Florida officials successfully evacuated 28 residents from Jamaica following the devastation caused by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday.

The campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida is suing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in the state’s Supreme Court.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday morning to discuss the findings of “DOGE” audits conducted on public universities.

Man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor is put to death in record 15th execution this year in Florida.

Florida Democratic legislators are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency on food insecurity, as nearly 3 million Floridians face potential loss of federal food assistance if the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1.

A new University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) poll found that housing costs and property taxes are the most important problems facing Florida.

A man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor has put to death in a record 15th execution this year in Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference on Monday morning to highlight the state’s efforts to improve speech and debate programs and promote civics education in schools.

Gov. Ron DeSantis late Wednesday dismissed a series of proposed constitutional amendments released last week by the Florida House to cut property taxes.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday the state has secured nearly $1 billion in credits for Progressive auto insurance policyholders.

Jacksonville’s LGBTQ+ community faces a complicated legal landscape where state-level policies targeting LGBTQ+ individuals are upheld while federal policy shifts potentially strip protections.

A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager at a Florida convenience store is scheduled to be put to death in November.

The FWC's Python Action Team – Removing Invasive Constrictors (PATRIC) program, which began in 2017, has removed a record-setting number of invasive Burmese Pythons from Florida’s Everglades, in part because of a new partnership with Miami-based company Inversa.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to a hold a news conference at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at the John C. and Mariana Jones/Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area in Stuart.

Another 15 bills are on the docket for the upcoming Florida Legislative session in 2026.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in at the Florida Department of Transportation District 1 headquarters in Bartow on Thursday.

More than four months after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the idea, the Florida House on Wednesday began a renewed effort to repeal a decades-old law that has prevented some people from pursuing key damages in medical-malpractice lawsuits, according to News Service of Florida.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers.

Florida officials have been accused of failing to disclose their application for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Florida officials have been accused of failing to disclose their application for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

A man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond has become the 14th person executed in Florida this year.

A man convicted of raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in central Florida is scheduled to be put to death in November.

The former Republican congressman, now running as a Democrat, emphasized his core values and vision for the state. “The economy should work for everybody,” Jolly said. He explained that this means the economy must support the lowest wage earners, retirees, and families trying to put food on the table.

Mike Greenwell, an outfielder who played 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and finished second in the 1988 American League MVP voting, has died.

The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered similar street murals erased because of supposedly political messages.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Tuesday morning in Panama City.

A rainbow-colored crosswalk celebrating the contributions of Miami Beach's LGBTQ+ community has been removed from the city’s iconic Ocean Drive.

U.S. government lawyers say detainees at the Florida Everglades immigration detention center, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," likely include people who have never been in removal proceedings.

Jacksonville’s new fiscal year began with a city budget that followed contentious negotiations this summer. City Council Vice President Nick Howland called the budget “a big win for Jacksonville’s families,” highlighting full funding for public safety, infrastructure investments, and tax relief.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference at 10:15 a.m. Friday at Hogan’s Hangout in Clearwater.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has filled three vacancies on the St. Augustine Airport Authority board.  The board, which oversees the airport’s operations, was rocked by controversy earlier this year when allegations arose that members of the board were violating Florida law by discussing policy in private, backdoor meetings.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will visit Jacksonville International Airport Wednesday.

Detainees arriving at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades are given color-coded uniforms and segregated based on criminal history and flight risk.

The expression ‘stay woke’ started out as an affirmation for African Americans.

Florida officials have agreed to set aside nearly three acres of prime real estate in downtown Miami for the future presidential library of President Donald Trump.

A man convicted of fatally stabbing a married couple during a robbery has been put to death in Florida's record 13th execution this year.

A man convicted of fatally stabbing a married couple during a robbery has been put to death in Florida's record 13th execution this year.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Monday morning at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set an execution date for Norman Mearle Grim Jr., convicted of sexually battering and killing his neighbor in 1998.

Governor Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference in Tallahassee with St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick and other Florida officials on Friday at 2:30 p.m.

A charter school network backed by a billionaire hedge fund manager announced Thursday that it is expanding in Miami.

A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Thursday morning in Miami.

Florida’s board of education has signed off on a major expansion of charter schools in the state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis will hold a health-related news conference Wednesday morning in Tampa.

The Jacksonville City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a $2 billion budget that could shape the city’s future for years. The proposal includes a property tax cut and reductions in funding for several core social services, and it’s sparking one of the most contentious political battles City Hall has seen in years.

Jacksonville organizations on Saturday traveled to the Baker County immigration center to protest.

The decision about whether to keep Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night ABC show depends on far more than his jokes.

Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges against six defendants involved in a multi-year theft and identity fraud scheme across at least five Florida counties.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning in Apalachicola.

A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife’s sister and parents and setting their house on fire has been put to death.

Authorities are investigating the motive behind the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college.

A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 is scheduled to be put to death in October under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Palm Harbor on Thursday morning.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended his prayers for Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, after he was shot at a college event in Utah on Wednesday afternoon.

Florida residents could be a step closer to being able to openly carry guns in public.

A Democratic former school board member who garnered attention for defeating a future cofounder of Moms for Liberty announced she is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a dilemma over the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his opposition to vaccine mandates during a press conference, emphasizing the importance of parental choice and persuasion over coercion.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference on Monday morning in Plant City.

Florida has a plan to drop school vaccine mandates.

Dr_ Joseph Ladapo, a Nigerian-born physician with impeccable U_S_ medical credentials, says that requiring vaccinations for diseases like measles, polio and chickenpox amounts to government-imposed “slavery.”.

A Cuban-American woman who spoke to News4JAX said that her husband was taken into custody in Broward County. She said she and her husband spent time living in Jacksonville and Miami.

Ron DeSantis appeared on Fox News last night and announced that the Deportation Depot in Baker County is now open.

Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric.

A federal appeals court panel has put on hold a lower court judge’s order to wind down operations of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”.

Missouri has become the third state to embrace a mid-decade redesign of its U.S. House districts in a quest for partisan advantage.

A federal appeals court panel has put on hold a lower court judge’s order to wind down operations of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”.

Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates that have been a cornerstone of public health policy for decades in keeping schoolchildren and citizens safe from infectious diseases.

The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California have created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Florida officials are working on eliminating all vaccine mandates, Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo announced on Wednesday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the controversial immigration detention site in South Florida, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” is still operating and continuing with deportations, despite a judge issuing an order for the facility to shut down.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Orlando on Tuesday.

Following the latest Legislative session in Florida, nearly 30 new state laws are set to take effect at the start of October.

A local advocacy group for immigrants’ rights is expected to hold a rally and news conference on Friday afternoon to denounce Governor Ron DeSantis’s plans to convert the Baker Correctional Facility into a new immigrant detention center, dubbed “Deportation Depot.”

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him money has been put to death in Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando.

A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration fights a federal judge’s order to shutter the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by a late October deadline.

Fort Lauderdale city leaders have decided to fight the state of Florida’s order to remove rainbow-colored street art, potentially risking millions of dollars in funding.

Taxpayer costs to transport and protect Gov. Ron DeSantis and his family surged during the year that included much of his failed presidential campaign, according to state reports.

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized local governments that have proposed budget increases, saying that they should focus on core functions and cut property taxes.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday a nearly $1 billion investment to improve the infrastructure of the Howard Franklin Bridge in the Tampa Bay area.

The federal government has asked a Miami judge to pause her order to close an immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Gov. Ron DeSantis told an interviewer that the Florida Legislature will take up the task of revising the congressional map in the spring of 2025. He said the new map could include the current 28 seats or possibly 29 seats if Florida is awarded an additional congressional seat.

Donald Trump was the Republican Party outsider in 2016.

Florida cities are now facing deadlines to remove rainbow crosswalks celebrating LGBTQ pride.

A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference Friday in Panama City.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as it winds down its operations in 60 days to comply with environmental laws.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded on Thursday millions of dollars to more than a dozen rural communities across the state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that Florida will be joining the Trump administration’s push to “fix” different issues involving the census.

Nebraska has announced plans for an immigration detention center in the state’s remote southwest corner as President Donald Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations.

Political analyst Daniel Cronrath joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to break down the political war that is ongoing concerning redistricting and its implications on this week’s “Politics & Power.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that a lawsuit was filed against two textbook publishers, accusing the companies of overcharging Florida school districts for instructional materials.

A Florida man has been executed for the kidnap and killing of a woman abducted from an insurance office in 1982.

A federal judge considered whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

David Pittman, 63, is scheduled to be executed Sept. 17 at Florida State Prison, according to documents posted on the Florida Supreme Court website.

Florida State Representative Angie Nixon (D-Jacksonville) expressed frustration and disappointment on Thursday after hearing the news of the planned new immigration detention center set to open soon at the Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson.