TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The golf course is not a threatened species in the Sunshine State — but the Florida scrub-jay is. And advocates are warning that life…
Read more Floridians balk at DeSantis administration plan to build golf courses at state parksBIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Partying never gets old in the Florida Keys — especially for a milestone birthday like No. 200. The Florida Keys celebrated its…
Read more A sweet slice of history: Florida Keys celebrate 200th birthday with giant Key lime pieTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Suspending an elected Democratic prosecutor. Forbidding gender-affirming treatments for minors. Expanding the “Don’t Say Gay” law to high schools. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has…
Read more DeSantis flexes executive powers while eyeing White HouseTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ′ administration is moving to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the controversial…
Read more DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to all gradesFlorida has long been known for sunshine — not only the warm rays that brighten its beaches but also the light of public scrutiny afforded by some of…
Read more Is DeSantis darkening Florida’s sunny open-records laws?WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side…
Read more Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social mediaLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — After running a campaign heavily focused on national politics and her time as President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman, Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she wants…
Read more From Trump to governor: Sanders prepares to take on new roleANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska lawmaker with ties to the far-right Oath Keepers group is eligible to hold office, a state judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Jack…
Read more Alaska lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties eligible for officeTIJUANA, Mexico — In 2014, groups of unaccompanied children escaping violence in Central America overwhelmed U.S. border authorities in South Texas. In 2016, thousands of Haitians fled a…
Read more Migrants flee more countries, regardless of US policiesThis undated photo released by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Michael Townson. Townson, who is already imprisoned in Florida for another killing, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 20,…
Read more Man pleads guilty in Florida woman’s unsolved 1991 slayingREYNOSA, Mexico — Restrictions that have prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. in recent years remained on track to expire in a…
Read more US court rejects maintaining COVID-19 asylum restrictionsToday in History Today is Saturday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2022. There are 14 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 17,…
Read more Today in History: December 17, Wright Brothers’ first flightTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are trying to fix in three days a home insurance problem that’s been stormy for three decades, approving legislation designed more to keep…
Read more Florida lawmakers seeking to calm property insurance stormWASHINGTON — A decade ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden shocked the political world and preempted his boss by suddenly declaring his support for gay marriage — one of…
Read more Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’ and soon it’ll be lawST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Production of oranges in Florida this season is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurricanes that…
Read more USDA: Florida orange crop down 36% after twin hurricanesPALM BAY, Fla. — A deputy mistakenly shot and killed his roommate, who was also a deputy, as the two took a break from playing an online game…
Read more Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot deputy in ‘avoidable’ accidentTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration plans to continue flying migrants who entered the country illegally to Democratic strongholds, his spokeswoman said Saturday, a day…
Read more DeSantis to continue migrant flights to Democratic statesFORT MYERS, Fla. — An army of 42,000 utility workers has restored electricity to more than 2.5 million businesses and homes in Florida since Hurricane Ian’s onslaught, and…
Read more Search for victims done, Florida coast aims for Ian recoveryFORT MYERS, Fla. — Residents were allowed to return to a coastal island that was decimated by Hurricane Ian on Saturday with a warning from the governor that…
Read more Residents allowed to return to Florida island slammed by Ian
