ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held a news conference in Orlando Friday morning to talk about what he called "soft-on-crime policies." Appearing at the Florida Highway Patrol ...

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STATEWIDE — As of Thursday, all legal Florida gun owners will be allowed to carry their weapons openly. This comes a few weeks after a district court of appeals ruled Florida’s open carry ban was ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — From a small shop on Lake Underhill Road to one of the largest Puerto Rican-owned restaurant brands in Central Florida, Taino’s Bakery is celebrating 20 years of growth, culture, and ...

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 ...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Lake County is looking ahead to the future of its trails as nonprofit Lake 100 teams up with Lake County, Umatilla, Eustis and Tavares for its North Lake River to Hills Trail. The ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — With over 800 people incarcerated in Osceola County, community leaders are pushing for opportunities for inmates to gain re-entry skills while behind bars. The goal is to ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Edgewater community is rallying together for a candlelight vigil in honor of the former Edgewater Police Department officer David Jewell. The Edgewater community has been ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Those who woke up early on Thursday morning got a treat as SpaceX launched nearly 30 Starlink satellites. The Falcon 9 rocket sent up Starlink 10-61 mission from ...

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. — A Circle K employee has confessed to the murder of an off-duty Edgewater police officer Monday night, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Eduardo Machado, 24, ...