Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Melbourne Monday morning.

With the peak of hurricane season approaching, Florida officials are issuing a stark warning to residents across Northeast Florida: prepare now, and evacuate when ordered and no second-guessing.

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez said Thursday he is setting up a select committee to look into redrawing congressional districts, as Republicans seek to keep control of Congress in 2026.

Mayor Donna Deegan spoke to the media after the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arrived in Jacksonville to audit the city for what the agency calls “excessive government spending.”

A new Florida law now makes it mandatory for new student-athletes to get their heart checked before they can play a sport in high school.

Florida is now one of six states moving to ban sugary junk food items from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) benefits starting next year.

Florida’s attorney general is suing several online pornography websites, saying they are violating a new state law that requires age verification before accessing adult content. That law, HB 3, went into effect on Jan. 1, but it is still being contested in the courts.

Hours after Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia posted a letter to social media claiming that some local governments are “trying to place ‘conditions’ and restrictions” on DOGE auditors, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan has responded, insisting that it’s a misrepresentation of her office’s intentions.

Chris Hand, a government law attorney and government efficiency expert, joined us on The Morning Show to discuss what the Florida DOGE team is looking for and whether the governor expects to find any inefficiency or impropriety.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Orlando on Friday.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a roundtable discussion on Wednesday morning to praise the state’s education achievements, while heavily criticizing teachers’ unions.

Three executions are scheduled within the next month in Florida, including one on Thursday night.

Triple-digit heat indices and afternoon storms are in the forecast for Jacksonville this week, with The Weather Authority tracking rain chances and a potential tropical system in the Gulf.

Attorneys for convicted killer Michael Bell have filed a last-ditch appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court to try to prevent Bell’s scheduled execution Tuesday in the 1993 murders of two people outside a Jacksonville bar.

We’ve compiled a county-by-county list of back-to-school events offering giveaways for those in need of school supplies and other items.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday, with competitors starting as early as 12:01 a.m. searching the Everglades to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons.

A federal judge has blocked a key part of a new law that imposed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, saying a ban on non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens collecting and delivering petitions “imposes a severe burden on political expression that the state has failed to justify.”

The University of Florida’s new HealthScreen program will use mobile health vehicles to send community health workers and nurses throughout North Central Florida to conduct critical health screenings for heart issues, prediabetes and diabetes.

A recent Orange County arrest linked a man accused of being a serial rapist to several incidents in Jacksonville over 20 years ago, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Construction is expected to begin soon on a new ICE detention center in Clay County. The site at Camp Blanding near the Clay County-Bradford County line is being developed to hold about 2,000 people awaiting immigration hearings or deportation, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

The operation involved the arrests of more than two dozen members of a motorcycle gang, according to our sister station WKMG.

Floridians can now save on disaster supplies year-round. A new law removes sales tax on essential items like batteries, generators, and tarps — no more waiting for seasonal tax holidays.

Competing as Miss Gainesville, Ribault High School alum and recent University of Florida graduate Paris Richardson took home the title of Miss Florida on Saturday.

Florida’s new law increases penalties for drivers caught speeding more than 50 mph over the limit, including possible jail time and mandatory court appearances.