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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid concerns of gas shortages and price hikes after a cyberattack on a critical U.S. fuel pipeline.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be speaking with the media Wednesday afternoon near his hometown in Pinellas County. DeSantis will hold a news conference scheduled for 2 p.m. at a restaurant in Tarpon Springs, just north of his hometown of Dunedin. You can watch the news conference LIVE in this story.

Colonial Pipeline is expected to make a full restart decision by the end of Wednesday.

An argument over reigning Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady landed one man behind bars this weekend in Florida, police said. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports the incident took place Sunday night in St. Petersburg after 33-year-old Brian Paulter had spent the day drinking with his friends. A police report said the “heated argument” about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback began…

NBC 6’s Julie Leonardi has the latest while some residents are still making a mad dash for gas at the pumps after the cyberattack.

An elementary school administrator in a North Florida county was reprimanded after authorizing the use of what is known as a ‘spit sock’ on a student with documented behavioral issues. NBC affiliate WESH-TV reports the incident took place in February at the school in Flagler County, just south of Jacksonville. According to an investigation, school officials stepped in after the…

The assistant principal who used the face guard was reprimanded after the incident was caught on a police bodycam.

Across one South Florida county, sites will be opening in the coming days while one of the area’s major sports teams will be opening their stadium to everyone thanks to what they say, in part, is a rise in the vaccination rate. Here’s what we know today about the coronavirus outbreak in Florida, and the effort to stop it....

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid concerns of gas shortages after a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reprots

Gas shortage concerns emerged as the Colonial Pipeline remains shut down after a cyberattack.

Across South Florida, various locations have already opened or will be opening their doors over the course of this week to allow residents to get the needed doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Here’s what we know today about the coronavirus outbreak in Florida, and the effort to stop it. The City of Homestead will be offering second-dose Pfizer vaccination...

Florida’s school voucher program will be significantly expanded after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that increases eligibility to attend private schools at public expense. The bill is projected to allow more than 60,000 previously ineligible students to seek vouchers. The cost to the state will be an estimated $200 million. DeSantis held a bill signing ceremony at…

Florida’s confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by over 3,200 Tuesday, as the state’s virus-related death toll rose by nearly 50. The 3,263 new confirmed COVID-19 cases brought Florida’s total to 2,275,365 since the outbreak began, according to figures released by the state’s department of health. Another 48 new virus-related deaths among Florida residents were reported Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to…

Classmates, friends and family members gathered for a candlelight vigil to honor a 13-year-old cheerleader

NBC 6’s Carlos Suarez is in Sweetwater with the latest on how the county is trying to shore up vaccination efforts.

The Colonial Pipeline was hacked, causing a shutdown that led to gas shortages. See where Florida and other states’ gas prices and supplies stand today.

A Florida teacher was sentenced to 15 years in prison for secretly recording students as they changed clothes in his fashion design classroom

A lawyer for the South Florida town where former President Donald Trump’s famed Mar-a-Lago resort resides says it’s perfectly legal for him to live there, calling the former Commander-in-Chief a ‘bona fide employee.’ John C. Randolph came to his conclusions after reviewing a 1993 declaration between Trump and the town of Palm Beach, confirming his findings in an email...

Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine could be given to kids aged 12-15 as soon as this week. And that’s welcomed news for many parents. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reports

Florida detectives have cleared Palm Beach County prosecutors and sheriff’s officials of criminal wrongdoing in connection with their handling of wealthy and prominent sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago, reports released Monday show. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in its reports that it found no evidence that Epstein received any special treatment due to...