Florida’s population passes 23 million for the first time due to residents moving from other states
Florida’s population crossed the 23 million residents mark for the first time this year because of the influx of people moving from other states.
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UF President Ben Sasse resigns unexpectedly, citing wife’s epilepsy diagnosis
University of Florida’s president, Ben Sasse, unexpectedly announced his resignation late Thursday after just 17 months at the helm of the state’s flagship university, citing his wife’s health issues and...
Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers
A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and...
Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges
The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. Troopers say Bryan...
Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway
Body camera video shows a Florida sheriff’s deputy announced himself as law enforcement just before fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force airman inside his apartment in the state’s Panhandle....
Florida online sports betting challenge is denied by state’s Supreme Court, but fight is not over
Opponents of online sports betting in Florida on Thursday lost their latest fight against a Seminole Tribe agreement with the state that permits the gambling.
Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands
The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida are raking in millions of dollars from online sports betting, thanks to a compact that gave the tribe exclusive rights...
Florida, South Carolina lead US in population growth, new Census numbers show
South Carolina and Florida were the two fastest-growing states in the U.S., as the South dominated population gains in 2023, and the U.S. growth rate ticked upward slightly from the...
Judge denies request to block Florida law making it a crime to drive people in the US illegally
Civil rights groups asked a federal judge Tuesday to stop Florida officials from enforcing a section of a new state immigration law that criminalizes transporting someone who has entered the...
Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN over ‘the Big Lie’ dismissed in Florida
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN. Trump claimed in the lawsuit that references in news articles or by the network's hosts to his efforts...