Some 50 ribbons or medals will be given to veterans during a ceremony in Orlando.

Tolls along Florida's Turnpike will now be 25 cents more in South Florida.

29-year-old Justin Kolves pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to sell painkillers.

Oil tycoon vanishes during Florida boat trip

Swamp People TV star arrested in Florida.

$1 million challenge gift launches F.S.U. College of Business' $65 million campaign for a new building.

Moses Hall IV was appeared before a judge this morning and is being held without bond.

City Manager Anita Favors Thompson releases her recommended $686 million fiscal year 2013 operating budget for review by the Tallahassee City Commission. The proposed budget represents a $24.7 million decrease from the current year budget, due primarily to a decrease in fuel expenses for City utilities

A splintered Florida Board of Governors approved a variety of tuition increases for 11 of the state's 12 public universities following a chaotic meeting that featured changing votes and shifting coalitions.

Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature's Office of Economic and Demographic Research see the state's unemployment rate in different terms.

In courthouses across Florida, shelves are lined with bulging files of legal documents, but changes by the Florida Supreme Court may lead to paper court files going the way of phone books and faxes in the increasingly e-world.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson clings to a narrow 43-39 percent lead over Republican Connie Mack in a new poll on the state's U.S. Senate race, while Mack would run away with the GOP nomination if the election were today.

Judges hear arguments on changes to voting law.

State officials are urging Florida residents and visitors to be on the lookout for flooding through early next week.

The six candidates took part in a debate sponsored by the Tallahassee Tiger Bay Club at the Leon County Civic Center.

Angelo Hardison has been found guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of Johnny Banks.

Statement from Governor Scott Regarding Board of Governors Tuition Hikes.

Department of Education Staff to Participate in National Conference for Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.

The FL Board of Governors voted on FAMU’s proposed tuition increase of 15% and it failed. A second motion was made to raise tuition by 12% and the BOG approved it in a vote of 12-4, subject to modifying the work plan in the areas noted in the Strategic Planning Committee. The BOG voted on FSU’s proposed tuition increase of 15% and it failed. A second motion was made to raise tuition by 14% and it failed. A third motion was made to raise tuition by 13% and the BOG approved it in a vote of 9-7.

President Barack Obama holds a small lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney among Florida voters in a new poll.

The Trustee Nominating Committee of the Florida Board of Governors for the State University System put forward – and the full Board has ratified and approved – the appointment of Cleve Warren of Jacksonville to Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees.

As the Florida Board of Governors takes up one of the most pressing issues for students at its now-12 universities, the seat intended to be their voice on the board is changing hands.

Local community leaders today launched the Leon Alliance for Better County Schools (Leon ABCs) campaign to encourage voter support of extending the half-penny sales tax for Leon County public schools.

A clearly skeptical Board of Governors committee approved Florida A&M University's plan for the coming year, but only after sharply questioning President James Ammons over the institution's low graduation rate and heavy debt load on students.

After telling citrus growers last week he wouldn't push an E-Verify proposal in the Legislature, Gov. Rick Scott said such a system is needed nationally for employers to check workers' immigration status.