POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Lakeland man is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

What would he do with all the material? The novelist Carl Hiaasen near his home in Vero Beach, Florida (Irina Rozovsky for The Atlantic) Hiaasen spends much of his free time fly-fishing for ...

“What is Florida anyway?” the columnist-turned-revolutionary Skip Wiley asks in Tourist Season, the first of Carl Hiaasen’s bestselling crime capers set in the Sunshine State. “An immense ...

Drought conditions throughout the Florida's peninsula continue to worsen. Rainfall deficits are up to 8 inches below normal in some areas. The Climate Prediction Center is predicting May will ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Florida law enforcement agencies announced over the weekend that they made nearly 800 arrests in a multiday immigration enforcement operation.

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis's Hope Florida Foundation is under scrutiny for a $10 million "donation" received from a state legal settlement. Critics allege potential misuse of funds, while ...

Last year, Forbes named Gainesville's University of Florida among its list of public universities that earned the title of "New Ivy." Did UF make it back on the list? Did any other Florida schools ...

The acting head of ICE said this was the first-of-its-kind agreement. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and law enforcement from the state of Florida have arrested 780 migrants who ...

A handful of former Florida football players didn't hear their names called through seven rounds in the 2025 NFL Draft. But those former Florida Gators may still get an opportunity to land on an ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that Casey DeSantis launched Hope Florida, a community-based initiative that is distinct from the Hope Florida Foundation, which helps promote ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the first lady have branded Hope Florida as an innovative program to help people off government assistance. But after nearly four years, the goals and effectiveness of the ...

Florida lawmakers questioned a $10 million "donation" to the Hope Florida Foundation from a Medicaid settlement. The donation, part of a larger settlement, was not reported to the Legislature ...