12+ hour, 19+ min ago   (636+ words) The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disturbed weather in the central Atlantic, but the system is expected to remain more of a curiosity factor for weather observers than any type of threat to the United States. At…...

3+ day, 44+ min ago   (354+ words) The Leapfrog Group is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that barred the hospital-rating organization from using a disputed methodology to grade five South Florida hospitals. In a brief filed Thursday with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (580+ words) A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders” in the 1990s was put to death Thursday, becoming the state’s 15th person executed this year. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, was pronounced…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (537+ words) The Florida Department of Health said Thursday it was looking into whether dengue fever was responsible for the reported death of a Hillsborough County woman, as locally acquired cases of the mosquito-borne illness surged to 111 statewide, with 95 in the Tampa…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (414+ words) The Florida Realtors trade group is getting behind Amendment 3, the major property tax cut on the November ballot, putting $10 million to support the measure. “Affordability is on the forefront for every Floridian, and they need meaningful relief,” said Chuck Bonfiglio…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (328+ words) Part of the second-floor wall of the historic Jackson House collapsed on Monday, leaving a portion of the interior exposed. It marks just the latest damage to the century-old building, which has sat in disrepair for years, awaiting renovations. Built…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (258+ words) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is backing the Republican who could replace him, despite past differences. At a GOP leadership forum on Tuesday, DeSantis threw his support behind the Republican candidates on November’s ballot. That includes U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (588+ words) House Democrats want to impeach Attorney General James Uthmeier for his role in the diversion of $10 million in a settlement over Medicaid overpayments that was routed into political committees he controlled. The committees opposed two measures on the November 2024 ballot....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (731+ words) A man convicted of killing a teenage girl who rejected his romantic advances was put to death Tuesday in the first of three executions planned this month in Florida. Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m following a three-drug…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (853+ words) Gov. Ron DeSantis, critical of license plate readers, has blocked their use on state roads, warning the cameras could create a “surveillance state.” Also Read: FDOT revokes permits for Flock cameras installed on state land next to roads But in…...