Rejecting arguments by Second Amendment supporters, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a longstanding state ban on people openly carrying…

It is "highly unlikely" Florida will get federal officials to turn over control of water releases from Lake Okeechobee, and the state will not get repaid…

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is warning about a surge in heroin overdoses.There have been more than 70 heroin overdoses between Jan. 1 and Feb. 15…

Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala and his son, Rep. Chris Latvala, proposed measures Wednesday that would require drug tests for…

Saying Florida needs more trauma centers to care for injured patients, a House Republican has filed a proposal that would erase limits on the number of…

Cleanup for the Indian River Lagoon is getting a $24 million infusion from the state.The money is aimed at eliminating the nutrient pollution that…

Republicans confronted a conservative rebellion in their own party Tuesday over their long-promised plans to repeal and replace the health care law, and…

Floridians with concealed-weapons licenses would be able to carry firearms into areas now deemed "gun-free" under an array of measures that will be…

Black bears couldn't be hunted in Florida for a decade, while at least $1 million would be set aside so more people could purchase bear-resistant trash…

An unaired interview Dr. Phil McGraw had with a Florida college student accused of randomly killing a couple and chewing on the dead man's face is…