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The first Brightline train has officially arrived at the station in Orlando.
Florida saw a jump in COVID-19 cases last week, while reported deaths of Florida residents during the pandemic climbed to more than 74,300.
Florida lawmakers return to the Capitol next week for a special legislative session aimed at addressing problems in the state's turbulent property insurance market, a persistent and multifaceted crisis in a region vulnerable to damaging hurricanes.
A domestic battery charge against a 23-year-old Florida rapper who goes by the name Rod Wave has been dropped, according to court documents.
The site of the Surfside building collapse will be sold to a billionaire for $120 million.
A current U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent and a former supervisor in the agency were charged Friday with leaking confidential law enforcement information to defense lawyers in Miami in exchange for $70,000 in cash.
A 10-day sales tax "holiday" in which Floridians can buy certain hurricane supplies without paying taxes begins Saturday, May 28
A man who kill a coworker for having an affair with his wife has been sentenced to life in prison.
A state Fire Marshal's report is shedding new light on an attempted arrest that left three deputies and a suspect with burn injuries.
A Davie man got lucky and won a million prize in a Florida Lottery scratch-off game.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law a measure that will increase sentences for trafficking fentanyl and could lead to dealers facing death sentences or life in prison if methamphetamine they distribute kills someone.
Playing it safe means more than just knowing how to swim and staying out of the water in dangerous conditions.
Three days after JetBlue went hostile in its attempt to create the world's fifth-largest airline, Spirit Airlines is urging shareholders to reject their offer.
A Miami man got lucky and hit it big, winning a million bucks playing in a Florida Lottery scratch-off game.
A February trial has been scheduled in a legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida schools.
Montoto's family gathered at the crash site to demand that the driver in the black vehicle be held accountable.
Yam Perrera-Nuñez was granted bond but will continue to be behind bars due to an immigration hold.
The man accused of the pair's disappearence is now charged with 2 charges of first degree murder.
One of the missing University of South Florida doctoral students was found dead and his roommate has been arrested, local authorities said Friday. Zamil Limon's remains were found on the Howard Franklin Bridge in Tampa Friday morning, Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Investigators are still searching for Nahida Bristy, he said. The sheriff's office later stated in a social media post late Friday afternoon that dive teams were searching near the Howard Franklin Bridge for Bristy. Limon and Bristy, both 27, were last seen in the Tampa area on April 16. Limon's cause of death was pending autopsy results. Deputies with the sheriff's office took 26-year-old Hisham Abugarbieh, a roommate of Limon, into custody on Friday after responding to a domestic violence call at a home in the Lake Forest Community, a neighborhood near USF's Tampa campus, officials said. He faces two counts of first-degree murder, as well as charges including battery, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death and unlawfully moving a body.
Look for temperatures in the upper 70s across South Florida for Saturday!
American Airlines is imposing new rules on portable chargers that passengers can bring on flights. Here's what to know.
Two key priorities of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that failed to advance in the regular legislative session were discarded during the special session that began Tuesday.
Former FBI Director James Comey is again facing federal charges after the government's previous case against him was dismissed.
A witness says the doors to the ballroom where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was held were "wide open" when a gunman rushed toward the event.
Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has a proposed a new congressional map to net Republicans up to four more seats.
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.
Former FBI Director James Comey is again facing federal charges after the government's previous case against him was dismissed.
Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has a proposed a new congressional map to net Republicans up to four more seats.
King Charles addressed Congress in a roughly 30-minute speech, speaking about the "truly unique" relationship between the U.K. and the U.S.
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.
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.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
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.
