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Thousands hit the waters for the holiday weekend, but rough surf along Florida's beaches made it dangerous for swimmers, boaters and rescue crews. Authorities said at least four people went missing in boating and swimming incidents.
Honda is adding thousands of vehicles to its growing U.S. recall of driver's side air bag inflators that can explode with too much force.
Ready to rodeo? Well pony up because the biggest rodeo east of the Mississippi is back in central Florida.
Supreme Court justices said they will decide if same-sex couples around the nation will have the right to marry under the Constitution.
An acetate recording of the ballad "My Happiness," the first song Elvis Presley ever recorded, sold at auction Thursday night for $300,000.
Now that gay marriage is legal in Florida, the Sunshine State could become a hotspot for same-sex weddings – especially for those in the Deep South where it's still banned.
Even though their airbags have erupted – flinging shrapnel at drivers – Takata Corp. claims a nationwide air bag recall is unfounded.
Automakers are expanding recalls or adding them to fix potentially faulty passenger air bags in states with high-humidity.
Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Mississippi are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings.
October is the best month for college football, and it is getting started on the right foot this weekend. The first weekend in October will serve up six games between top 25 teams, which will be a nice breath of fresh air after the last few weeks.
Five people have been sent to federal prison for their roles in a South Florida-based cargo theft ring that targeted cold medicine and baby formula.
Elvis Presley's old Circle G Ranch in Mississippi, where the singer and Priscilla Presley spent their honeymoon in 1967, has been bought by Florida real estate brokerage.
The Southeastern Conference has decided to stick with its current football scheduling format of eight league games and a permanent non-division rival.
A historic house, near the Florida Governor's Mansion, will soon open it's doors to the public.
Florida Governor Rick Scott along with his wife greeted Florida Army National Guard troops as they arrived home Sunday.
There is one thing Booker T. Washington High School's football team is not: Slow. The team hustled Friday, boarding buses for a parade to celebrate their national championship.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been awarded rookie defensive end Gerald Rivers off waivers from St. Louis.
Two games does not a season make, but Florida Atlantic has been as good as it can be with interim head football coach Brian Wright at the helm as he led Florida Atlantic to a 41-7 win Saturday over Southern Miss.
It may rank as the craziest weekend in recent Southeastern Conference history. Five conference teams in the Top 25 lost in league play Saturday, including three defeated by unranked opponents.
Writer Michael Farris Smith, author of the novel Rivers, recommends visiting the houses of five Southern literary giants to see where they drew their inspiration for their craft.
A baby born with the AIDS virus has been cured with aggressive treatment in Mississippi, and that's generating a huge reaction in South Florida.
Are you as tired as I am about all these national surveys that tell us how bad it is to live in Florida?
Tropical Storm Isaac continued to weaken as it inched its way over central Louisiana, soaking the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rain.
If you want your house or business to remain standing after a hurricane, build it in Florida. If you're not that concerned, build it in Mississippi. That's the take-away from a new report on building code for hurricane prone states by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney turned on his version of Southern Charm on Monday in hopes of woo voters Alabama and Mississippi cast their ballots in the the GOP primary.
