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U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida on Tuesday, setting him up to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign that the Republican incumbent sees as the first step toward a potential White House run. In selecting Crist, Florida Democrats sided with a candidate backed by many in […]

Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a drought. Sound familiar? It should. The Dallas region is just the latest drought-suffering-but-flooded locale during a summer of extreme weather whiplash, likely goosed by human-caused climate change, scientists say. Parts of the world are lurching […]

A mail carrier who was mauled by five dogs in North Florida has died, officials said. The 61-year-old woman, who was not identified, was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. She was attacked after her truck broke down along a road in Putnam County. Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies found the woman on the […]

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florida was $3.53 on Monday, down 11 cents from a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club. It was down from $4.15 a gallon a month ago. Average gas prices in Florida have steadily declined since hitting a record of $4.89 on June […]

In a new lawsuit, former President Donald Trump has filed a motion asking that a special master be named to review the documents seized by the FBI at his Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this month. He has also asked the court to block the Justice Department from further reviewing the material until that happens, court documents […]

The Florida Highway Patrol said Monday that Maiky Simeon, the driver who was headed the wrong way in a crash that killed five people on the Palmetto Expressway early Saturday morning, is facing five counts of vehicular homicide. Here is what the FHP had to say about the charges: “Mr. Simeon has been arrested and […]

The Biden administration has urged a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling that said parts of a 2021 Florida elections law discriminate against Black voters. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys last week filed a 35-page brief backing voting-rights groups’ challenges to the law, which included placing additional restrictions on ballot drop boxes and on […]

Amid debates across the country about abortion rights, a political committee has proposed a ballot initiative in Florida that would recognize a “God-given right to life of the preborn individual.” The Protect Human Life Florida Committee received initial approval on Aug. 12 from the Florida Department of State to move forward with the proposed constitutional […]

The birth mother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz abused crack cocaine and alcohol during her pregnancy, his half-sister and another witness testified Monday — a circumstance that his lead attorney said left him with “an irretrievably broken” brain and set him on the road to mass murder. Cruz’s attorneys began their defense Monday, hoping […]

In this Gulfshore Business report, one thing missing from apartment living is the added space of a backyard, but one developer is giving renters just that. Danville Leadbetter and his company bought the land off Forum Boulevard for $650,000. 15 months later, the first tenants moved in enjoying amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center […]