Local officials in Florida’s capital city have voted to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the graves of enslaved people to a once-segregated country club.

Florida State could have a giant Seminoles flag on standby in the Swamp on Saturday.

A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is scheduled to be put to death in December.

Seminoles offense too much for the Hokies defense Saturday night.

Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard, who was shot in the back of the head following the team’s season opener in August, is expected to attend the Seminoles’ home finale Saturday.

A man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman during home invasion robbery is scheduled to be put to death in December.

North Florida’s Apalachicola Bay will soon reopen for wild oyster harvesting.

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.

Mason Heintschel threw for 310 yards and connected with Desmond Reid on a pair of touchdown passes as Pittsburgh defeated No. 25 Florida State 34-31.

Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes — two apiece to Malachi Toney and CJ Daniels — and No. 3 Miami held off No. 18 Florida State 28-22 on Saturday night.

The matriarch of a South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law is asking a judge for a new trial.

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

A jury has convicted the matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family in the hired killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor.

Alabama felt like it showed a lack of effort in its season-opening loss at Florida State.

Florida State says freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard is in critical but stable condition after being shot while visiting family.

New quarterback Tommy Castellanos led a punishing rushing attack for Florida State with 78 yards and a touchdown as the Seminoles stunned No. 8 Alabama 31-17, ending the Crimson Tide’s streak of 23 straight wins in season openers.

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 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.

Florida wildlife officials have given preliminary approval to a plan to reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting, five years after the waters were closed due to dwindling shellfish populations.

Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in court.

Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E.

Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell has finished 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Department officials.

The Justice Department’s No. 2 official has met with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out.

A judge has ordered the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus last month to remain jailed without bond.

Florida officials are appealing an injunction that freezes a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people who came to the country illegally to enter Florida if they elude immigration authorities.

Florida is poised to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities.

Florida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting — and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University — are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University are urging legislators to block an effort to reverse a law passed in the wake of the 2018 Parkland shooting that raised the state’s gun-buying age from 18 to 21.

Classes will resume at Florida State University on Monday, four days after a deadly shooting on campus left two people dead and six others injured.

Two people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University.

Florida State has canceled all home athletic events through the weekend after an on-campus shooting Thursday left two dead and at least six others injured.

Investigators say the 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two men and wounding at least six others.

A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee and being handcuffed by police.

A bill that would relax restrictions on working hours for Florida teenagers is moving through the state Legislature amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.

Gun rights advocates have been fighting to overturn a Florida law setting the minimum age to buy a gun at 21 since the day the measure was signed, in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018.

Tobi Lawal scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Virginia Tech never trailed.

President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won their Republican primaries in the special elections to replace former Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, notching wins in reliably conservative districts.

A Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some of the state’s public colleges and universities from admitting students who are in the country without legal permission.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling state lawmakers into a special session to help carry out President-elect Donald Trump’s promises for a swift crackdown on immigration.

Florida authorities say they're pursuing a criminal case against a man accused of trying to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump for a car crash that occurred after his arrest.

Baker Mayfield is hoping the NCAA doesn’t outlaw flag planting.

It was flag day in college football.

A lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to mitigate the risk posed to the elderly and disabled inmates in their care.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin pledged support for Florida this week as the state braces for Hurricane Milton. Youngkin confirmed that Virginia is responding to Florida’s request for assistance, with teams ready to mobilize ahead of the storm.

Hurricane Helene has made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warn of “catastrophic” flooding along the Gulf Coast.

Forecasters are warning that Hurricane Helene will intensify into a major storm before striking Florida and further inland as it heads northward across the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida State has asked a judge to decide key parts of its lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference without a trial, hoping for a quicker resolution and path to a possible exit from the league.

Treshaun Ward totaled 138 offensive yards, including a 13-yard touchdown reception, against his former team as Boston College stunned No. 10 Florida State 28-13.

Millions of children are going without extra food on the table this summer, after 13 states said no to joining a federal program that helps families in need buy groceries.

Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature.

More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida are under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes.

At least one person is dead in Florida as powerful storms continue to pummel the South during a week of severe weather across the U.S. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for some north Florida counties.

The Florida Supreme Court has cleared the way for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.

The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed what would have been one of the most far-reaching social media bans for minors.

A bill that would be one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media is heading to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Authorities say William Albert Haynes Jr. has been taken into police custody in connection with the death of his wife in Portland, Oregon.

Reece Beekman added a career-best 21 to help Virginia beat Florida State 80-76 to extend its win streak to eight games.

College basketball road games have always been difficult to win.

Virginia picked up its first ACC win of the season.

A 10-0 run to open the fourth quarter put Florida State in control and the Seminoles went on to knock Virginia Tech out of first place in the conference.

Looking to waste away with a cheeseburger in paradise.

Hunter Cattoor made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points and MJ Collins scored 10.

A judge sentenced a South Florida dentist to life in prison for the 2014 shooting death of his former brother-in-law, a prominent professor at Florida State University, following a bitter custody battle.

Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis says the severe leg injury he sustained Saturday will end his season.

The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family has been arrested on charges that she arranged her ex-son-in-law's murder.

A jury has convicted a Florida dentist of murder in the death of his former brother-in-law, a professor killed in 2014 after a bitter custody battle with the dentist's sister.

The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

A judge says that a Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution.

In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida, experts say its eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from further intensifying.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has pleaded guilty to committing $150,000 in COVID-19 relief fraud.

Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.

A proposed six-week abortion ban is advancing in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has indicated support for the restrictions as he prepares a potential presidential run.

U.S. health agencies have sent a letter to Florida’s surgeon general, warning him that his claims about COVID-19 vaccine risks are harmful to the public.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has moved one step closer to taking over Walt Disney World's self-governing district.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping property insurance bill.

Florida lawmakers have advanced sweeping GOP legislation intended to shore up the state’s struggling home insurance market in the year’s second special session devoted to the topic.

The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has resigned after being indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses.

The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has been indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses.

Trey Benson’s 17-yard scoring run with 4:06 left in the game was his third touchdown of the game and gave No. 16 Florida State a 45-38 win over rival Florida.

A small, rural county just west of Florida’s capital is stunned by an unheard-of spike in deadly drug overdoses believed to be caused by fentanyl mixed with other illegal drugs.

Florida will require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall under new legislation Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law.

A judge’s ruling that a new congressional map drawn by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ staff is unconstitutional has been appealed by the state.

Voting rights groups have sued Florida over a congressional map drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature.

Florida’s Legislature has approved a congressional map pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over the strong objections of Black and Democratic lawmakers.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the Legislature to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its properties in the state.

Officials claim that publishers were trying to indoctrinate students.

Gay rights advocates are suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to block a new law forbidding classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

Walt Disney Co. is suspending its political donations in Florida.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo says the state will formally recommend against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign a 15-week abortion ban into law after Florida’s legislature joined the trend of Republican-led states anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could sharply limit abortion rights in America.

Florida House Republicans have advanced a bill to forbid discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, rejecting criticism from Democrats who said the proposal demonizes LGBTQ people.

Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have approved a ban on abortions after 15 weeks, moving to tighten access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit abortion rights in America.

The White House is slamming Florida Republicans over a proposal to ban discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state’s schools.

The Hokies drained 18 three pointers in its first win in Tallahassee since 1990.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear in his State of the State speech that he likes teachers, first responders and freedom and he doesn’t like Dr. Anthony Fauci, critical race theory, abortion, illegal immigration and Burmese pythons.

Florida will start issuing $5,000 fines to businesses, schools and government agencies that require people to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.