Florida lawmakers will get a chance in 2026 to ditch the common mockingbird in favor of the America flamingo as the state ...

Florida’s higher education institutions must stop hiring foreign workers on H1B visas, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Oct. 29.

Whole Foods will be opening a new store in Rockledge Nov. 6. Four other stores are in development in Florida. Earlier in 2025, Whole Foods opened two other stores in Florida: Miami and Boca Raton. Are ...

Florida Polytechnic University has eliminated its Office of General Counsel, making it the only state university in Florida without an in-house legal department. The university's president stated the ...

Whooping cough cases in Florida have increased by 81% in 2025 compared to the total number of cases in 2024. State leaders have announced intentions to repeal vaccine mandates, prompting pediatricians ...

Private businesses, including grocery stores, can still set their own policies regarding firearms on their property. Publix has indicated it will allow open carry, while chains like Winn-Dixie, Aldi, ...

Publix Super Markets in Florida will now permit customers to carry firearms openly inside its stores, aligning with a recent statewide legal ruling. But Palm Beach County's top law-enforcement officer ...

A man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 14th execution this year in Florida. Samuel Lee Smithers, 72, was ...

Jerome Lorenz has received funding from The Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation, the Batchelor Foundation and the Ron Magill Conservation Endowment. He is retired from the National Audubon ...

Thousands of Floridians are expected to participate in "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump and his policies. Florida's "anti-riot" law and comments from officials have raised concerns ...

Florida has put a record number of people to death this year, more than any other state in the country. So far this year, the state has executed 13 people — a figure higher than any year since the U.S ...

Forecasters are divided on what kind of winter Florida will experience this year. The Old Farmers' Almanac predicts a cooler and wetter-than-usual winter for the state. AccuWeather expects a warmer ...