Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists to advance a proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana to next year's ballot, legal filings show. The procedural move comes after the campaign behind the issue,

The Florida House is again trying to pass a controversial bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18, though the Senate has indicated that it is on

State workers reacted with joy when they heard Gov. Ron DeSantis was giving them extra days off for the holidays. But not all. Why?

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it’s sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next year.

Florida’s Turnpike will be widened from four lanes to six along one of the largest gaps between exits in the state’s highway system, a roughly 45-mile stretch completely inside Osceola. The $2.73 billion project will also widen a smaller section near St. Cloud from four to eight lanes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Jeremiah Hawkes and Carlos Rey as new judges in Florida's Big Bend region. Jeremiah Hawkes will join his brother, Joshua Hawkes, on the 2nd Judicial Circuit bench.

The Florida Department of Children and Families said "all previously scheduled November SNAP benefits have been issued to eligible recipients."

Biologist Brittney Brown, who worked for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, was fired in September.

Florida's spiral down the USA TODAY Sports rerank has been a season-long affair. The Gators reached a new low after losing to Ole Miss in Week 12.

Florida is home to over half of the 600,000 Venezuelan TPS holders impacted. Officials say their loss of legal status will harm Florida's economy.

National grocery retailer Kroger Co. announced plans Tuesday to close three eCommerce fulfillment centers, including one in Groveland, in an effort to ‘drive profitable sales growth’. The closing of the Groveland fulfillment center will impact the approximately 1,

Florida investigators arrested Ocala resident Dwain Hall on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in the death of a missing U.K. woman found in Marion County.