Florida state parks now legally protected from commercial development
May 23 (UPI) -- State parks in Florida are now protected from commercial construction after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the State Park Preservation Act into…
Florida court orders ex-Mexican security chief to pay millions to Mexico | Courts News
Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly a high-ranking government official, is serving a 38-year sentence for accepting bribes.A Florida court has ordered Mexico’s former head of public…
Florida Gators NCAA basketball champs visit Trump at White House
President Donald Trump (C), alongside coach Todd Golden (L), welcomes the 2025 NCAA men's college basketball champions, the University of Florida Gators, to the White…
It’s Universal vs. Disney in an epic ‘prize fight’ for theme park dominance in Florida
The theme park rivalry in Orlando, Fla. is heating up.This week, Universal will open its latest park, Epic Universe, a reportedly $7 billion bet for…
Gov. Ron DenSantis signs bill making Florida second state to ban fluoride from public water
May 15 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning fluoride in public water, making it the second state to do so.…
Bison gores Florida man in Yellowstone National Park
A bison on Wednesday gored a Florida man visiting Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Jim Peaco/NPS/UPI May 9 (UPI) -- A 47-year-old man was gored…
Fact check: Has Canadian tourism to Florida dropped by 80 percent? | Tourism News
Canadians have long spent wintertime in Florida, trading in frigid temperatures for the Sunshine State’s sunny beaches and spending money in restaurants and hotels that…
President of University of Michigan leaving post for same role at University of Florida
May 5 (UPI) -- Dr. Santa J. Ono, current president at the University of Michigan, will resign in order to take the same role at…
Police said they found Florida UFC fighter hiding in dog crate after alleged attack on ex-girlfriend
May 2 (UPI) -- Florida UFC fighter Sedriques Dumas was in jail Friday after being arrested earlier this week on multiple charges including home invasion…
Five Florida residents sentenced to prison for stealing $1M in retirement funds
May 2 (UPI) -- Five people have been sentenced to federal prison for fraud and identity theft targeting retired, elderly Florida school district employees, the…
Steve Doocy will co-host ‘Fox & Friends’ from Florida
Steve Doocy is giving up his spot on the curvy couch at “Fox & Friends,” but he won’t be leaving the Fox News morning program.Doocy…
Hope Florida: A timeline of how a DeSantis-backed state charity was accused of wrongdoing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Scrutiny of a welfare program that is the signature initiative of Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady, is threatening to undermine a potential run to…
ICE, Florida arrest nearly 800 in immigration crackdown
April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida announced that nearly 800 people accused of being undocumented in the United States were…
1 dead, several injured after boat collides with Florida ferry
April 28 (UPI) -- At least one person was dead and several others were injured Sunday night when a boat collided with a ferry carrying…
At least one dead & multiple injured as ferry crashes into another boat in ‘mass casualty event’ in Florida
A PACKED ferry carrying dozens of festivalgoers was left stranded and battered after a horror hit-and-run crash on the water — leaving one dead and…
Prep talk: SoCal natives selected for USA Softball team
Southern California is a hotbed for softball talent, so it comes as no surprise that the USA national team’s 15-person roster for the World Games…
U.S. voting officials question agency about Trump’s order overhauling election operations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — State and local election officials from around the country on Thursday questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Trump with implementing…
Gabby Petito’s mom makes shock claim about Brian Laundrie & parents and shares chilling theory in bombshell interview
GABBY Petito's mom has made shocking claims about Brian Laundrie and his parents, and shared her chilling theory in a bombshell interview. Gabby, 22, was…
All 6 Florida State shooting victims expected to make full recovery, hospital says
Flowers were left near the scene Thursday after a gunman shot eight people, including two killed at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. Photo by…
Man kills two with police mother’s gun at Florida State University | Gun Violence News
Police identify gunman as 20-year-old son of local sheriff’s deputy in attack that also wounded five.The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire at…