Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced deportation flights had begun to take off from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the Everglades.

The Florida Panhandle didn't see the rain it expected to from the "tropical rainstorm," but did benefit from slightly cooler temperatures. Up to a half-inch of rain is still expected to fall in the Pensacola area on Friday,

Who's the top high school baseball player in Northeast Florida for the quarter-century? Readers can vote for their pick in our Times-Union poll.

A Texas-based company filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, alleging it is owed more than $7.5 million after the firm helped evacuate people from war-torn Haiti in 2024.

In sports, living in Florida seems to be part of being a GOAT, from Tom Brady and Tiger Woods to Kelly Slater, Serena Williams and the late Hulk Hogan

Close to $400 million in federal grants promised to Florida school districts will be released by the Trump administration, according to reports.  As of yesterday, the $35 million in funds promised to Miami-Dade County Public Schools remained frozen.

Six shark bite survivors reunited recently with the rescue teams and hospital staff who treated their injuries.

A Black college student is still recovering after being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law officers during a traffic stop in February.