White supremacist prison guards work with impunity in Fla.
FILE – A pickup truck with a Confederate flag-themed decal is parked outside the Reception and Medical Center, the state’s prison hospital where new inmates …
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Florida GOP limits vaccine mandates, flouting White House
FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference at the Broward Health Medical Center, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …
Gov DeSantis proposes over $1.5B for environmental projects
Gov DeSantis proposes over $1.5B for environmental projects NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday proposed spending more than $1.5 billion for …
Florida GOP moves to combat vaccine mandates, virus rules
Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson presides over the opening of a special legislative session targeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. …
Man dies jumping off boat to catch football in Florida Keys
Man dies jumping off boat to catch football in Florida Keys MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A California man died after diving off a boat to …
M-Con rallies, keeps lead at Key West powerboat races
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, M-Con chases down Canada Homes during the second day of racing Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, …
Miami tops world in annual jump in luxury home prices
FILE – A woman walks past a shop in Monte Napoleone street in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 20, 2016. The personal luxury market of high-end …
Last 3 Florida school districts drop student mask mandates
FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …
Iconic restaurant, center of Cuban life, celebrates 50 years
Iconic restaurant, center of Cuban life, celebrates 50 years Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — An iconic South Florida restaurant that has been an epicenter of …
Florida governor proposes pay increase, bonuses for teachers
Florida governor proposes pay increase, bonuses for teachers TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is again proposing to increase teacher wages and …
Florida man who beat, stabbed dog will serve 10 years
FILE – In this Oct. 10, 2017 file photo, Ollie, a pit bull puppy that was stabbed multiple times, stuffed into a suitcase, rests at …
Florida GOP pushes vaccine exemptions, school mask lawsuits
Florida GOP pushes vaccine exemptions, school mask lawsuits By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans on Monday debuted a sweeping set of proposals …
High wind delays SpaceX crew homecoming after 6 months aloft
FILE – From front left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut …
Florida girl cut by blade in Halloween candy
Florida girl cut by blade in Halloween candy RIVERVIEW, Fla. (AP) — An 8-year-old girl in Florida bit into her Halloween candy Friday and was …
Stabbing death fuels immigration criticism in Florida
Stabbing death fuels immigration criticism in Florida By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON MIAMI (AP) — A stabbing death in Florida has fueled criticism of the federal …
Governor’s former house included in booming housing market
This photo provided by Fresh Take Florida shows the residence that Gov. Ron DeSantis sold in 2019, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 in Ponte Vedra, Fla. …
Florida governor calls for election police force
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asks the crowd “How about Virginia,” as he arrives at an event in West Palm Beach, Fla., to announce proposed election …
Democratic primary to replace US Rep. Hastings very close
A voter makes her way into a polling place at Sea Castle Elementary School in Miramar, Fla., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Eleven …
Biggest Florida school district, Miami-Dade, eases mask rule
Biggest Florida school district, Miami-Dade, eases mask rule MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s largest school district announced Monday that it is relaxing its mask mandate meant …
People, homes vanish due to 2020 census’ new privacy method
This Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 photo shows a neighborhood in Milwaukee that is one of many places in the country where a new method used …