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Two people, and the Florida company they were associated with, have been convicted and sentenced for trafficking juvenile nurse sharks and oversized angelfish that were illegally harvested in the Keys.
After a week of trying to fill all 12 jury seats for the trial of George Zimmerman, the man charged in the shooting of an unarmed Miami teen, a defense attorney thinks the jury will be selected by the middle of next week.
A Florida man has come forward with video on YouTube claiming he has spotted the rare and elusive Skunk Ape on camera.
We all know that Florida is known for its sun, sand and fun. The state, however, has also upheld its dubious moniker of being "God's waiting room."
The Miami man who, over 20 years ago, orchestrated a prison van ambush that resulted in the fatal shooting of a prison guard was executed yesterday in a Florida prison.
A Miami man who orchestrated a prison van ambush over 20 years ago in an attempt to free a prisoner is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night at Florida State Prison in Starke.
Busch Gardens in Tampa has dropped some big news with information about its brand new 335-foot drop-tower ride called "Falcon's Fury."
Friday night's "Fantasy 5" drawing left one person with quite a load of money, and several others with some spare cash.
Have an itch to go freshwater fishing today but don't have a license? Don't worry, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation is granting you a license-free freshwater fishing all-day Saturday.
Checks for thousands of Florida foreclosure victims will finally be going out next week, with hundreds of millions of dollars more earmarked for new housing programs statewide.
Almost three months after she resigned in the wake of a gambling probe into an organization that had been one of her business clients, there is still no replacement for former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll.
Florida's prison inmates looking to exercise their faith with a kosher meal will have the option in all state prisons at the end of the year.
Missing numbers on hurricane shutters are costing some South Florida homeowners thousands of dollars when it comes to paying for their property insurance.
Governor Rick Scott signed a bill into law Thursday to bring relief to victims of human trafficking.
South Florida and the rest of the state received the first results Friday of the 2013 FCAT tests. Those tests include FCAT 2.0 writing and third-grade FCAT 2.0 reading and mathematics assessments.
There's just fewer than 100 days until the kickoff of college football season, but University of Miami fans are already hot under the collar for the scheduled home game against the Florida Gators on September 7.
A leading Florida Democrat is crying foul about a deal made with Citizens Property Insurance and another insurance company which is getting paid to absorb 60,000 policies.
Describing what it called a "damning indictment" of representation for poor criminal defendants, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Miami-Dade County public defender's office could withdraw from a large chunk of felony cases because of excessive workloads.
As Governor Rick Scott signed the state's $74.1 billion spending plan on Monday, he also used his veto power on a total of $368 million in spending projects.
Crime in Florida dropped 6.5-percent in 2012 from 2011, with violent crimes overall down 4.3 percent, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's annual Uniform Crime Report released Thursday.
With speculation mounting that Gov. Rick Scott could sign the Legislature's proposed $74.5 billion budget as early as Friday, a research organization released its annual list of "turkeys" that it said the governor should consider striking with his line-item veto.
Florida's tourism-marketing arm is reporting the highest-ever single quarter for visitors to the Sunshine State.
Crime rate is down in the Sunshine State, making 2012 the year with the lowest number of thefts, robberies and burglaries on record.
In just three months, 26 million people have visited the Sunshine State, making the first quarter of 2013's tourism record-breaking.
Folks hoping to win big in last night's Mega Money game didn't get so lucky, but they should hope for better luck next time as the next jackpot will be worth $2 million.
