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State
3 years ago
Ousted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge

The Sarasota Police Department said in a statement that a review of a cellphone video Christian Ziegler made of the Oct. 2 encounter showed that it was “likely consensual,” making it impossible to charge him with rape.

State
3 years ago
Florida’s Great Outdoors Initiative for deeply discounted state parks passes, hunting and fishing licenses ends with record numbers sold

The state says more than 23,000 of the hunting and fishing licenses purchased were by first-time license holders.

State
3 years ago
Disney hopes prosecutor’s free speech case against DeSantis helps its own lawsuit against governor

Disney claims its free speech rights were violated in retaliation for the company opposing the state’s so-called Don’t Say Gay law, which bans classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades.

State
3 years ago
US company’s lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed moonshot

Astrobotic Technology expects the mission to end Thursday and said the lunar lander should pose no safety risk during its fiery reentry.

State
3 years ago
50 years later the Florida Highway Patrol remembers trooper killed in the line of duty | VIDEO

Trooper Ronald Smith was shot in 1973 just 8 months on the job while checking out two men in a parked car off US 19 in Inglis. 

Education
3 years ago
Florida waives out-of-state requirements to welcome students fleeing college campus antisemitism

Under an emergency order signed Tuesday, an out-of-state student who has demonstrated “a well-founded fear of persecution” based on religion would have certain requirements, application deadlines and out-of-state tuition, waived.

State
3 years ago
More delays for NASA’s astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026

The space agency had planned to send four astronauts around the moon late this year but pushed the flight to September 2025.

State
3 years ago
Moon landing attempt by US company appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak

Representatives from Astrobotic Technology said the moon landing is in jeopardy because of a fuel leak that developed hours after the spacecraft’s launch.

State
3 years ago
Florida Republicans oust state party chairman facing rape allegations in critical election year

Christian Ziegler has not been charged with a crime and says he is innocent, contending the encounter was consensual.

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