Jim Turner

State wildlife officials approved a seasonal no-entry zone in an area of Brevard County waters where manatees gather in effort to provide more protections to the sea cows.

Florida wildlife officials want more money to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons and increased penalties for people who illegally import and release venomous reptiles.

Naples Republican Kathleen Passidomo outlined what she described a “conservative agenda” that proposes expansion of parental rights and state wildlife corridor, along with workforce housing.

Rep. Senator Marco Rubio debated challenger Dem. Congresswoman Val Demings at an event at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth where candidates sparred over immigration, gun rights, foreign relations and more

Florida citrus growers face the possibility of producing the smallest crop since the Great Depression, which might be overly optimistic for an industry ravaged by Hurricane Ian as the new season gets underway.

After traveling Thursday to Southwest Florida to get a glimpse of the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, Gov. Ron DeSantis described the impact on Lee County’s Sanibel Island as “destruction.”

A legislative panel Friday approved money for more than 230 local projects and programs across the state, after receiving a detailed analysis of Florida’s financial picture from a top economist.

Florida’s first “tool time” sales-tax holiday will allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on numerous home-repair and construction items from Saturday through September 9t

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist formally announced that Karla Hernandez-Mats, the president of Miami-Dade County's teachers union, will be his running mate in the upcoming election.

Democrat Aramis Ayala has won the party’s primary and will challenge Republican Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in November.

Suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren has taken the Florida governor to court to get his job back, citing the First Amendment.

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidates are calling out Governor Ron DeSantis for comments he made after an unprecedented FBI raid yesterday [Monday] at the Palm Beach home of former President Donald Trump.