Florida Unemployment Rate Saw Slight Dip In 2016
Florida ended 2016 with an unemployment rate that was down a bit from the start of the year.
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Florida ended 2016 with an unemployment rate that was down a bit from the start of the year.
Esteban Santiago provided a Florida driver's license when he applied for a gun permit in Puerto Rico, according to court records obtained by the Sun Sentinel.
In an effort to make their voices heard by the incoming Trump administration, thousands of women plan to rally at cities nationwide on Saturday.
An Orlando area man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend will be back in court Friday to face five new charges in the death of a city police officer.
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A man convicted of taking part of a deadly beating of a homeless man in Ft. Lauderdale will get a new trial.
Nearly 1 million people are expected to converge on Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
A key senator released the Legislature's first attempt at carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
Florida state colleges would be placed under a separate 13-member governing board and face new restrictions on offering baccalaureate degrees under a Senate bill filed Thursday.
The man suspected of fatally shooting an Orlando police officer spoke out of turn and was defiant in a courtroom where he made an initial appearance on charges of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
Get ready to dig a little deeper to pay for that Butterbeer at Universal Orlando.
Officials in the Florida Keys have approved a framework for county roads that need to be adapted to rising sea levels.
President-elect Donald Trump officially begins his transition to Commander-in-Chief with two big events in Washington D.C. on Thursday.
Florida's Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked a Palm Beach County circuit court to resolve a dispute about whether two tobacco companies have improperly avoided paying tens of millions of dollars to the state under a landmark 1997 settlement with the tobacco industry.
The federal trial of a Key West man accused of conspiring to detonate a bomb on a Keys beach is scheduled to get underway on Friday with jury selection.
Two veteran Miami police officers are recovering after being shot while responding to a ShotSpotter alert tied to a domestic dispute, an incident that led to an hours-long standoff ending with the suspected gunman, 27-year-old Mason Triana, found dead inside the home.
Venezuelan opposition activist Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her role as a unifying figure in the fight against President Nicolas Maduro’s government, earning global recognition for her courage in remaining in the country despite threats to her life.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted on two felony counts of fraud and lying to a financial institution over a Virginia home purchase, charges she denounces as politically motivated and vows to fight when she appears in court later this month.
A student at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach allegedly sprayed pepper spray during an argument Thursday, sending a dozen classmates to the hospital and triggering a short lockdown when visitors failed to follow campus procedures.
An 11-year-old boy died when a fire broke out at his family’s Margate home Thursday, leaving the house heavily damaged and relatives heartbroken as investigators work to determine the cause.
Sen. Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.
Officers responded to reports of a crash just before 8 a.m. in the 1200 block of northwest 188th Street.
A toasty Tuesday is ahead for South Florida, but it will get even hotter and more humid as the week continues and we head into the weekend.
Beran A. was arrested after a tip from U.S. intelligence services just before the first of Swift's three planned Vienna concerts in August 2024 .
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the Little Jam Fest, which is now in its third year.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
King Charles III will deliver a rare address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday before attending a state dinner at the White House.
Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new congressional map that could flip Democratic districts to Republican control, sparking backlash and likely legal challenges.
The day after a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Trump sat down with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell for a "60 Minutes" interview to talk about his experience.
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a Florida couple who alleged their parental rights were violated by a now-revised school board policy on students' gender identity.
Cole Allen was charged Monday in federal court with three counts including attempt to assassinate the president.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
