Study: Florida 34th Healthiest State
Sunshine State residents are doing anything but take in the sunshine, according to a new health study.
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Sunshine State residents are doing anything but take in the sunshine, according to a new health study.
Congress outlawed advertising tobacco products on television more than forty years ago.
In a surprising move, Casino giant Genting is backing off its efforts to get statewide gambling legalization initiative on the ballot to focus on offering support to legislators as they effort tomake a broad examination of gaming in the state.
Gov. Rick Scott is going on a trip to promote Florida and bring business to the state. Gov. Scott leaves Sunday on a five-day trip to Colombia to promote Florida and its products to one of its biggest trading partners.
Another hurricane season has come and gone. Friday marks the end of the Atlantic hurricane season which produced 19 named storms for the third year in a row. Ten of the systems became hurricanes and one grew into a major storm.
It may be hard for college football fans to wrap their head around this, but it's possible a team that got destroyed on the field by the University of Kentucky may be headed for a Bowl Championship Series berth in the Orange Bowl.
Florida ranked among the bottom ten states in 24/7 Wall Street's list of America's best- and worst-run states.
Most homeowners associations come with a lot of rules. But they also come with plenty of benefits.
Most children under 7 would have to ride in a booster seat or other safety seat under legislation filed Monday in the state Senate.
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Baylor and Stanford shook up the Bowl Championship Series Saturday, but the biggest winner may have been the Southeastern Conference.
Florida's economy will continue improving at a slow, steady pace through 2022, according to the latest forecast from state economists.
Shoppers in the state of Florida are ready to shop 'til they drop and that's good news for Florida's storekeepers who are expecting a bountiful holiday shopping season.
A Florida task force created to review the state's controversial Stand Your Ground law is scheduled for its final meeting Tuesday in Pensacola.
A coalition of voter protection groups gathered on the steps of the Miami-Dade and Orange County courthouses Monday urgently calling for an independent task force be created to investigate what went wrong in Florida on Election Day and the early voting period.
After Texas A&M sprung the improbable upset of Alabama Saturday, the top of the college football rankings were going to undergo some change. The AP released its rankings Sunday and the Oregon Ducks is the new number one team in the nation.
The state of Florida says Republican Rep. Allen West lost his re-election bid by 2,442 votes. West, however, refuses to concede.
While Florida still hasn't finished counting all the ballots from Tuesday's election, the exit polling from Tuesday's presidential election is suggesting a major shift in the voting pattern of the Hispanic vote in Florida.
Florida Governor Rick Scott, heavily criticized when he refused to use his emergency powers to extend the number of early voting days in the state, now says he's willing to look at whether changes are needed to make voting go smoother.
In 2000, Florida became the punch line of jokes everywhere after having problems with a one-page punch card ballot. This year, Florida's ballot was as long as 12 pages in some parts of the state which spelled disaster.
The GOP lost a little ground in Florida's congressional delegation Tuesday night, but how much ground is still unknown, almost 24 hours after polls closed.
Much of the lengthy ballot in Florida was due to multiple state constitutional amendments that each required at least 60 percent support from voters to become law. The high threshold makes it nearly impossible for most initiatives to pass.
In an exclusive interview with CBS4'S Jim DeFede on Election Day, President Barack Obama said he believes the fight to win Florida will be tight.
The polls are open across South Florida for the 2012 Presidential Election.
With multiple states in play and an extremely small margin separating the candidates nationally, it's possible that the 2012 election could see one candidate win the popular vote and another win the Electoral College and ultimately the presidency.
