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A flight of Jewish Americans, including Floridians, evacuating Israel amid its ongoing fight with Iran landed Friday morning at Tampa International Airport, where Gov. Ron DeSantis greeted the travelers. The flight departed Cyprus with about 160 evacuees aboard, DeSantis said. It is the only flight expected Friday, NBC affiliate WFLA reports. The governor called the effort to fly them back…

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the effort to fly them back was “the most challenging and logistically dififuclt mission that the Florida Department of Emergency Management has done.”

Hundreds of Floridians are stranded right now in Israel as the country’s international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport, is closed because of Israel’s conflict with Iran.

Florida’s attorney general is proposing a new site in the Everglades to hold immigrants who entered the United States illegally that he’s calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Florida’s attorney general is proposing a new site in the Everglades to hold immigrants who entered the United States illegally that he’s calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Hundreds of Floridians are stranded right now in Israel as the country’s international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport, is closed because of Israel’s conflict with Iran.

A week after a 9-year-old girl was bitten by a shark at a Florida Beach, she and her family are speaking out following the incident.

Leah Lendel was in the water in Boca Grande, near Fort Myers on June 11 when her hand was partially severed by the shark attack.

Pointing to a need to avoid a disadvantage in recruiting athletes, Florida university-system leaders Wednesday made up to $22.5 million available for each state university to share revenues with athletes.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ former lieutenant governor, Jeanette Nuñez. was confirmed as the president of Florida International University in Miami.

The state board that oversees Florida’s public universities has confirmed three more allies of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to become university presidents.

Panthers pandemonium continues to take over South Florida as fans celebrate their second consecutive Stanley Cup win, from Bird Road to the Amerant Bank Arena, and from the Baptist Health IcePlex to Fort Lauderdale Beach. NBC6’s Briana Nespral, Ari Odzer and Julia Bagg report.

On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget totaling $115.1 billion, marking the end of a lawmaking season that was largely defined by inter-party clashes in the Republican-dominated capitol. The new budget lacks some of the top priorities of legislative leaders and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, coming...

One of the more-contentious legislative sessions in recent history came to a close late Monday as lawmakers approved a $115.1 billion budget for next fiscal year and prepared to send it to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate unanimously passed the spending plan (SB 2500), while the House approved it in a 103-2 vote. Lawmakers finished the annual session at 11:19…

A man who sprang into action after his two children appeared to be in distress while in the water in Fort Lauderdale died. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg reports.

A World War II-era bomb washed ashore on a Florida beach last week—before unassuming children took photos and touched it, according to authorities. The bomb was found by children at Englewood Beach, about 32 miles south of Sarasota, on Wednesday. They saw it covered in barnacles and originally believed they had been looking at a scuba tank, according to NBC6…

The man was identified as 33-year-old Antwon Wilson, a resident of Lauderhill.

A man who sprang into action after his two children appeared to be in distress while in the water in Fort Lauderdale died on Monday, officials said.

A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day on Sunday.