Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could have 2024 political ambitions beyond the Sunshine State, depending on how his 2022 re-election campaign goes. Now he’s in the spotlight after signing a bill adding more restrictions on drop boxes and more, NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a Republican-backed elections bill that places restrictions on voting by mail and ballot drop boxes while in South Florida on Thursday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an election bill that places restrictions on voting by mail and at ballot drop boxes.

An elementary school principal in Southwest Florida is under investigation after the mother of a student recorded her daughter being struck by a paddle.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is suspending all local COVID-19 emergency orders in the state.

Buddy the biso-cow is adjusting well to his new home in Gainesville, Florida. The so-called biso-cow, formally known as Buddy the Beefalo, has been taking some time over the past week to settle in. Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary took to social media to name Buddy a “biso-cow,” which they say is a mix of a cow and a bison, not…

Buddy the Biso-cow is adjusting to his new home in Gainesville, Florida/

Before Matt Gaetz rose to national prominence as an ardent backer of Donald Trump, the now-Florida congressman carved out an unusual reputation as a Republican state lawmaker who wanted to liberalize marijuana laws

A federal court has upheld a Florida city’s decision to issue nearly $30,000 in code violation fines to a homeowner whose lawn was overgrown

Florida Republicans have moved to rewrite a litany of rules that they said would enhance the integrity of future elections.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they are “committed” to allowing cruise ships to resume passenger operations in mid-summer, the agency said in a Wednesday letter to the cruise industry.

UFC 261 returned a sense of normalcy to the sports world with a packed house, a raucous crowd and another victory for Kamaru Usman

Tiger Woods, in Florida as he recovers from a California car crash, shared a photo on Instagram on Friday in which he is on crutches and wears a walking boot on his right leg. But Woods is smiling, on a golf course and accompanied by a dog, his “faithful rehab partner.” “My course is coming along faster than I am,”…

Federal authorities announced charges against five people in New Jersey and Florida in what they said was a $93 million health care fraud scheme involving orthotic braces. The U.S. attorney’s office also announced Thursday that two people connected to the scheme in New Jersey had pleaded guilty. According to prosecutors, some of the defendants had hidden financial interests in...

Florida officials say a DNA test led to the arrest of a suspect in the April 1985 slaying, rape and kidnapping of a 78-year-old woman who had dementia and had wandered away from her home

Lindsay Lohan’s father has been arrested for alleged “patient brokering,” meaning he is accused of bringing addicts to drug treatment centers in Florida in exchange for illegal kickbacks, according to charging documents reviewed by NBC News. Michael Lohan, 60, was booked Friday and is the latest in more than 100 people arrested as part of a Palm Beach County probe of the...

SpaceX had a successful launch with their Falcon 9 rocket on Friday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Beachgoers and even members of a local police force in Southwest Florida helped save the day for one couple who lost their engagement ring while taking photos. NBC affiliate WBBH-TV reports Ashley Sink and Nathan Oldani were in Marco Island taking sunset pictures on the beach when the ring slipped off Sink’s finger. “It was just traumatic, crying trying...

Brenda Stelzer was riding her bike through a nature preserve in Naples, Florida, when she saw something blocking the path.

Real estate brokers are seeing a rising number of unintentional real estate flippers as wealthy buyers find luxury properties are scarce.