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Peppering lawyers for the state and the Florida Chamber of Commerce with questions, some Florida Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday of arguments that the court should reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older.

The third Republican debate will prominently feature foreign policy and Israel’s offensive in response to Hamas’ attack.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s ready to present his vision for the country during the third and final Republican primary presidential debate being held in Hialeah.

Another Florida panther has died after a vehicle ran into it, but this was the first time a death was discovered on back-to-back days.

Outside the venue where the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination will speak Wednesday, trying to upstage his rivals debating a half-hour’s drive away, supporters were camped out more than a day in advance and waving at honking commuters passing by.

While 2023 was a record-breaking year with 878 loggerhead sea turtle nests laid on Sanibel and 299 on Captiva, hatchling numbers were the fewest in seven years.

Elite DNA Behavioral Health is hosting a statewide holiday toy drive to benefit area children through Toys for Tots.

An alligator bit a 20-year-old woman while snorkeling, and a local woman caught the bloody aftermath on camera.

The Hard Rock sports betting application is now available to download on smart devices. However, not everyone will have immediate access to place bets.

For the ninth time in 2023, an endangered Florida panther was killed in a vehicle collision on Monday.