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Officials say a fraternity at the University of Florida has been suspended for hazing and is under investigation by campus police.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott says he's "not on board" with a House proposal that would shift public-health responsibilities from the state to the counties.

They have indirectly authorized the expansion of gambling in the past six months as lawyers for parimutuels found holes in state laws and opened the door to slot machines at parimutuels across the state and table-game look-alikes at existing racinos.

The Senate is set for a roll call Wednesday on a bill that would waive a requirement for the Legislature to approve the rules.

A ballot proposal that would have further slashed property taxes for Florida homeowners failed on a tie vote in a House subcommittee Tuesday after opponents said it would shift the tax burden to non-homestead properties and "bully" local governments.

When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth.

A former Fort Lauderdale politician who is the only elected official charged in a major federal public corruption probe of Tallahassee's "pay-to-play" politics has decided to plead guilty to tax-evasion offenses.

Fewer swimmers experienced the horror of a shark attack off American waters in 2011, but globally fatalities from the jaws of the ocean's apex predator reached a two-decade high, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File.

Registered sexual predator Robert Quinn Keeter, 55, was arrested in Orlando last month after a 7-year-old girl accused him of molesting her.

In an attempt to cut down on purchases of junk food on the government's dime, Florida Sen.

Two Florida CVS pharmacies ordered more than 3 million oxycodone pills in 2011, more than 20 times than the national average, DEA agents said Monday.

In 1998, more than 10,000 fires in Florida burned more than 860,000 acres, including about 70,000 in Brevard County.

Congressional ethics investigators concluded there "is substantial reason to believe" that Florida's Rep.

A scorched patch of grass marks the spot where investigators say Matthew Wong lit himself on fire while chasing after his estranged wife.

The drop in Florida unemployment masks a troubling trend: The new jobs continue to pay far less than the ones that have been lost.

A 30-second walk from The Franklin Shops two doors down, The Nest is a slim slipper of a space with... This week's wild file subject reminds us of the old saying, "A camel is a horse designed by a... Pensacola Fire Marshal's Office spokesman Kevin Fiedor says the children - ages 8 and 10 - were found in the back bedroom early Monday.

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul listens to a question at a news conference after a speech at a campaign event in Las Vegas In the wake of the fractious Florida Republican primary, some disgruntled conservatives are thinking about sitting out the general election or turning to a third-party candidate.

Consul General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico Chaim Shacham speaks to students at the first-ever Florida Loves Israel Conference.

Few Americans are more fascinated with the politics in Florida than New Englanders like me who spend half their time in the Sunshine State to escape the cold and snow of their birthplaces.

Gambling companies hoping to crack the South Florida market are regrouping after a bill to authorize three casinos in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties stalled last week in the state legislature.