TALLAHASSEE — Effects of the coronavirus pandemic on state tourism decreased in October, but recovery for Florida’s vital revenue-generating industry is still at best a year away, according to a…

The repeated effort to turn off red-light traffic cameras is back in the Florida House. Howey-in-the-Hills Republican Rep. Anthony Sabatini is again sponsoring a measure (HB 6009) that calls f…

Sen. Ed Hooper, R-Clearwater, is again asking lawmakers to consider increased safety standards for residential pools. Hooper has re-filed legislation (SB 124) for the 2021 session that would i…

TALLAHASSEE — The state Department of Health on Sunday reported that 19,177 Florida residents have died of COVID-19. Here is a breakdown of the resident deaths by age group: — Ages 0-4: 0 d…

TALLAHASSEE — More than seven years after an 8-year-old girl was abducted from a Jacksonville Walmart, raped and murdered, the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments this week about whether a…

TALLAHASSEE — Two state senators have uncorked proposals to make permanent a coronavirus emergency order that allowed restaurants and other food establishments with liquor licenses to include al…

State Rep. Mike Grieco, D-Miami Beach, wants lawmakers to eliminate legal holidays honoring the birthdays of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, along with a …

Florida on Thursday ramped up plans to vaccinate seniors for COVID-19 by publishing two emergency rules that require nursing homes and assisted living facilities to allow representatives from the …

On April 1, just weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, 7,773 people in Florida had tested positive for the insidious disease. By July 1, that total was up to 158,997. On Oct. 1, it had leaped to 709,1…

TALLAHASSEE — Saying he could no longer remain silent, Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley issued a rare and lengthy statement this week castigating people he said are imperiling t…