The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says there have been 12 panther deaths so far this year.
One of the issues lawmakers tackled: allocating $181.5 million to the My Safe Florida Home Program to help lower the costs of homeowners’ insurance for Floridians.
Former president Donald Trump will not participate in the debate. His campaign has worked to overpower Gov. Ron DeSantis in their shared home state of Florida and publicly said it wants to score blowout wins in early primary states to seal the nomination.
The DOJ said in a letter to the Jacksonville Sheriff “the arrest of Le’Keian Woods does not give rise to a prosecutable violation of federal civil rights laws.”
Tampa police say a fight between two groups turned deadly in a shooting during Halloween festivities. They’ve arrested 22-year-old Tyrell Phillips and charged him with second-degree murder. They say they’re looking for at least one other person in connection with the shooting.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the criminal uses a device to puncture tires on big rig trucks parked along entrance/exit ramps on Interstates 75 and 10 in Columbia County.
State university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues wrote to university presidents directing them to disband chapters of the group, Students for Justice in Palestine.
Florida Forests Week, which takes place this year from Sunday, Oct. 22 through Saturday, Oct. 28, celebrates the impact of forests, including over 5,000 everyday products derived from them.
The special session will convene at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 6. In addition to Iran sanctions, the governor will ask legislators to take up measures addressing Hurricane Idalia relief and lowering the cost of homeowners insurance.
Trump’s campaign says he will hold a rally the evening of Nov. 8th at a stadium in Hialeah, Florida, about a half-hour drive from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, where his rivals will debate,