Education Dec 12 Florida school board recommends ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal The Sarasota County School Board cannot oust Bridget Ziegler outright from the panel but voted 4-1 Tuesday on a resolution requesting that she step down.
Science Nov 24 Florida sees record year for sea turtles, but climate change threatens survival Only one in 1,000 hatchlings lives to adulthood and climate change is threatening their species as beaches disappear under rising seas.
Nation Oct 29 Late-night shooting in a crowded Tampa street kills 2 people and injures 18 A fight between two groups turned deadly in Florida when a shooting in a Tampa street during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalized early Sunday morning, police said.
Nation Sep 08 Florida Supreme Court to decide on GOP-led 15 week abortion ban The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans the procedure in most cases after 15…
Politics Aug 15 Mar-a-Lago property manager pleads not guilty to charges in Trump’s classified documents case De Oliveira, Trump and Nauta are facing charges that include conspiracy to obstruct justice in the case stemming from secret government documents found at Mar-a-Lago after Trump's presidency ended in 2021.
Politics Aug 10 Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira was again unable to enter a plea in the case on Thursday because he hasn't secured a Florida-based attorney.
Politics Aug 10 Mar-a-Lago property manager and Trump’s aide to return to court in the classified documents case Property manager Carlos De Oliveira is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Fort Pierce on charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith, while Walt Nauta, a Trump aide, is expected to enter…
Nation Jun 07 White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor arrested on manslaughter charges in Florida Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, who is white, was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault in the death of Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four.
Politics Apr 28 Florida bill allows DeSantis to run for president while governor The measure, attached to a much broader elections bill that passed Friday, would carve out an exemption to Florida law requiring anyone seeking office to resign from one they already hold after qualifying as a candidate.
Politics Apr 25 Florida Sen. Rick Scott outlines bill that would fund armed officers in all U.S. schools Money earmarked for thousands of new IRS employees would be transferred to a grant program allowing schools nationwide to hire armed law enforcement personnel under legislation outlined Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.