Curt Anderson | Associated Press

The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine.

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for just 172 permits.

A Florida federal judge has tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled Friday that Trump's lawsuit was overly long and was full of "tedious and burdensome" language that had no bearing on the legal case.

Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Florida man convicted of killing his wife and two children with a machete in 1994 is set for execution. Thursday's would be the ninth death sentence carried out in Florida in 2025, a new state record for a single year. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis also set 10th and 11th executions for August.

More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause. But they do have some leading theories.

Longtime academic Santa Ono has been rejected for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board. The vote Tuesday came amid sharp criticism from political conservatives about his past support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs and other initiatives they view as unacceptable liberal ideology.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and into the future, which could eventually allow the use of up to six dogs to corner the bears and use of bowhunting.

Michael Tanzi received a lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison for the April 2000 strangling death of Janet Acosta.

Forty-eight-year-old Michael Tanzi is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison for the April 2000 murder of Janet Acosta.

In 2024, 36 panther deaths were recorded by state wildlife officials, the most since 2016. State statistics show the majority of those deaths resulted from collisions with vehicles including one that was struck by a train.

A prominent luxury real estate broker and his identical twin brother have appeared in a Florida courtroom Thursday on sexual assault charges. Another brother who co-founded the real estate firm is also charged in what federal officials call a longtime sex trafficking scheme.