Florida

The Justice Department announced in March that it was opening an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., over sex trafficking allegations. Here’s what you need to know.

A Florida woman whose image went viral when she deliberately coughed on a customer at a Pier 1 store last year in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has been sentenced to 30 days in jail

An associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s is working toward a plea deal with federal prosecutors investigating a sex trafficking operation, potentially escalating the legal and political jeopardy facing the Florida congressman

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is filing a lawsuit against the federal government and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to allow cruise ships to resume sailing immediately, after they were shut down for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis announced the legal action during a news conference Thursday at PortMiami. “The CDC has…

Researchers are predicting an “above-average” 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, with 17 named storms and eight hurricanes. Of those eight hurricanes, four are expected to be major, according to the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project. Dr. Philip Klotzbach, hurricane specialist at CSU, presented the forecast Thursday during the National Tropical Weather Conference. Klotzbach said the primary reason for the above-average…

Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states — a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.

Alcee Hastings, who spent nearly 30 years representing South Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives, has died at the age of 84.

A Florida state agency says dam safety experts consider the risk of a possible second breach in a leaking wastewater reservoir to be “unsubstantiated.”

Embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will not resign from Congress

Gaetz, a Trump loyalist, declared that he is “absolutely not resigning” from Congress and “will not be intimidated or extorted” by his political opponents.

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis says crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond to avoid a “catastrophic flood.”

Body camera video showed the man refusing to leave Disney Springs in Orlando, arguing about how much he had spent and claiming to be a Disney stockholder.

Officials in Florida are evacuating homes near a large reservoir of wastewater because of a significant leak that authorities fear could lead to floods and a collapse of a system with radioactive material.

The annual underwater Easter egg hunt in the Florida Keys is also a fundraiser to help local children in need.

A Florida doctor is facing charges after authorities said they found multiple homemade explosive devices and drugs in his Naples home.

A body has been found during the search for a swimmer who went missing in the waters off Miami Beach, a day after another man who tried to rescue the swimmer and his family died.

“If you’re looking for a house that screams I’ve got bizarre and ominous energy! then honey stop the car because you’ve found it right here” Philippa Main said describing the listing, the real estate agent  exclusively spoke with NECN’s Derek Zagami about why she did this.

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative who has been under federal investigation for a former relationship, would lose his House seat if convicted of a felony.

“It’s not good public policy what the governors of Arizona, Florida and Texas are doing,” Gupta said. “It just doesn’t make sense from a scientific standpoint.”

A mother from Northeast Florida was arrested after police say she showed up to her daughter’s middle school with a boxing glove and fought a student.