High Court Hopefuls Pitch Conservative Credentials
The 11 candidates hoping to join the Florida Supreme Court present a stark contrast to Justice James E.C. Perry.
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The 11 candidates hoping to join the Florida Supreme Court present a stark contrast to Justice James E.C. Perry.
Governor Rick Scott stopped into Miami Beach on Tuesday and brought some good news.
Florida continued to bring in a record number of tourists during a year in which we had two hurricanes hit and federal officials telling pregnant women to avoid Miami because of the Zika virus.
New numbers released Friday revealed Florida's unemployment rate has ticked up.
Florida's unemployment rate moved in the wrong direction last month.
Florida Governor Rick Scott and President-elect Donald Trump met Thursday afternoon. What came out of that meeting was not much said but there was a selfie.
It looks like Florida Governor Rick Scott will be meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.
At the annual Republican Governors Association conference this week in Orlando, the focus has been on sweeping changes on everything from health care to education now that Donald Trump will be president and the GOP has the majority in Congress.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott now says he is considering running for the U.S. Senate.
Republican governors from across the country have gathered in Orlando for their annual conference.
Juvenile arrests dropped 7 percent during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday.
Chris Hart was added Wednesday to the shortlist to run the state's business-recruitment agency.
Two of Florida's top Republican leaders are immediate political beneficiaries of Donald Trump's surprising but decisive presidential win.
The world's leading supplier of airplane parts, KLX Aerospace Solutions, is expanding and creating more opportunities for Miami-Dade County residents.
Florida health officials are trying to find out where two people got the Zika virus in Miami-Dade County.
Democrats and civil rights groups are hailing it as a victory after a federal judge granted Floridians more time to register to vote.
Miami-Dade County is getting more money to fight the spread of the Zika virus - linked to severe birth defects.
Florida Governor Rick Scott's camp is responding to a judge's order extending the deadline to register to vote following Hurricane Matthew.
Florida's Disaster Fund - meant to aid those impacted by Hurricane Matthew - is now activated.
President Barack Obama has made Florida eligible for disaster aid in eight counties as the state continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Matthew.
The Democratic Party in Florida is asking a federal judge to extend the state's voter registration deadline at least a week due to Hurricane Matthew.
After being pelted by a brutal storm that killed at least five Floridians, the state has shifted into recovery mode while still keeping tabs on deadly Hurricane Matthew.
While the storm itself is long gone, there are plenty of people still feeling the effects of Hurricane Matthew.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott brushed aside questions on whether to keep Florida's voter registration deadline in place due to his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Florida Governor Rick Scott remained cautious Friday as Hurricane Matthew hugged the central Florida coast.
Florida is set to execute a 74-year-old man, its oldest inmate in over a century, just weeks after executing another inmate who was then the oldest to receive the state's death penalty.
Saharan dust continues to bring hazy and mostly dry conditions to the area limiting shower and thunderstorm activity.
Tyrone Daley is charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a child and was being held in jail without bond.
Hoops 4 Hope pairs basketball players with players who have special needs, creating an atmosphere focused on inclusion.
The investigation was taking place in the area of Northwest 21sst Avenue and Northwest 64th Street.
Florida is set to execute a 74-year-old man, its oldest inmate in over a century, just weeks after executing another inmate who was then the oldest to receive the state's death penalty.
Saharan dust continues to bring hazy and mostly dry conditions to the area limiting shower and thunderstorm activity.
Tyrone Daley is charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a child and was being held in jail without bond.
Hoops 4 Hope pairs basketball players with players who have special needs, creating an atmosphere focused on inclusion.
The investigation was taking place in the area of Northwest 21sst Avenue and Northwest 64th Street.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina, died suddenly at age 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.