Florida Gas Prices Top $2 But Level Off
Average gasoline prices in Florida have topped $2 a gallon for the first time since March, but fears about another surge in COVID-19 cases could head off continued price increases.
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Average gasoline prices in Florida have topped $2 a gallon for the first time since March, but fears about another surge in COVID-19 cases could head off continued price increases.
Major League Soccer is looking at the possibility of resuming the season this summer with all teams playing in Orlando, Florida.
Rapid and repeated coronavirus testing for students and staff, daily temperature checks and adjusting class sizes and bus rides to allow social distancing are among many measures that Florida education leaders are considering as the state prepares to reopen public schools in the fall.
The coronavirus has now claimed the lives of three people in Miami-Dade, as of Saturday afternoon, and eleven in Broward.
There are 19 new positive COVID-19 cases in Florida bringing the state total to 155. One thirty seven of those are Florida residents and 18 are non-Florida residents.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has ordered the emergency closure of all public schools beginning March 16 due to coronavirus concerns.
There is another confirmed case of coronavirus in the state of Florida.
Florida's Price Gouging Hotline is now activated for all consumers in the state amid the coronavirus crisis.
The new coronavirus is rapidly spreading around the world and in the U.S., which has many people asking themselves basic questions about what to do if they start to feel sick.
Florida elections officials are watching the spread of the coronavirus in our state ahead of the Presidential Preference Primary on March 17 in order to make sure fears about the virus don't disrupt Election Day.
One day after Vice President Mike Pence announced, "Any American can be tested" for the coronavirus based on new CDC guidance, Florida health officials say the state is not going to follow the new national guidelines.
There is now a $54,000 reward being offered for information leading to the person or persons responsible for the recent deaths of two dolphins, on two different Florida beaches.
There is a $20,000 reward being offered for information leading to the person or persons responsible for the recent deaths of two dolphins, on two different Florida beaches.
Two transgender state employees who have been denied medical treatment for gender dysphoria filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Florida Department of Management Services alleging unlawful sex discrimination.
Put the phone down while you are driving. Florida's no texting while driving law is now in full effect and police in Sweetwater took part in a strict enforcement Wednesday.
It's manatee season across Florida, a time when boaters are supposed to slow down for the gentle sea giants, but some folks just aren't following the rules which led to deadly results.
Felons in a federal lawsuit who have completed their time behind bars but can't afford to pay court-ordered fees and fines can continue to register to vote but cannot cast ballots yet, under an order issued this week by a federal judge.
Florida is one of several states included in a deadly, multi-state outbreak of Listeria infections which has been linked to packaged hard-boiled eggs.
Florida is one of 29 states that still have the death penalty, but only seven states carried out executions in 2019 including Florida with two. The continuing decline in capital punishment in the U.S. is the focus of a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center which says 2019 was the fifth straight year with fewer than 30 executions and 50 new death sentences.
After dropping an attempt to keep secret the identities of two plaintiffs, the National Rifle Association has relaunched a federal court challenge to a Florida law that raised the age to purchase rifles and other long guns.
Florida had 51 hepatitis A cases reported last week, bringing the total number of cases this year to 3,079, as of Saturday.
Florida lawmakers got another message to expect a lean year for bringing home budget bacon.
The National Rifle Association has abandoned an effort to keep secret the identities of two young adults in a challenge to a state law raising the age to purchase rifles and other long guns.
Gov. Ron DeSantis drew praise as "a true environmental leader" but was also criticized for not putting more money toward the Florida Forever program and failing to adequately prepare the state for climate change as he released a proposed $91.4 billion budget on Monday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday called for a flurry of new spending to alleviate worker shortages in Florida's correctional system, as he acknowledged "morale has been low" in prison facilities.
