TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers have started filing what ... At least in part, that is because federal money that flooded into the state during the COVID-19 pandemic has dried up. “It is far easier to spend money than to save it,” Perez said during ...

USF public health professor Donna Petersen says collaboration was critical in helping community leaders respond to the pandemic. In hindsight, she says interventions like shutdowns were in place too long.

After a year of debate, the Broward County school board adopted superintendent Howard Hepburn's proposal to close or convert under-enrolled schools. The Broward District has seen its enrollment decline by 6.6% since the pandemic, according to federal data. [ PEDRO PORTAL | El Nuevo Herald ]

Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties for the special primary election. Ten Republican candidates are on the ballot to fill the vacant Florida District 1 seat in Congress formerly held by Matt Gaetz.

Special primaries in two conservative Florida districts will take place Tuesday to replace former U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz.

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide rate of 90.6%.

Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties for the special primary election. Ten Republican candidates are on the ballot to fill the

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

President Donald Trump -endorsed candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won their Republican primaries in the special elections to replac

Midd-West School District's new internship program will give high school students more opportunities to earn work experience before graduation. The program, approved Monday by the school board, offers juniors and seniors a chance to explore career paths for one-half or one credit.

Parents of students at Pat Carney Elementary School have been told an unloaded weapon was found in a student’s backpack Tuesday. The letter sent by Principal Paige Gawryszewski told parents that they had determined that there was no apparent intent to cause harm and that at no time were students

A potential threat within the Wortham Independent School District led to a brief lockdown on Wednesday morning. Police were on campuses in order to assess the potential threat. A lockdown situation was in effect,