News Service of Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law Monday that requires criminal and sexual-offender background checks for apartment-complex employees.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Friday approved an average 6.4% rate increase for homeowners with “multiperil” policies — by far the most-common type of policy.

Gillum, along with state House candidate Sharon Lettman-Hicks, is accused of soliciting money with false promises and disguising it for Gillum's personal use.

A new state law prohibits music so loud it can be "plainly" heard 25 feet from a vehicle.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is considering a bill that would allow many people to stop paying alimony after they retire.

Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said there's insufficient data to show that the vaccine would be beneficial.

With 904 phone numbers running out, all new Northeast Florida numbers will start with a 324 area code. (If you already have 904, it won't change.)

An appellate court will hear arguments next month in a potential class-action lawsuit that contends the University of Florida should refund fees to students who were forced to learn remotely in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Health pointed to 5,500 people being required to show proof of vaccination to gain entry to the games.

A state appeals court Wednesday upheld the murder convictions of two gang members in the shooting death of a 22-month-old toddler in 2016 in Jacksonville.