Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in West Palm Beach.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at a deli in Aventura, previewing the state’s upcoming back-to-school sales tax holiday.

Max Madl may be the youngest person to run for office on the Space Coast in at least 15 years.

Officials with Brightline announced Wednesday the launch of ticket sales for the Orlando connection, marking anther milestone in the launch of the service between Central Florida and South Florida.

Florida Rep. Joseph Geller announced that he is calling for a special session for a discussion of possible solutions to gun violence in the state.

Police say two people died when a higher speed commuter train hit their car as the driver tried to make it around the crossing gate near Miami.

Officials say a train belonging to Florida’s higher speed passenger rail service hit a car that went around railroad crossing gates near Miami.

People on the Space Coast heard a train move through the area Thursday night.

Brightline hopes to launch higher-speed passenger train service along an $8 billion, 320-mile rail network stretching from Miami to Orlando to Tampa Bay.

A woman ran over a police officer who was trying to stop her from fleeing, and at least one officer fired shots at her, authorities said.

Authorities say a shooting at a South Florida shopping mall that sent anxious shoppers running for cover has left three people injured.

Staff at Zoo Miami announced the discovery of a new species of trapdoor spider in South Florida.

In March 2021, the U.S. space agency announced that new telescope observations have ruled out any chance of the asteroid Apophis colliding with Earth in 2068. NASA tracks near-Earth objects (NEO) to calculate the risk of a catastrophic impact with an asteroid. [RELATED: How scientists know we’re not going to get squashed by an asteroid | NASA spacecraft successfully ‘kisses’ asteroid to bring back sample to Earth]Asteroid 99942 Apophis is one such object. AdNASA became interested in the asteroid in 2004 when scientists noticed it seems to be wobbling closer and closer to Earth. They were able to calculate the asteroid with what NASA calls “extreme precision,” ruling out an impact with Earth for another century.

Ron DeSantis announced a new Florida vaccine site Thursday that will be located at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center. pic.twitter.com/2PRjbbwpH5 — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) February 4, 2021The vaccination site is one of Florida’s first sites located at a synagogue. It will also be one of the first interfaith vaccination sites for seniors from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities. “And that’s vaccinated over 13,000 individuals.”The new site will be the first vaccine faith event that incorporates multiple faiths. In Central Florida, DeSantis said that he wants to do more with the vaccination site at The Villages.