

Florida had 1114 watercraft thefts reported in 2018. No. 2 on the list, California, trailed far behind with 483.

All law enforcement agencies in Florida will have to cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday during a ...

Every once and awhile, there's a voice that shoots out of the Twittersphere and into the shows, movies, and books we love. Kristen Arnett is no exception. With a ...

The well-being of Florida's children has slipped in the latest national ranking, with a rise in the number of low birth-weight babies, more child and teen deaths ...

Israel has been granted protection from its critics by the state of Florida in recent amendments to the Florida Educational Equality Act (FEEA), which includes ...

Trump supporters formed a line outside the Amway Center, where the president plans to announce his re-election campaign. Florida is expected to be a key ...

Florida's flagship university is hoping to spend around $2.2 billion in the next decade.

Brian Ballard. Major League Baseball had a problem. The U.S. Treasury killed its deal with Cuba to get the island's ballplayers into the United States. Enter Brian ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Christmas lovers, rejoice! The "world's largest Christmas light maze" is coming to St. Petersburg, Florida!

As diners at a McDonald's in Florida enjoyed their Big Macs, a 62-year-old man removed his clothes and performed a “strange dance” before apparently “trying ...

Multiple shots were fired at a South Florida pool party Saturday night, leaving dozens of attendees fleeing from bullets and running away in a panic.

A South Florida man thought he snagged a deal when he paid $9100 in an online auction for what he thought was a villa. What he got was a 1-foot-by-100-foot ...

A Kansas investment firm claims language in transactional documents prepared by West Palm Beach law firm Anthony LG PLLC caused serious problems with ...

An up-and-coming teen rapper remained hospitalized Sunday following a shooting in Pompano Beach.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lawmakers delivered Florida's hemp bill to the governor's office Friday morning, state officials said. Ron DeSantis now has two weeks to ...

BRADENTON, Fla. -- “Your attitude will determine your altitude.” Players were greeted Monday by former player and current MLB Network analyst Harold ...

In the days ahead of the third anniversary of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, lawmakers have proposed plans to designate the nightclub a ...

An investigation by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration into the fatal Florida bridge collapse has detailed a damning list of failings by the ...

Rural counties across Florida are struggling to meet a state mandate to offer bilingual ballots to all its voters in time for March 2020 primary.

A 3-year-old Florida girl is being called the “dolphin whisperer” after the toddler apparently attracted several of the mammals with her toy dolphin during a visit to ...

On Tuesday morning, Barbara Petersen — president of the First Amendment Foundation, a Florida nonprofit that advocates for open government — got a text ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A South Florida judge ruled that the former high school assistant principal charged with the murder of a teacher will remain in jail.

A Florida Democrat hammered a local GOP politician on Friday over a Facebook post suggesting she seek an abortion and others that included him joking about ...

A Florida county indefinitely suspended high school football summer conditioning workouts Wednesday after a 14 year-old collapsed and died during a training ...

Sushi fans probably already know that Tuesday, June 18, is International Sushi Day, but they may not know which restaurants in Broward, Palm Beach and ...

The University of Florida will take the lead on a study monitoring the effects of medical marijuana.

WPTV is committed to Protecting Paradise. We are focused on environmental issues with a goal of helping to bring awareness to existing problems and search ...

An off-duty officer witnessed a bolt of lightning strike the man's helmet moments before he crashed.

A former assistant principal in Florida has been charged with murder about a month after a test proctor vanished and was later found dead in a canal, the Miami ...

Florida State four-star offensive tackle Landon Dickerson has announced a major transfer.

A total of 261 bottlenose dolphins were found stranded between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle, officials said. A majority of them -- 98% -- were dead, ...

Saying “I am gay” can get you expelled from schools that Florida taxpayers fund. The governor and legislators are OK with that.

ORLANDO — Andrew Gillum on Friday told a packed room of Democratic activists and party faithful that he wouldn't let a federal investigation distract him from ...

A driver's attempt to apologize for cutting off another vehicle led to gunfire that left that driver and a passenger in the other car dead last week, Miami television ...

Authorities say two men from Italy crashed their motorcycles on a Florida highway and were fatally run over by a semitrailer. A Florida Highway Patrol news ...

Florida already has a pair of defensive tackles committed in the 2020 class, and look for another to be joining the ranks soon. And it... ">247Sports · Twenty Four ...

Brad Parscale, the 43-year-old digital marketing guru credited with putting Donald Trump in the White House in 2016 and now charged with keeping him there ...

Paramedics in Florida may carry firearms when responding to shootings, drug raids and other high-risk situations.

A Tampa Bay Chick-fil-A owner and operator was charged with molesting a 15-year-old girl between 2014 and 2015, reports said.

HONOLULU — A snake stowed away in a man's bag and remained undetected until it completed the trip from Florida to Hawaii, officials said. The southern ...

Sen. Len Fasano says Pratt & Whitney's $45 million investment in Florida is a "missed opportunity' for Connecticut.

A Florida fan put together a terrific hype video ahead of the 2019 season.

6-foot-6 JUCO prospect camped at FSU over the weekend.

UPDATE: The Brevard County Sheriff's Office said Everett has been found safe. The previous story is below. ---. MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. -- Authorities are asking ...

MIAMI - A South Florida woman proved that you're never too old to live the American dream. 103-year-old Andrea Joseph became a U.S. citizen Friday along ...

Florida DE Malik Langham makes transfer decision.

CLASS OF 2020 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position | Team. Ptkshk4kguyj33p6vbkw. Leonard Manuel (Rivals.com). MORE TAKE TWO: Is Alabama leading ...

The remark from Sen. Rick Scott came so quickly and so simply, the implications of it were easy to overlook. Scott stated in an interview earlier this month that not ...

Florida State and Michigan were two of the last four teams to make it into the NCAA Tournament. Now they're playing in the College World Series.

A young bear in search of a place to call his own is causing quite a commotion as he travels northward along Volusia County's east coast.The bear may be on a ...

A Republican government official in Florida joked about running over protesters outside of President Donald Trump's rally in Orlando next Tuesday, where ...

A Lake County Church is at the center of controversy for a conference it is hosting this weekend.