DeSantis’ administration asks court to reject redistricting case

Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration this week asked a federal court to toss out a challenge to a new congressional redistricting plan — or to at least put the lawsuit on hold while other redistricting cases are resolved.

Softball coach wakes from month-long coma after bad motorcycle crash

Lindsey Burch almost lost her husband Nathan to a motorcycle crash a month ago. His chances of survival looked bleak, until a miracle.

'Baby Holly', found alive 42 years after parents' murders, was left at church: Texas officials

"Baby Holly" has been found alive 42 years after her parents were found murdered in a wooded area of Houston. Texas officials said she was dropped off at an Arizona church decades ago by two women who identified themselves as members of a nomadic religious group.

Groundbreaking held for permanent home of former space work horse

Space Shuttle Endeavor will one day have a $400 million new home that will welcome guests to the California Science Center, South of downtown Los Angeles.

Suspect wanted in 2 Tampa murders drowns in Missouri river, investigators say

22-year-old Sherron McCombs Jr. was on the run with warrants out for his arrest for two separate murders in Tampa. But he drowned in a Missouri river over the weekend, with investigators saying he began to panic as he went under, and never resurfaced.

Florida stepdad convicted of abusing boy rescued by keen waitress at Mrs. Potato restaurant

The stepfather of an abused boy who was rescued by an attentive waitress at a Florida restaurant on New Year's Day 2021 has been convicted of false imprisonment, child abuse, and child neglect.

6 Special Olympic Games participants from Haiti reported missing in Florida, deputies say

Six members of the Haiti delegation participating in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando have been reported missing, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

Police: Florida girl, 10, arrested on murder charge after shooting woman fighting mom

The 10-year-old girl, who police said shot and killed a woman her mother was involved in a fight with last week in Orlando, has been charged with murder, according to police.

DeSantis signs school safety changes bill in wake of Uvalde mass shooting

Two weeks after a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, reignited debates about gun violence and securing schools, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that will require mental-health "crisis intervention" training for on-campus officers.

Proud Boys leader, other members indicted on multiple charges relating to Capitol riot

The leader of the Proud Boys and multiple members of the group have been indicted with seditious conspiracy and other charges for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Court to hear arguments in refund of UF student fees levied during pandemic

The First District Court of Appeal said Monday it will hear arguments next month in a potential class-action lawsuit that contends the University of Florida should refund fees to students who were forced to learn remotely in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.