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The nation’s highest court denied a petition from companies that oppose the compact, which promises to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars for the Seminole Tribe and the state. -
A rural Florida county is hoping a new $300 million airport will transform its economy and create more than 1,400 new, high-skilled jobs. But to make good on its promise, Hendry County's educators will have to overcome some harsh realities. -
The move came a day after the governor’s appointees approved a deal with the company on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, ending the last piece of conflict between the two sides. -
The five DeSantis-appointed supervisors who oversee the Disney World district will vote on a new development agreement. It could lead to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World.
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Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran on Friday, about a month after he killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson while responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson’s apartment. Chantemekki Fortson, Roger Fortson's mother, said the firing was akin to throwing her “a bone.” -
Federal data shows about 2,300 fatalities last summer with death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat. That's the highest in 45 years of records. -
While many states have been making it easier for those people to vote after serving prison time, Florida and some other states have made it harder. -
Eleven counts of DUI with serious bodily injury have been filed against Bryan Howard, already facing eight counts of DUI-manslaughter in the May 14 crash. -
Advocates are finding it difficult to adapt as they try to register and educate potential voters with just months to go before this year's presidential election. -
The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the farmworker bus faces eight counts of DUI-manslaughter. -
Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drills this week to simulate how the utility would respond if a hurricane struck the state and devastated the power grid. -
Florida is on the verge of repealing what’s left of a 16-year-old law that puts climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. Instead, a bill waiting for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature would make energy affordability and availability the main focus.
