Judge set to decide on Florida school mask rule

The challenge was filed by school boards in Alachua, Broward, Duval, Miami-Dade, Orange and Leon counties, which are among eight boards facing state financial penalties after adopting policies that required students to wear masks to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Cold front to arrive in Central Florida for Halloween weekend

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Officials: Florida correctional officer caught selling tobacco products at facility

Lake County Sheriff's Office undercover detectives say they discovered Officer Alex Webber had been bringing the tobacco products in since approximately July.

Officials: Autopsy to determine how Brian Laundrie died

The FBI Denver field office confirmed that dental records were used to match what North Port PD referred to as "bones" found at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port Wednesday.

Florida woman spots alligator in clouds

"Proof that Florida man has grown more powerful and can now control the weather," one viewer wrote.

FHP: Woman dead after car crashes into water in Osceola County

Osceola County Fire Rescue is working to recover a submerged vehicle with “an unknown number of occupants” on Friday morning.

Gov. DeSantis calling special session to ban vaccine mandates for workers

DeSantis is aiming to pass laws that would ban local governments, agencies and businesses from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for their workers.

Brian Laundrie: Remains found in Florida park are his, FBI says

The body that was found Wednesday belonged to Brian Laundrie, the only person of interest in the Gabby Petito case, officials say.

State appeals sanctuary cities ruling

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office filed a notice Tuesday that was a first step in the state appealing a federal district judge’s ruling that struck down key parts of the controversial immigration law.

Hearing set for challenge to governor's ban on mask mandates in schools

An administrative law judge Wednesday rejected a request by the Florida Department of Health to dismiss a challenge by six school boards to a rule that seeks to prevent student mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shots heard by police near University of Florida, school says

The University of Florida in Gainesville said that the incident occurred off-campus and there is no need to shelter in place.

The future of Walt Disney World: New rides, shows, and more

There are so many attractions, shows, and experiences under development at the Florida resort and we are taking a look at what comes next.

First celebrity narrators announced for EPCOT's Candlelight Processional

The Candlelight Processional will return on Nov. 26 and last through Dec. 30 as part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.