State lawmakers spent months considering the new legislation before Gov. Ron DeSantis signed them into law.

Democratic legislators ask Florida Supreme Court for access to 'Alligator Alcatraz' The Democrats said 'We do not need permission to conduct lawful oversight,' and a 'sanitized' 90-minute tour ...

Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents are now authorized to act as immigration officers. That’s after the federal government certified the agency to enforce immigration laws under the U.S ...

Florida preschool teacher accused of abusing child A preschool teacher in Orange City has been arrested after surveillance video appeared to show her yanking a 3-year-old girl by the arm and pulling ...

A former teacher and coach at Charlotte High School was federally indicted on four charges related to child pornography, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced.

The 2025-2026 school year starts a week from today, on Aug. 11, for the majority of Florida students. See what changed for school sales tax holiday.

Florida cannot enforce a new law making it a crime for undocumented immigrants to enter or remain in the state, the U.S. Supreme Court said.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier that would have at least temporarily allowed enforcement of a new state law targeting undocumented ...

States with weak gun laws, including Wisconsin, experience more firearm deaths among children ages 0 to 17, according to a study published in the June issue of JAMA Pediatrics.