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Florida city’s Riverwalk still a homeless hot spot despite new anti-camping law, critics say

Frustrated neighborhood leaders shipped off a blistering letter of complaint in late June to several government officials.

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida for the winters

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but ...

Florida Insurer Plans Biggest Rate Cut In Its History

The rate drop would be particularly welcome to Florida homeowners, who despite the recent stabilization in premiums still pay ...

Florida allows black bear hunting for the first time in a decade

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

N.Y. teen killed in jet ski accident in Florida while on family vacation

Rachel Aliza Nisanov, 13, was riding in tandem on a jet ski with her sister Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale's Intracoastal ...

This ‘scenic’ Florida city ranks No. 1 among retirement ‘boomtowns.’ Here’s why

But none of those Florida cities ranked as the overall top “boomtown ” in the Sunshine State. Instead, the Orlando-area ...

Prosecutors clear Florida deputy in arrest of a Black man punched and dragged from his car

Prosecutors will take “no further action” against a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the arrest of a Black college student pulled ...

Florida bans 7-OH kratom, called ‘fourth wave’ of opioid crisis

Florida has declared 7-OH, a concentrated kratom byproduct, illegal due to its high potential for abuse and lack of accepted ...

13-year-old vanished in 1984, Michigan cops say. Now stepdad arrested in Florida

A 13-year-old girl vanished in Michigan in 1984, and a prison confession from her stepfather in Florida has led to a murder ...