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Yet another school teacher in the U.S. is accused of sex crimes with a student, this time a 26-year-old elementary teacher out of North Carolina who was arrested on a fugitive warrant in Dade County, Florida.

A Florida high school teacher who was forced to take down a poster of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk he placed in his classroom is pushing back.

Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is endorsing Rep. Byron Donalds’ (R-FL) gubernatorial bid in the Sunshine State, Breitbart News first learned exclusively.

Florida state Rep. Tyler Sirois (R) has filed a bill for the 2026 legislative session that would lower the Sunshine State’s minimum firearm purchase age from 21 to 18.

A man in St. Petersburg, Florida, is accused of stealing $7,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets and wasting no time to redeem them.

The parent company of Winn-Dixie grocers is making clear customers are prohibited from carrying openly in its stores despite Florida’s open-carry law, which took effect in September.

The alleged suspect behind the Pacific Palisades fire in the Los Angeles area at the beginning of the year reportedly donated to former President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli

A World War II veteran in Tallahassee, Florida, recently celebrated a big birthday surrounded by his loved ones.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week announced the creation of “Hulk Hogan Trail” in memory of the iconic wrestling giant.

A sculptor turned his grief over Charlie Kirk’s assassination into a beautiful tribute that will be installed at a Florida school.

An incredible amount of silver and gold coins have been found over 300 years after a Spanish fleet sank off Florida’s Treasure Coast.

Florida’s Lake County Commission has unanimously approved the designation of a section of roadway as “Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway,” making it the first county in the nation to honor the late Turning Point USA founder with a road naming following his assassination.

In a sweeping weeklong operation across Central Florida, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — bolstered by state and local law enforcement partners — arrested more than 400 illegal aliens. These include individuals with prior convictions for sex crimes, domestic violence, drug offenses, and vehicular assaults, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Florida Cabinet voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve land conveyance for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library, which will be built in Miami.

A veteran and his family received the gift of a lifetime on Friday in Venice, Florida, after a 2022 hurricane took their home.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is running to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in the upcoming governor’s race, has been endorsed by 15 top Florida sheriffs, establishing himself as the “law and order” candidate.

ICE announced on Friday that Florida’s law enforcement agencies have been awarded millions in federal funding for a push on illegal immigration.

Florida has filed lawsuits against pornographic gaming platform Nutaku and payment processor Segpay, alleging they violated the state’s age verification law.

Actor Sylvester Stallone confessed that he has no regrets changing out California for Florida, saying it fits his personality better. 

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier this week announced the launch of the “Combat Violent Extremism Portal,” designed as a tool for citizens to report threats of “politically-motivated violence” — a major area of concern following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

The southeast U.S. is bracing for a potential storm impact, as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) tracks a disturbance in the Atlantic, currently known as Invest 94.

Florida’s Lake County has approved naming a road in honor of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

The Trump administration has obligated over $42 million to fund “critical rail safety projects” along Florida’s notorious Brightline rail from a massive backlog of grants left behind by the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT).

President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed his gratitude that a jury convicted Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, of attempting to assassinate him last September at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of two tropical disturbances that could turn into storms within the week.

Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas this week announced probable cause to revoke the educational license of an elementary teacher in the Sunshine State who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s death.

Palm Beach County School Board Member Edwin Ferguson, a Democrat, defended bad teacher conduct and compared Charlie Kirk to Hitler.

The Florida Department of Education is vowing to investigate “every educator who engages in this vile, sanctionable behavior” celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas said in a letter following the tragedy.

The Florida city of Melbourne is considering renaming a strip of road “Charlie Kirk Lane,” Mayor Paul Alfrey stated.

A Florida nurse was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after being caught having sex with her 15-year-old stepson. 

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) said Florida nurse Nicole Easterling has been fired after she celebrated the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

New College in Florida announced on Tuesday that it will commission a statue of the late Charlie Kirk to “honor his legacy and incredible work.”

Florida A.G. James Uthmeier pointed to a First District Court of Appeal ruling and made clear open carry is now “the law of the state.”

Dozens of protesters gathered in the village of Palmetto Bay, Florida, on Thursday evening to call for the resignation of Democrat councilman Steve Cody, following the latter’s public mockery of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk for his Christian faith and support for gun rights.

Steve Cody, a councilman in Palmetto Bay, Florida, faced calls to resign on Thursday after publishing a post on Facebook in which he appeared to mock the Christian faith of slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in the immediate moments after his assassination.

The Florida Commissioner of Education is warning schools across the state that social media comments from teachers praising the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk will not be tolerated.