State law requires the governor to reappoint department leaders within 45 days after the end of the session if the Senate doesn’t confirm them.

The earliest start date for Florida schools in 2025 is August 11. A month-long back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from August 1 to August 31. Cell phones are now largely restricted during ...

Florida is attracting residents from high-tax states as Gov. DeSantis calls for eliminating property taxes, potentially saving homeowners thousands compared to California or New York.

Democratic lawmakers got their first glimpse today of the detention facility in the Florida Everglades—commonly referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz.” ...

President Trump on Saturday doubled down on his accusations that former Vice President Harris paid celebrities to endorse her during the 2024 presidential election. The president, echoing previous… ...

Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will be held Aug. 1-31 this year, a departure from the two-week holiday of prior years.

The flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has killed four people in Florida this year, with 11 infections reported, typically contracted through warm seawater or raw shellfish.

Florida State Rep. Joe Casello died after having a heart attack, Florida House Democrats announced. "We are so sorry to say that Representative Joe Casello has passed away surrounded by his loving ...

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive Burmese pythons.

Englewood comes together in slain girl's memory: 'I’m thankful ... the community hasn’t forgotten' Each year at a park named for Ryan Harris, the 11-year-old girl whose 1998 sexual assault and ...

Drivers on a busy Florida highway were in for a surprise when police pulled over an intoxicated man behind the wheel — of a lawn mower.

A man on death row in Florida is scheduled to be executed next month for his conviction of abducting a woman from an insurance office and killing her.