Screwworm scare leads Florida to block shelter pets from Texas, New Mexico
Florida is blocking rescue dogs and cats coming from Texas and New Mexico, in an effort to prevent the New World Screwworm from entering the state.
Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director
President Trump selects former SEC chairman Jay Clayton for the intelligence director role following congressional pressure over acting nominations.
New lawsuit challenges Florida’s proposed property tax amendment
Two former local elected officials and a nonprofit group filed suit Thursday against Florida's proposed property tax cut amendment on the November ballot, alleging it is misleading.
Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing progress in negotiations
Trump said in a social media post that he made the move “based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest…
Hurricane center continues to track 1st Atlantic basin system with chance to form
The National Hurricane Center continued to track Thursday the first system with a chance to form into the season's initial tropical depression or storm in the Atlantic basin.
New child pornography charges for Lake Brantley student accused in ‘blood ritual’ murder plot
A Lake Brantley High School student accused of plotting to kill a classmate to conjure the spirit of the Sandy Hook mass shooter has been hit with 10 charges of…
Showers in the morning and afternoon with local flooding possible
There is a 40 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive
Biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The biggest snake was 17 feet long and weighed 153 pounds.
Florida immigration arrests have quietly surged, with state and local agencies at the forefront
On average, Florida recorded 93 daily arrests in the 416 days beginning Jan. 20, 2025, trailing only the 239 recorded by Texas, which shares the nation’s longest border with Mexico.
FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers
The companies were all fakes and the job postings were a sham, officials said.