Florida authorities release report on fatal alligator attack that killed Michigan woman, announcing new GatorWise campaign to help residents safely coexist with the state's alligators ...

Florida is working with university leaders from five other Southern states to form a new higher-education accrediting body, Gov. Ron DeSantis and officials from the other states announced Thursday ...

Florida is building a new immigration detention center in the Everglades region. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will partly fund “Alligator Alcatraz,” but federal officials said the ...

The National Weather Service will be investigating reports of a possible tornado hitting Largo, Florida, in the overnight hours June 25.

What Is the New Law About? The bill, SB 1622, officially restores local authority to recognize what is known as the "recreational customary use" of Florida's beaches—the public's ability to ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is getting pushback from environmentalists on his proposal to build a temporary migrant detention center in the Everglades.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's shelter and services program.

A new Florida law set to take effect on July 1 punishes excessive speeding with up to 30 days in jail for a first-time offense.

The Florida Attorney General asked justices to put on hold a judge's decision blocking law enforcement from enforcing Florida's strict new immigration law.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigrant detention center in Florida gets the OK Florida will run the facility at a cost of about $450 million a year, with the opportunity for federal reimbursement. .

Florida’s in-progress temporary facility in the Everglades will supplement what Trump officials have said is limited capacity at detention centers around the country, as the White House ...

Florida authorities rescue 60 children in Operation Dragon Eye, a multi-agency effort targeting child sex trafficking, resulting in eight arrests on human trafficking charges.