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Florida House passes bill to remove fluoride from drinking water
The Republican-controlled House voted 88-27 to pass the bill (SB 700), which also includes a series of other issues related to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Senate passed the bill April 16, which means it is now ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Florida school's battle over pre-game prayer goes to U.S. Supreme Court
A Tampa Christian school has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle about whether the Florida High School Athletic Association violated First Amendment rights when it blocked the school from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 high-school football championship game.
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Victim of 1986 execution-style murder in Florida identified nearly 4 decades later
Nearly 40 years after a man was found bound and shot multiple times in an execution-style killing in Florida, authorities have identified him.
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Florida House passes bill to remove fluoride from drinking water
The Florida House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies and take aim at labeling of plant-based products as milk, meat and eggs.
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Barefoot ‘wrangling legend' helps Florida police trap alligator on highway
When police in the Sunshine State have an alligator problem on a highway, they call the right Florida man for the job.
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New video shows boat hitting ferry near Clearwater in crash that killed man
A recreational boat crashed into a ferry transporting 45 people on the final day of a sand-sculpting festival in Florida, killing one person and injuring at least 10 others, officials said.
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5, including 3 kids, hospitalized after boat flipped in North Miami Beach: FWC
New details were released on Monday after several people on board a boat, including juveniles, were thrown into the water following a crash in Florida’s North Miami Beach over the weekend.
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New video shows crash involving boat and ferry off Clearwater that killed 1, injured 10
A recreational boat crashed into a ferry transporting 45 people on the final day of a sand-sculpting festival in Florida, killing one person and injuring at least 10 others, officials said. The crash late Sunday in calm waters off Clearwater on the western Florida coast set off an emergency response due to the high number of possible casualties. Video of…
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Judge calls for rejecting permit to drill for oil near Florida river
Saying the Florida Department of Environmental Protection did not adequately consider the sensitive nature of the area, an administrative law judge Monday said the state should reject a permit to drill for oil near the Apalachicola River.
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5, including 3 kids, hospitalized after boat flipped in North Miami Beach: FWC
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, on Saturday, officers received reports of a boating accident that happened near Maule Lake
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1 dead as Florida authorities declare a ‘mass casualty' in boat crash near Clearwater bridge
The boat then fled the scene, authorities said
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5, including 3 kids, hospitalized after boat flipped in North Miami Beach: FWC
New details were released on Monday after several people on board a boat, including juveniles, were thrown into the water following a crash in North Miami Beach.
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Florida Supreme Court refuses to halt execution of veteran convicted of killing 4
With the scheduled execution less than a week away, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected appeals aimed at sparing Jeffrey Hutchinson from being put to death by lethal injection for killing three children in 1998.
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Hope Florida: A timeline of how a DeSantis-backed state charity was accused of wrongdoing
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 succeed her husband as governor, as well as his own presidential ambitions.
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At least one killed, several injured when boat crashes into ferry in Clearwater, Florida
One person was killed and several people were injured Sunday when a boat crashed into a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge and then fled the scene, authorities said.
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Florida boat collision leaves 1 dead, at least a dozen injured
A boat crashed into the ferry near the Memorial Causeway Bridge and fled, authorities said
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Nothing to smile about: Half of Floridians have poor dental habits, report says
According to Risas Dental, Florida was ranked the fifth worst state in the U.S. in oral health
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Wild video shows passengers thrown into water as boat flip over in North Miami Beach
Cell phone and surveillance video shows a boat crash into another boat, launch into the air and flip over, sending several people in the water.
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WATCH: Boat flips over, tossing passengers into water in North Miami Beach
Cell phone and surveillance video shows a boat crash into another boat, launch into the air and flip over, sending several people in the water.
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3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies
A few dozen women gathered at a posh Miami brewery on a recent evening to listen to U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart outline the Republican plans to retain their slim House majority in next year’s elections.