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A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted the founder and president of voting machine company Smartmatic, Roger Piñate, on Thursday for his alleged role in a bribery and money laundering scheme related to the 2016 Philippine elections.

The Florida teen who savagely beat a teacher over a Nintendo Switch in February 2023 has been sentenced to five years in prison.

The Tampa Bay Times will be forced to cut its payroll by 20 percent by a certain deadline, and it is offering employees severance packages.

More than $1 million worth of cocaine was washed onto a Florida beach as Hurricane Debby reached Florida, bringing heavy rains and flooding.

Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Steinhatchee, Florida, on Monday morning, with peak storm surge reaching ten feet in some areas as “potentially historic heavy rainfall” could impact the southeast coast of U.S.

Gun Owners of America is filing suit in a federal court in Florida, describing the state’s ban on open carry as a “blatant infringement.”

Tropical Storm Debby could be upgraded to hurricane status by Monday as it heads toward Florida from the Gulf of Mexico, weather officials have predicted.

The chairman of the Florida Republican Party, Evan Power, spoke to Breitbart News Saturday about how the Democrat Party is “dead on the side of the road” with voters in the state as the GOP in Florida nears having an advantage of one million voters, and what the party is doing to keep their lead in the state.

A school district in Florida suspended a staffer whose son, who identifies as a girl, reportedly played on a girls’ volleyball team, violating a state law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

New polling out of Florida shows abortion may not have the down-ballot effect Democrats are hoping for in November.

Donald Trump has a clear lead in a hypothetical presidential race against Kamala Harris in Florida, a survey finds.

The classmates of Barron Trump, the youngest child of former President Donald Trump, say he was “funny and sociable” while also “mysterious.”

SAINT AUGUSTINE, Florida — Establishment Republicans here in Northeast Florida are scrambling after grassroots conservatives successfully took control of the Saint Johns County Republican Party and endorsed a slate of candidates against more establishment types inside the GOP.

A migrant living in Miami, Florida, is accused of possessing hundreds of photos and videos of child sexual abuse, according to police.

The University of Alabama is the latest school to close its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices, joining public colleges in Texas and Florida in doing away with the programs that encourage discrimination based on race and sex.

Chaos ensued at a Florida restaurant when an enraged woman returned to retrieve her purse she left behind — after dining-and-dashing.

A Florida man was caught on a police body camera jumping into the ocean to avoid arrest when a pair of boat cops realized he had an active warrant while questioning him on code violations.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said that people in Florida know “what Project 2025 is. We’ve been living as lab rats for the Heritage Foundation the last six years under Ron DeSantis.” And

Former President Donald Trump said Monday the recent throwing out of an indictment that was levied against him should be the first of many.

A Florida mom allegedly incited a 500-person riot at a skating rink after the venue canceled her daughter’s birthday party, police said. 

An American Airlines plane leaving from Tampa, Florida, abruptly aborted takeoff on Wednesday after a tire blew, producing flames and smoke.

The TSA explained to Congress its decision to allow members of Cuba’s communist regime to visit U.S. airport facilities in May.

President Joe Biden’s campaign issued a statement responding to former President Donald Trump challenging Biden to a golf match, saying the president “doesn’t have time.”

Donald Trump Jr. criticized Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) for being a part of the “cover-up” of the current status of President Joe Biden’s health, along with supporting Biden’s agenda “100 percent of the time.”

Former President Donald Trump challenged President Joe Biden to take part in a debate this week, along with a golf match, where the former president would donate $1 million to “any charity” if Biden won.

Police have arrested a man for dropping a child from the second-floor balcony of a hotel on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Three women are accused of stealing nearly $2,000 in baby formula from Walmarts in Southwest Florida, according to authorities.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ recent relocation to Miami, Florida, saved him close to $1 billion in taxes on his latest stock sales after he fled Washington State, which has a state capital gains tax. 

A missing Michigan teen has been found safe after his brother spotted him in a popular Twitch livestream from Florida, police said.

A Florida World War II veteran made headlines on Independence Day for celebrating a milestone birthday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Floridians about the abortion amendment on the ballot this fall, laying out some of the consequences of the amendment if approved by the voters.

An illegal alien previously deported from the United States is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Okaloosa County, Florida.

Florida’s Brevard County Sheriff William Ivey said 29-year-old Blake Robinson was caught allegedly trying to the burglarize a car and got “his butt whipped” by the vehicle’s 66-year-old owner.

A former “American Ninja Warrior” champion who lives in Saint Cloud, Florida, has been sentenced to prison for multiple child sex crimes. 

Teigan Martin, the former tight end for the University of South Florida, died in a car crash on Monday at the age of 20. 

First responders honored a 12-year-old Florida boy with autism as a “Hometown Hero” for thinking quickly when his mom suffered a seizure.