Updated: 11:02 AM TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi today filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Posted: 11:05 PM USA Today founder Al Neuharth has died in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He was 89.

Posted: 7:00 PM A North Carolina man wanted on multiple counts of raping a child was captured at the Tallahassee Mall.

Updated: 7:33 PM A Wakulla business owner has submitted an idea to the Department of Environmental Protection that he says could bring the industry, and economy, back.

Updated: 9:21 PM Twenty-five years ago Friday, a Tornado ripped through Madison County, killing four people and destroying dozens of buildings.

Posted: 10:42 AM The long-term environmental damage from the spill is still not fully known.

Posted: 10:13 AM Thousands of students to participate in Earth Day celebration at Florida Capitol

Posted: 11:50 PM The Florida House and Senate are now working on a combined budget to send to the governor.

Updated: 11:22 PM Florida lawmakers are trying to change the way the state awards alimony.

Updated: 11:27 PM The thought of testifying in court is a stressful experience for adults, and can be even more stressful for kids.

Posted: 10:07 PM Possessing other people’s IDs and credit card information in Florida isn’t necessarily a crime. Police have to prove the person with the info plans to commit fraud.

Posted: 10:05 PM A two decades old law banning car stereos from being heard more than 25 feet from a vehicle was declared unconstitutional in December (after lawsuits by two Pinellas County drivers). Now, state lawmakers are on the verge of re-enacting the law at the request of local police.

Updated: 10:09 PM A man accused of multiple murders on the west coast is now considered a suspect in multiple murders here.

Posted: 4:30 PM The union, SEIU wants the Florida legislature to move away from the house's healthcare plan and go with a plan closer to the one being presented just down the hall at the senate.

Updated: 10:03 PM Mahan Drive is open for business. Officials from the Florida Department of Transportation, Leon County and the City of Tallahassee unveiled the newly expanded roadway Thursday morning.

Posted: 3:57 PM The list is made up of 25 public universities that enjoy the greatest percentage of freshmen who remain for their sophomore year.

Updated: 10:02 PM On April 18-19, Florida State University will host The Great Give for its second year.

Posted: 3:19 PM Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers from Florida's largest public hospital - Jackson Health System in Miami gathered at the Florida Capitol today.

Updated: 11:25 AM A ribbon-cutting ceremony is being held this morning for the U.s. 90/Mahan Drive widening project.

Updated: 10:11 PM A high stakes battle over health care is raging at the state Capitol over accepting billions in federal money for health care. Governor Rick Scott and the state Senate are on one side, the House Speaker on the other.

Posted: 9:04 PM Today, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed SB 294 (substituted for HB 619), which bans 27 synthetic drugs commonly known as “spice,” “K2” or “bath salts.”

Updated: 6:08 PM The Florida Legislature has passed a bill limiting law enforcement agencies' use of the remotely controlled aircraft known as drones.

Updated: 12:01 PM The Florida Bar has decided to investigate a complaint against Tallahassee Mayor John Marks.

Posted: 4:46 PM The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its April 17 Commission meeting near Tallahassee discussed a draft proposal designed to make the state’s marine fisheries regulations easier to read, understand and enforce.

Posted: 4:40 PM The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on April 17 at its meeting near Tallahassee discussed waiving the commercial and recreational bag limit and the recreational license requirement for divers harvesting lionfish using certain gear.