The bill has one more committee stop before reaching the full Senate

“We need to take this to the next level and make sure all of our student athletes are safe.”

On the sixth day of Christmas, Baby Jesus vanished from his manger in a popular nativity scene at a Florida park — right under the noses of Mary, Joseph and bowing kings. The disappearance of the replica startled 8-year-old Nate Takacs, who had rushed to get a glimpse of angels and the infant Savior only to find an empty crib…

Drivers have been warned about Florida’s new law banning texting while driving. Now, starting on Wednesday, motorists can be stopped and ticketed for texting and driving. The law began July 1, but motorists were given a six-month period during which warnings were issued for people spotted texting while driving. There are exceptions to the rule. It’s OK to text...

The rumors swirled for decades: A dark history long lay buried under the grassy knolls and manicured lawns of a country club in Florida’s capital city. Over the years, neat rows of rectangular depressions along the 7th fairway deepened in the grass, outlining what would be confirmed this month as sunken graves of the slaves who lived and died...

The once-threatened black bear will continue to be off limits to Florida hunters, as part of a 10-year management plan approved Wednesday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The bears used to number only in the low hundreds and were declared a threatened species in the 1970s. Since then, their numbers have exploded, with the bear population swelling…

Florida’s Democratic and Republican parties are united in opposing a proposed constitutional amendment that would let all voters cast ballots in primary elections. Lawyers for both parties asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to keep the proposal off the 2020 ballot. The parties said the ballot language is confusing and misleading. Related: Florida Governor Appeals Court Rulings on Voting…

On Monday, State Representatives will introduce a bill that would eliminate express lanes on the Palmetto and prohibit tolls from being created on the highway.

NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia has the latest info for drivers – as well as what those opposed to the changes are saying.

Hank Bachmeier tossed a third-quarter TD pass and Robert Mahone had a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth and Boise State rallied from an 18-point deficit to knock off Florida State 36-31 on Saturday.

A suspended city commissioner who once ran the Florida Democratic Party pleaded guilty to corruption charges.

The reform school located about 60 miles northwest of Tallahassee opened in 1900 and later became known for decades of abuse, including beatings, torture and rape.

The National Hurricane Center said a tropical depression is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week.

Florida’s county elections departments will retain $2.3 million in unspent grant money aimed at stopping cyber-attacks on the state’s voting system.

The state Ethics Commission says it found probable cause in January to believe that Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor, accepted gifts in violation of civil law, including travel expenses in Costa Rica.

Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum is holding a news conference in Miami Gardens Wednesday to make an announcement with his political committee.

It’s Wednesday, March 20th – and NBC 6 has the top six stories you need to know for the day.

Florida’s new “red flag” law has been used more than 1,000 times statewide, but the NBC 6 Investigators found some counties are using it more than others.