Florida Legislature approves redistricting bill to give GOP up to 4 more seats
The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act.
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The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act.
President Donald Trump's has called on GOP-controlled states to change their districts ahead of the midterm elections.
A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will go to trial in over a month.
Planning a successful Kentucky Bourbon Trail trip comes down to choosing the right location, pacing distillery visits and booking tours in advance.
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.
A new congressional map will almost certainly sail through Florida's Republican controlled Legislature without any changes or substantive debate.
Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has a proposed a new congressional map to net Republicans up to four more seats.
Groups warn that new Florida Department of Education rules targeting undocumented students could harm the state's economy and deny thousands higher education opportunities.
Sen. Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.
Ahmad Abugharbieh, the younger brother of the man suspected of killing two University of South Florida doctoral students, told CBS News, "My entire family feels so much shame and guilt."
Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a state report.
Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new congressional map that could flip Democratic districts to Republican control, sparking backlash and likely legal challenges.
Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled an image of a proposed new congressional map that could add four Republican-leaning seats while reducing Democratic-leaning districts to just four of 28 as lawmakers prepare to take it up in a special session.
The FBI is asking for the public's help in locating a missing truck driver last seen in Florida and several vehicles that vanished during a Georgia-to-Miami transport route.
Authorities are working to confirm whether newly discovered human remains in Pinellas County belong to a missing University of South Florida student, as a suspect already faces murder charges in the deaths of the student and her boyfriend.
Florida officials, including Maria Elvira Salazar and Jared Moskowitz, recounted hearing gunfire and taking cover during a shooting scare at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as others condemned the incident and praised the swift response by law enforcement.
Florida gas prices declined slightly last week, with some of the cheapest fuel found in Miami-Dade and Broward counties despite rising oil costs.
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.
Zamil Limon's remains were found on the Howard Franklin Bridge in Tampa. His roommate was in custody, officials said.
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody officially joins the race to keep her seat, facing Republican challengers and Democrat Alex Vindman in a closely watched contest.
More than 100 firefighters are battling fast-moving wildfires in Florida and Georgia that have destroyed homes, threatened dozens more and forced hundreds to evacuate as extreme drought and strong winds drive the flames.
Two University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh, last seen April 16, are now considered in danger as loved ones plead for help finding the couple.
Authorities say a former police officer was arrested in Florida after allegedly planning a mass shooting targeting attendees at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where investigators say he had a weapon, ammunition and made racist threats before being extradited to Louisiana.
Officers in West Palm Beach came face to face with an alligator in an empty lot and managed to subdue it by grabbing its snout and taping its mouth shut, with no injuries reported.
Three Republican candidates and one Democrat have qualified for Florida's U.S. Senate race as the filing deadline approaches Friday.
