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1. Sunburn — The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics — 4.24.19  Florida Politics
2. Riding Trump wave, Florida Republicans poised to adopt sanctuary city ban  POLITICO
3. Florida teachers to be armed with guns despite anger from Parkland shooting survivors  The Independent
4. ACLU warns people not to travel to Florida if Legislature passes sanctuary city ban  Tampa Bay Times
5. End Could Be In Sight For Florida’s Tourism-Marketing Agency  CBS Miami
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Two Florida sheriff's deputies who pepper-sprayed and punched a 15-year-old black student in the head during a violent arrest were beginning a paid ...

Deputy James Moran was arrested and charged with battery for kicking an inmate for throwing a cookie while doing kitchen work at the Pinellas County Jail in ...

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's governor, Ron DeSantis (R), had the right to suspend Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel over his ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Cattle ranchers are often thought of in states like Texas and Oklahoma, but Florida has its own share of ranches. But now the ranchers ...

The Florida Council of 100 released a report Tuesday laying out an economic road map for the Sunshine State. The key takeaway of the Project Sunrise report is ...

With the dust settled on another tumultuous recount, Florida lawmakers are closer to changing election laws to hopefully avoid the problems that plagued the ...

At least 156 people in 10 states have been infected with E. coli after eating tainted ground beef at home and in restaurants, federal officials said.

A Florida judge Tuesday sealed the video allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft during a prostitution sting at a Florida day spa.

The University of Central Florida's Cyber Defense Competition Team is competing against 10 universities across the country in the 2019 National Collegiate ...

Hot Ticket offers the latest on upcoming concerts, shows or ticket sale information from South Florida to Pensacola and places in-between.

One fundamental challenge has emerged from Florida's flourishing medical marijuana industry: Where to put the cash?

Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum agreed Wednesday to pay a $5000 fine to settle an ethics complaint that he violated civil law by accepting a gift ...

Florida's Supreme Court has dealt a blow against a sheriff who has been fighting against his removal from office earlier this year by the state's governor over ...

Florida lawmakers are close to addressing the problems that plagued the state's 2018 elections and recount, but anyone hoping the Legislature would consider ...

SARASOTA (WWSB) -On Wednesday, the Florida Senate is planning to approve a plan that would build or expand three toll roads in the state. The proposal ...

Florida prosecutors announced Tuesday no charges will be filed against the 15-year-old boy seen being pepper-sprayed and assailed by deputies in a ...

A fisherman in the Florida Keys spent eight hours reeling in a genuine sea monster. On March 31, Captain Nick Stanczyk took a group of clients out on his ...

It was nearly 760 pounds and it was an eight-hour struggle to reel in.

TALLAHASSEE – Visit Florida could be fading into the sunset. In budget talks late Tuesday and Wednesday morning, House and Senate leaders agreed to let ...

DENVER — Authorities have declined to charge Denver Broncos star Von Miller for catching a hammerhead shark off the coast of Florida last year.The Denver ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - It is all about the heat for the next couple of days in Central Florida. "High pressure continues to remain firmly in place across the southeastern ...

BROWARD COUNTY, FL (WPLG/CNN) – The Broward State Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that it will not be filing any charges against a teen whose ...

Known as the Hawaii of the Mainland throughout the spearfishing community, Tampa Bay's waters are teeming with fish. From filmmaker Wiley Watson, Red ...

Evidence of an additional 27 'possible' graves discovered at the site of Dozier School for Boys confirms that the final chapters of a dark episode have yet to be ...

Two middle school girls were arrested in Florida on suspicion of conspiring to kill nine people with guns and then dispose of their bodies by burying or burning ...

A federal judge on Wednesday granted GOP strategist and longtime Trump associate Roger Stone's request to travel to Florida for “business opportunities.”

Officials say Florida firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free a Rottweiler that got her head stuck in a cinder block.

As Disney World keeps on expanding and a West Miami-Miami megamall draws up plans for attractions, let's take a moment to mourn the loss of South Florida's ...

Florida prosecutors are planning to seek the death penalty against rapper YNW Melly in a double murder case. Authorities in the state's 17th judicial circuit filed ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – A New Jersey man wanted in connection with a South Brunswick car burglary last year has surfaced in Florida where, dressed as an ...

MACCLENNY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say a 2-year-old boy drowned in a retention pond.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for serial killer Bobby Joe Long.

When it comes to smog and soot, Florida skies are pretty clean with several Sunshine State cities ranking among the best in the nation for year-round air quality.

BRIGHT FUTURES: Saying they want to hold to the “integrity” of the Bright Futures scholarship mission, Florida lawmakers consider increasing the scores ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins and Baptist Health South Florida yesterday surprised the Pahokee High School football and girls flag football team ...

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said "this incident is being conducted under a thorough investigation."

With cases of the virus on the rise across the state, officials report large concentrations in Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties.

A Florida sheriff's deputy has been fired and charged with battery after surveillance video captured him kicking an inmate who had just tossed a cookie to a bird.

As state health officials investigate the source, Hepatitis A continues to spread in Florida with 119 new cases in the last week. The new cases bring the state total ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Storyful) - It took a team effort to complete an act of “puppy love” in Cape Coral, Florida, after police recovered two seemingly abandoned ...

WFTV will present the Florida Puerto Rican Parade on Saturday, then switch to ABC's coverage of the NFL Draft. Anchors Greg Warmoth, Nancy Alvarez and ...

Law enforcement officers and other first responders across Central Florida are going beyond the call of duty each week, and our team at News 6 loves to share ...

The surging seas and vicious winds that Hurricane Michael unleashed on the Florida Panhandle last October have long since died down. Yet the scars left by ...

This fully renovated Mediterranean-style home is on the hyper-exclusive Indian Creek Island, a wealthy, 34-home enclave—and its own village—in northern ...

The Florida man who plead guilty last month to mailing several faulty pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump, is blaming years of ...

A Florida father chased down and shot a man who stole his car with his 6-year-old son inside, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's officials.

Washington (CNN) Former Police Chief Jane Castor became the first LGBTQ person elected mayor of Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, easily winning a runoff.

Former Florida forward Keith Stone will transfer to Miami, he announced on Monday.

Mainstream media outlets desperate to maintain the narrative of 'Russian hacking' in the 2016 US presidential election have resorted to selectively quoting the ...

Ten homes in Central Florida sold for $2.725 million or more during the first quarter of 2019, from Celebration to Seminole County.

South Florida Democrats say they must build their own case to potentially impeach or exonerate Donald Trump through hearings and additional documents after ...

Customers of the Florida massage parlor where Robert Kraft is accused of paying for sexual favors are fuming over being allegedly filmed by authorities during ...

The same storm responsible for flooding downpours and localized severe thunderstorms in Texas will gradually shift eastward and affect areas from Florida to ...

The poor may not have much money, but there are plenty of companies looking to make a buck off their financial struggles. A case in point: legislation (SB ...

A fishing trip in the Florida Keys turned into a record reel-in for a Cape Coral couple when a boat run by Captain Nick Stanczyk landed a swordfish weighing ...

Martha Ciguenas was arrested Monday on an aggravated child abuse charge.

A new WalletHub report highlights the benefits of small businesses in the U.S. and ranks the best small cities to start a small business. Four of the top 15 small.

Yelverton, an assistant director of player personnel for the Gators, is facing a third-degree felony charge of aggravated stalking.

WASHINGTON -- Florida's Hispanic electorate grew by 81 percent between the 2014 and 2018 midterm elections, and Hispanics who registered to vote as ...

Some teachers would be allowed to carry guns in schools under a bill passed by the Florida Senate Tuesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A skirmish on an Orlando sidewalk turned surreal Sunday night when an unlikely character got involved. In a video posted to Instagram ...

A fisherman in the Florida Keys made the catch of a lifetime: a swordfish that took eight hours to reel in!

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Out of the 50 species of snakes native to Florida, only six are venomous. But some harmless snakes avoid predators by impersonating ...

Two 14-year-olds held in Florida allegedly planned to burn and bury their victims' bodies.

Today is the 50th day of the 2019 Legislative Session. As the Orlando Sentinel's Gray Rohrer noted on Twitter, here are all the issues which have not yet gone to ...

The Florida Virtual School has been a hot mess lately. The school's former attorney has been investigated. Board members are fleeing. The governor vowed ...

One of the more bizarre powers of local government will likely end this week or next when the Florida House of Representatives votes to make vegetable.

You're gonna need a bigger boat. A close encounter with a hungry shark was caught on camera by boaters in the Florida Keys.

A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers introduced a measure to permanently ban drilling off their coast, the latest sign resistance may be swift among coastal ...

One case of measles has been reported in the state, with 138 people exposed.

This is how an administrative assistant with two kids and a dog living in Florida spends her money over the course of a week.

Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2018 local population estimates, temporary snapshots ahead of the formal census in 2020, and the cities ...

A federal appeals court says “chalking” tires for parking enforcement violates the Fourth Amendment. But the ruling applies only to Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and ...

Security guards are questioning just how secure things really are at a busy South Florida federal facility.

Legislation that would restore voting rights to convicted felons except murderers and felony sex offenders is another step closer to passage in the Florida House.

Lawmakers, law enforcement and families who have faced the danger of distracted driving firsthand are urging all Florida drivers to put the phone down while ...

Calling it the most environmentally damaging bill to advance in the Florida Legislature in 20 years, environmental advocates used Earth Day to draw attention to ...

The contractor spelled the word "SCOHOL" — an unfortunate error the city said would be quickly fixed.

What sports fans can watch on TV and listen to on the radio in South Florida on April 24 and a few days after. Checkout the Carolina Hurricanes face off against ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is making plans to modernize air traffic control procedures looking for ways to make South Florida arrivals and departures ...

ATLANTA — A strong storm system barreling through the South killed an 8-year-old girl in Florida on Friday and threatened to bring tornadoes to large parts of ...

(WCJB)-- Several cities in North-central Florida and elsewhere in the state are being commended for their air quality improvements. According to the American ...

A dog found abandoned in Colorado has been returned to its family, nearly two years after it was stolen in Florida as a puppy.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With 11 days left in Florida's annual legislative session, the state House and Senate are spending long hours debating and voting on ...

Matthew Joseph Erris was arrested for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer.

Officials say they were forced to euthanize an 11-foot alligator that broke through a chain-link fence into the backyard of a Florida home.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing the nation's largest drug makers and distributors, accusing them of recklessly supplying ...

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The Seminoles added more length to the secondary late last night when they received a commitment from 6'2 CB Derek Bermudez. Bermudez is a teammate of ...

There are plans to launch a manned mission to the International Space Station later this year.

Firefighters in Florida came to the rescue of eight ducklings stuck inside a storm drain Monday morning.

As the number of measles cases in the United States rose again in the last week, a battle is underway in Florida over the state's vaccine tracking system.

But it's still hard to sort fact from fiction about Russia's sweeping operation.

How rapidly changing laws and regulations are paving the way for a Green Rush on the First Coast and around Florida.

Fifi the Rottweiler puppy was freed after getting her head stuck inside a hole in a cinder block.

A hero Easter Bunny who jumped to the rescue of a woman on a Florida street has a secret past that doesn't involving burrowing.Antoine McDonald, 20, earned ...

Fun Spot America was the only major Florida amusement park that offered free parking, said the report from HomesToGo, a vacation rental search engine.

Among the 15 places that made this week's Sick and Shut Down List by failing restaurant inspections: a Dunkin Donuts, a hotel with an already-suspended ...

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