Florida law change helps local businesses keep more cash

Florida small business owners are feeling a financial lift thanks to a new law eliminating the 6% sales tax on commercial leases. This change specifically benefits those who rent their business spaces. Calli Johnson-Dupont and Richard Johnson of A...

Florida vs Texas Injury Report: 7 Gators Players Make the List and Big Update on Emmett Mosley V

After a weekend off, SEC rivals are back in action. Yes, on Saturday, No. 9 Texas hits the road to take on an unranked Florida squad in Week 6. These teams rarely clash: just four meetings all-time. Last season’s game was their first since 1940,...

Florida Lottery Cash4Life, Fantasy 5 results for Oct. 2, 2025

The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 Winning Cash4Life numbers from Oct. 2 drawing 40-43-49-54-60, Cash...

Florida gets $608M from Trump administration for immigration detention efforts

Amid battles about the detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the Trump administration has awarded $608 million to Florida for the state’s immigrant-detention efforts, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official confirmed Thursday. The...

Florida gets $608 million from feds for Alligator Alcatraz, immigrant detention efforts

Amid battles about the detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, the Trump administration has awarded $608 million to Florida for the state’s immigrant-detention efforts, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official confirmed Thursday. The...

Florida Gambling Kingpin Who ‘Lured’ Seniors Wants Her Gold Bar Back

Posted on: October 2, 2025, 07:14h. Last updated on: October 2, 2025, 07:18h. Florida prosecutors allege multimillion-dollar gambling ring targeting seniors Seized cash, gold bar at center of forfeiture lawsuit Belize casino link adds...

Shutdown Hits 47,000 Central Florida Workers, School Libraries Vanish, Orlando Artist in Ring

47,000 Central Florida Federal Employees Hit by Shutdown About 47,000 federal employees in Central Florida are working without pay or furloughed on temporary leave because the federal government is shut down. Congress did not pass a funding deal...

Three artists featured in upcoming exhibit

Three captivating artists with unique backgrounds will open the Best of JAM (Juried Art Member) exhibition with a reception at First Coast Cultural Center (FCCC) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9. The event, which is free and open to the...

Florida school has the right to ban pro-LGBT book, federal judge rules

News The decision aligned with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2022 Parental Rights in Education Act, which bars the promotion of gender ideology to children in third grade and younger. (LifeSiteNews) – Public schools do not have to allow inappropriate books...

Florida's new law allows death penalty for some child sex trafficking cases

A South Florida woman who survived sex trafficking as a teenager is reacting to Florida's new law that allows life in prison or even the death penalty for offenders convicted of trafficking children under the age of 12. Seanna Martinez said she...

Excavators find $1M in gold coins from Spanish shipwreck along Florida's 'Treasure Coast'

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Hidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Florida known as the "Treasure Coast," a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company have uncovered exactly that — a load of long-lost Spanish treasure they estimate is...

Biden’s Florida legacy: An economic boom, a magnet for immigrants and a solidly conservative red state

After Paola Freites was allowed into the U.S. in 2024, she and her husband settled in Florida, drawn by warm temperatures, a large Latino community and the ease of finding employment and housing. They were among hundreds of thousands of immigrants...

Treasure at Treasure Coast! Divers find $1 million in gold coins from centuries-old Spanish shipwreck in Florida

A team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company found treasure at Treasure Coast off Florida in the US. They estimate the Spanish gold and silver coins to be worth $1 million, AP reported. . More than a thousand silver and gold coins believed to...

Introducing Aetherography: A New Vision in Art by Meir Martin

Aetherography is a groundbreaking art form that transforms photography into something beyond a single captured moment. Each piece is created by blending hundreds—or even thousands—of real bird photographs into one composition. The result is a...

Long-lost Spanish treasure worth $1m discovered off Florida coast

Long-lost Spanish treasure worth an estimated $1m (£740,000) has been discovered off the coast of Florida. More than 1,000 silver and gold coins were found by a team of specialist divers in a stretch of water aptly known as the "Treasure Coast"....

Florida man indicted for allegedly scamming Arizona’s school voucher system

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that a state grand jury has indicted a man from Florida for allegedly scamming Arizona’s school voucher system, also known as Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA). On Thursday,...

Miami vs. Florida State: A rivalry built on hatred, heartbreak, and high stakes

Hatred. Violence. Ego. Swagger. Few college rivalries hold the emotional weight that will flood through Tallahassee as No. 3 Miami clashes with No. 18 Florida State for the 70th time. Saturday night’s game will hold implications on ACC standings,...

Second Florida appeals court rules smell of pot can’t justify searching a vehicle on its own

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A second Florida appeals court has ruled police cannot search a person’s vehicle simply because they smell marijuana. Since the legalization of medical marijuana in 2017 and the legalization of hemp in 2018, Florida law...

New Florida law can have huge impact on human trafficking cases

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Governor DeSantis has said that Florida is the state of law and order. He signed a slew of bills that would help protect children, including House Bill 777, which increases penalties for luring children under 14...

Trump awards Florida $608 million for "Alligator Alcatraz" amid environmental lawsuit battle

Amid battles about the detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," the Trump administration has awarded $608 million to Florida for the state's immigrant-detention efforts, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official confirmed Thursday. The...