Mar 30 Florida pastor arrested for violating rules amid virus outbreak By Tamara Lush, Chris O'Meara, Associated Press Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: Florida governor orders visitors from Louisiana to self-quarantine By Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is expanding his quarantine order to include Louisiana after officials in the lightly hit Panhandle worried that people will flee New Orleans as the number of positive tests there climb. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Florida governor gives coronavirus updates By Tamara Lush, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offers updates on hs state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 23 Florida governor wants visitors from NYC quarantined By Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over 100 such flights arrive daily in Florida and he believes each one contains at least one person infected with the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 17 Joe Biden wins Florida as coronavirus disrupts primary voting By Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Tuesday's primaries demonstrated the uncertainty confronting the Democratic contest as it collides with efforts to slow the spread of the virus. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Primary election coverage for Florida, Illinois and Arizona The new coronavirus hampered some balloting in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, and has cast a shadow over the Democratic primary race. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 7:00 In Florida, path to restoring felons’ voting rights has been fraught with challenge By Stephanie Sy, Leah Nagy Until 2018, Florida was one of only a few states that banned felons from voting for life. But that year, a two-thirds majority of the state passed an initiative to restore voting eligibility to felons who had served their sentences. Continue watching
Mar 03 WATCH: Bloomberg looks beyond Super Tuesday in Florida speech By Associated Press Bloomberg told supporters at a West Palm Beach rally that "winning in November starts with Florida," a state that won't vote until March 17. Continue reading
Feb 14 2 years after school shooting, Florida ‘red flag’ law removes hundreds of guns By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The law, supported by legislators of both parties, has been applied more than 3,500 times since it was implemented a few weeks after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland two years ago Friday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Climate change may pose a threat to future Super Bowls in Miami By Steven Wine, Associated Press The game will be played Sunday in Miami for the 11th time, the most of any city. But the sea and temperature are rising, which could eventually make South Florida an unsuitable Super Bowl site. Continue reading