JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A teen has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a Jacksonville man during a robbery. A Duval County judge sentenced 17-year-old Thomas Di..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a teachers union's challenge to a ballot issue that would loosen the state's class size limits. The unanimous ruling..

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama will not sign a bill that would allow foreclosure and other documents to be accepted among multiple states. Consumer a..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer borrowing fell again in August as consumers cut back on credit card use for the 24th consecutive month. The Federal Reserve says that borrowing by consum..

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Central Florida authorities are investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl who they say may have died from a prescription pill overdose. The Orange County S..

MIAMI (AP) - Police have identified the agent with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) who was injured in a shooting after a traffic stop in Miami. Police say ..

Securing your Wireless Network from Practically Networked: These days wireless networking products are so ubiquitous and inexpensive that just about anyone can set up a WLAN in a m..

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit raided a Tropical Gulf Acres (South of Punta Gorda) home this morning and seized methamphetamine and various drug..

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The down economy has an upside for higher education in Southwest Florida. Hodges University is seeing numbers soar - even launching a new $12 million dollar..

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Unit are joining forces with local citizens and businesses to "Celebrate Safe Communities." &nbs..

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A 13-year-old boy Tampa boy is being treated at a hospital after being shot in the arm at a school bus stop. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says it hap..

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - Charlotte County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Curtis Dwayne Butler III, 18, Punta Gorda, after his fingerprints matched and tying him into the ..

DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Department of Health (DOH), DeSoto County Health Department has confirmed West Nile virus in a resident of DeSoto County. Surveillance has shown that ..

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is pushing back against accusations that the administration blocked government scientists from telling the public just how bad the BP oil spill co..

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An 82-year-old man from Delray Beach is being questioned after he told authorities he beat and killed his girlfriend during a fight at their home. The uni..

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - A 17-year-old girl is being treated in the hospital after being struck by a car as she tried to avoid shots that were fired at her Miami Gardens school. ..

MIAMI (AP) - Otto, which had been a subtropical storm, has transitioned to a tropical storm as it meanders over the Atlantic and could reach hurricane strength. The National Hurric..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Two lawyers for the state have defended the practice of diverting a portion of court filing fees from a trust fund that helps pay for the judicial system. ..

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - A Fort Campbell soldier who twice enlisted in the Army died this week when he was hit by an improvised explosive device while patrolling on foot in southe..

MIAMI (AP) - A Miami businessman has been given the go ahead to begin collecting signatures for a ballot initiative to oust Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. The county clerk..