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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush even has some of the intangibles - he's considered more of a policy wonk than partisan politician, for instance, and is said to speak Spanish better than some native speakers - that pundits think a Republican presidential nominee might need if he's going to break through in 2016.

Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at the Hispanic Leadership Network conference in Coral Gables, Fla., Friday, April 19, 2013, an annual gathering of conservative Latino lawmakers.

Wild hurricane seasons between 2004 and 2006 that pummeled Floridians with eight hurricanes and four tropical storms left them feeling fatigued and more than a bit nervous.

Authorities say a 4-year-old girl and her grandfather have drowned in the Apalachicola River in Florida's Panhandle.

Students in Okaloosa County struggled with a tougher Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, if the first batch of results is any indication.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 25--In the near future, hunting for a parking space will be so passe.

The Simpson family was officially banned from Florida after Homer accidentally killing a famous alligator named Captain Jack in an 11th season episode, but apparently someone in Tallahassee lifted the ban because the Simpsons are officially moving to Florida.

Sarasota third-graders outpace their peers across Florida in reading and math, according to FCAT results released Friday.

Back in September of 2012, Trooper Daniel Cole was tracking a stolen motorcycle to the Royal Palm North Cemetery in Pinellas Park.

Florida child welfare officials fired an investigator who they said forged documents about substance-abuse treatment for a mother six months before her 11-month old baby died in a sweltering car.

Davie Police and the South Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested a man they say solicited child pornography from a 14-year-old girl.

Florida child welfare officials have fired a child abuse investigator they say forged documents about substance abuse treatment for a mother six months before that she left her 11-month old baby in a sweltering car where he died.

Following their surrender and arrest last week, Julio, 48, received a $250,000 surety bond and Raiza, 39, received a $100,000 surety bond.

A paved bike trail stretching from coast to coast across the center of Florida can still get built despite Gov.

Members of Scouts for Equality hold a rally to call for equality and inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America on Wednesday in Washington, DC.

At a time when the music industry was dominated by the British invasion, four young men from the Northeast rose to the top becoming one of the most important American bands in rock and roll history.

For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison.

Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.

This week started off with the Alibi's 16th anniversary, which started on Wednesday and went through Saturday.

A north Florida man faces charges after fatally shooting a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating the plums from his trees.