Florida orders Flock cameras off of state roads
Florida is revoking permits for Flock cameras and similar license-plate readers on state roads, dealing a blow to local law enforcement agencies that say they’re a critical crime-fighting tool.
Florida to stage another December bear hunt — but no debate this time
Florida will allow another bear hunt this December and will allow more animals, up to 215, to be killed than last year, but it will not hold public hearings on…
Central Florida woman dead after alligator sets off chain-reaction crash on I-95
A 20-year-old Palm Bay woman is dead after a crash involving three cars and an alligator in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Orlando Sentinel wins 2 first-place awards in Florida journalism contest
The Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists bestowed two first-place awards to Orlando Sentinel journalists, including one of its most prestigious prizes for the newspaper's coverage of the…
Gas prices remain high heading toward Labor Day weekend
The stage average for a gallon of gas is $3.89, a three cent rise from last week.
‘I’m here for the car wash’: Mar-a-Lago checkpoint encounter ends with pursuit, dog killed
A woman was arrested Tuesday night after police say a strange encounter at a closed Secret Service checkpoint near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate escalated into a pursuit in Palm…
DeSantis calls Flock license plate cameras ‘out of control,’ urges overhaul
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for changes to the growing use of Flock license plate reader cameras, saying the technology has gone too far and could threaten Floridians’ privacy.
South Florida lightning strike injures boy 25 miles from strike that killed mother and daughter same day
A young boy remains in the hospital after he was hit by lightning on Sunday in Boynton Beach, about the same time a mother and her 2-year-old daughter were killed…
Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs
Figures first reported by The Associated Press showed that about 440,000 Floridians dropped their Affordable Care Act plans this year — more than in any other state.
Florida cattle ranchers push back on Trump’s beef import plan
“Artificially interfering with the cattle market is not sound policy," the head of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association says.