FORT PIERCE, Fla. — After just a few hours of testimony, Ryan Routh rested his defense Monday and brought the case one step closer to being put into the hands of the jury — which will decide if he is ...

DELTONA, Fla. — Students at Friendship Elementary in Deltona returned to school after suspects vandalized the media center over the weekend. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood posted on X Monday ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando is known for hosting MegaCon, but there’s another cosplay expo this weekend that is perhaps more accessible. 1. It’s called Sugoi Expo Orlando, and it’s a celebration of anime, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans are tying the effort to eliminate or reduce property tax to an existing push aimed at targeting local spending — known as the Florida Department of Government ...

Pinellas County, Fla. — The look and feel of hurricane recovery and rebuilding started changing dramatically in 2005 after the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The ...

Although open carry is now legal, a sheriff wants to remind gun owners that they cannot just carry their guns everywhere.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The First District Court of Appeals formally struck down Florida’s open-carry gun ban as unconstitutional Wednesday. The three-judge panel included Judge Stephanie Ray, who ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander made history early Sunday morning as it touched down on the moon’s surface with 10 NASA payloads. At around 3:25 a.m. ET, the ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Three more people were taken into custody on Sunday by Florida Highway Patrol troopers outside of the Pulse memorial. Zane Aparicio, Donavon Short, and Maryjane East are accused of ...

VALRICO, Fla. — When Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced that he is pushing for an end to all vaccine mandates in the Sunshine State, he received a standing ovation Wednesday in ...

Melissa Hernandez was in the middle of watching the first week of the NFL at her Airoso Road home when the weather got bad, and fast. “We heard the rain come down, and next thing you know it, we ...