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The grand jury issued an interim report Feb. 2 and is asking the state Supreme Court for an extension through Dec. 26.

Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta was appointed to preside over the panel, which will convene for a year. Grand jury members will be drawn from five judicial circuits.

The report was issued by a grand jury impaneled in 2019 at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a year after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has renewed his attack on the federal government's corruption case against him and a Florida eye doctor in court filings that…

While the Florida Department of Children and Families has made some progress in revving up child protection, a Miami-Dade grand jury says DCF is guilty of…