A spokesman for central Florida’s LGBTQ community after the massacre of 49 patrons at a gay nightclub in 2016 has died

Young people are looking for a change this election season — a generational change. A poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found that most Americans ages 15 to 34 think voting in the midterm elections gives their generation some say about how the government is run, and 79 percent of this group say leaders...

A Florida man was arrested after he threatened to “shoot up Disney” on Facebook, authorities said. Derek Eitel, 23, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of written threat to injure or kill, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Florida’s crime rate is the lowest it’s been since the state began keeping statewide statistics 47 years ago. Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday that the number of crimes in Florida dropped by 4.5 percent in 2017. Overall, the number of crimes per resident dropped by 6 percent.

The suit, filed by 16 survivors in federal court in Orlando on Wednesday, says the sites helped support terrorist groups and provide support and resources.

The revelation that the Pulse nightclub shooter’s father was an FBI informant for 11 years before the attack has little bearing on the trial of the gunman’s widow, a judge ruled Monday.

Construction will begin to improve a temporary memorial for the 49 people killed at a gay nightclub in Florida as plans for a permanent museum continue underway. Pulse nightclub owner Barbara Poma says it will provide areas to leave messages and include seating, shade and lighting to have a better space to honor the shooting victims. Construction crews will start...

A Florida fire department paramedic was fired after his department said he recorded a patient on a medical call.

The wife of Pulse nightclub killer Omar Mateen says his sexual affairs help prove she is not guilty of obstruction and aiding and abetting the mass murder.

Laura Vargas walks, smiles and continues to heal one year after an enraged gunman unleashed terror inside the Pulse Night Club in Orlando. Getting to this point in Vargas’ life has been nothing short of a miracle.

Church bells tolled 49 times, a giant rainbow flag hung from a county government building and the names of the victims of the Pulse nightclub attack were read aloud at various ceremonies Monday as people in Orlando and beyond remembered the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history....
At 2:02 a.m., survivors, victims’ families, club employees and local officials were gathered...

Ever since the massacre at a gay nightclub a year ago, Demetrice Naulings positions himself in bed when he goes to sleep so he has a view of his apartment’s front door in case anybody tries to get in. Darkness often takes him back to that moment when gunshots shattered a night of drinking and dancing during “Latin night” at...

Friday morning pushed a tremendous amount of heavy rain across Miami-Dade county, with a widespread 2 to 4” reported.

Newly-released video from bodycams on officers responding to a mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub shows shattered glass inside the club, the sounds of automatic gunfire and an officer shouting to the gunman, “Come out with your hands up or you will die!”

The Florida gay nightclub that was the site of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history will become a memorial and museum to comfort the bereaved now and educate future generations about the importance of tolerance, the club’s owner said Thursday.

The owner of the Florida gay nightclub that was the site of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history announced plans for a memorial at the property on Thursday. Pulse owner Barbara Poma said she is creating a memorial and museum at the nightclub where 49 people were killed and dozens more were injured last June. She is also...

The Pink Pistols say firearms, or at least the idea that they could be carrying concealed weapons, makes members of the LGBTQ community less at risk of being crime victims.

The 150 or so calls were the last batch of recordings made public by the city after a court fight with media companies, and they capture patrons desperately waiting for first responders to help them.

Officials say 351 claim forms have been submitted. They say some of them are competing submissions for dead victims.