Posted: 9:58 AM Tropical Storm Debby has caused lots of damage. It also softened the ground slowing down burials for now.

Updated: 10:09 AM Continuing a national media blitz against last week's U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Rick Scott fielded some penetrating questions from radio hosts about statements he's made since the high court ruled.

Updated: 10:03 AM Donald Robert Johnson, 52, was traveling west in a Toyota Tundra on State Road 20 around 9:55pm on July 3rd when he traveled off the roadway.

Updated: 12:42 AM Folks are in a real arms race to stock up for the 4th of July, but don't forget many fireworks available in Florida are illegal in Georgia.

Updated: 10:00 PM Governor Rick Scott today made a supplemental request to the President that the State of Florida receive Public Assistance in addition to Sunday’s Individual Assistance request for Presidential Declaration due to impacts from Tropical Storm Debby.

Posted: 8:58 PM The Florida Lottery says it's wrapping up the most financially successful year in its 24-year history. The state-created lottery boosted its sales to $4.45 billion for the past year, which is an increase of more than $440 million over the previous fiscal year.

Updated: 1:18 PM Tropical Storm Debby survivors in Florida’s Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Franklin, Hernando, Highlands, Pasco, Pinellas, Suwannee and Wakulla counties can apply now for federal disaster assistance.

Updated: 6:25 PM A look at the ups and downs during Dr. James Ammons' five years as FAMU's president.

Updated: 6:08 PM Leaders in Wakulla County say Federal Aid is needed to help in the recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Debby.

Posted: 4:38 PM Florida Division of Emergency Management officials urge Florida’s residents and visitors to practice safety over the July Fourth Holiday. An elevated risk of rip currents is expected along many of Florida’s Panhandle, East Central and South Florida beaches, and Heat Index values could reach between 100 and 105 degrees.

Posted: 4:07 PM Governor Scott activates Emergency Bridge Loan Program for small businesses affected by Tropical Storm Debby. Program may provide up to $10 million in short-term funds to help small businesses.

Updated: 3:07 PM The bald eagle population is increasing in Florida, which continues to be one of the top spots in the lower 48 states for bald eagles to nest and raise their young.

Posted: 3:00 PM The Tallahassee Senior Center and Foundation invite you to join them this evening, July 3rd, beginning at 7:30 p.m. for the annual Celebrate America concert.

Updated: 8:41 PM Special Olympians got a big boost that will help them train and travel.

Posted: 1:37 PM The Big Bend had the first scare of the 2012 hurricane season with Tropical Storm Debby. Debby was devastating for over 200 families and homes in Wakulla County.

Posted: 11:07 AM A three-year agreement that helped woo Southwest Airlines to the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport worked so well that the airline agreed to terminate the pact early.

Updated: 9:07 AM A 50-year-old homeless man was arrested Monday, July 2 after beating a 45-year-old Crawfordville victim who attempted to help the man by giving him a place to stay.

Posted: 10:44 AM With Gov. Rick Scott vowing that Florida won't expand its health care system for the poor because it will hurt the state's effort to create jobs, his opponents and other advocates charged that the opposite might be true.

Posted: 10:09 AM Saying it was based on anecdotal information and unfounded conjecture, a federal judge has barred enforcement of a 2011 state law that restricted doctors from asking patients about guns in their houses.

Posted: 9:51 AM Sen. Arthenia Joyner and a pair of voting-rights organizations have filed an administrative challenge to the state's decision to push ahead with a new elections law in 62 of Florida's 67 counties.

Posted: 9:41 AM Ben Lamont Denson received a sentence of 10 years in the Department of Corrections and 10 years of probation to follow.

Updated: 9:42 AM Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that On Monday the 2nd day of July 2012, Investigators with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force conducted a traffic stop on a 2008 Nissan Altima for traveling 85 mph in a 70 mph posted speed zone.

Posted: 9:22 AM The battle in a traditional minority access state Senate district pits a family heir apparent against former colleagues including a prominent white candidate from the Florida Keys who is hoping a split vote will work in his favor.

Posted: 9:17 AM Florida will opt out of spending about $2 billion more to expand Medicaid, and won't build insurance exchanges, another optional part of the federal health care law, Gov. Rick Scott's office said.

Posted: 4:30 AM Florida election law draws new legal challenge