A lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to mitigate the risk posed to the elderly and disabled inmates in their care.

Country Bay Music Festival is returning to Miami for its second year, with organizers hoping the event can earn a permanent spot in the city's music scene alongside events like Ultra and Rolling Loud.

A surfer out of South Florida says he was bitten by a shark for the second time at the same beach.

Every year the monarch butterfly makes the longest trip in the insect world to Mexico to hibernate for the winter.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday will hold a news conference in Coral Gables.

A confirmed EF-1 tornado touched down in Cocoa Beach as bands from Hurricane Milton swept through the area this week, according to the National Weather Service.

Hurricane Milton has come and gone, and the Northern Lights could pop up right on the storm’s heels.

On Thursday, ahead of Hurricane Milton over 100 tornado warnings were issued to the state of Florida

A tornado touched down and crossed Interstate 75 in South Florida as tornadic supercells from Hurricane Milton began to sweep the state, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Milton is gearing up to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, and it’s expected to ram the Orlando area as a Category 2 storm.

A video went viral on TikTok last year claiming that a Category 6 hurricane would strike Florida and the Carolinas, stoking fears about a new kind of hurricane.

Central Florida may still see some tropical moisture moving in from the Gulf next week

While South Florida might have taken the top spot, Central Florida took second and third.

Florida has a tough new law aimed at getting the homeless off the streets.

Helene has strengthened into a hurricane with forecasters warning that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.

The high-speed rail connects Central and South Florida, but an expansion to Tampa could be on the way.

Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses.

The puck went into the corner, to the left of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, with 14 seconds left in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Scientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration.

The current hurricane season was expected to be "explosive," though one hurricane in Florida's history stands above all others.

In a statement released by the company, Hawkers Holdings, LLC is filing to “maintain operational control of the Company and preserve the integrity of its brand as to protect from an overreaching lender.”

This one takes the cake — if only by name alone.

Jalen Milroe ran for two touchdowns and threw for a pair of fourth-quarter scores to help No. 4 Alabama pull away to beat South Florida 42-16 on Saturday night.

A freak wave struck Volusia County beaches just hours before the busy Independence Day weekend of 1992.

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday unanimously rejected an appeal by a Death Row inmate convicted of killing a Florida State University student three decades ago, likely setting in motion last-minute federal court appeals before a scheduled execution.

A South Florida man has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for attacking a Muslim U.S. Postal Service worker and trying to pull off her hijab.

The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons.

There have been plenty of cases where illicit substances washed ashore in Florida. But the question is: who's putting it in the water?

Award-winning Key Lime pie, a New York WaterMaker and Boar’s Head meat are some of the key ingredients that make Coast to Coast Pizza Company successful.

Some cities have far more Publix stores than others, though even more locations are on the way across the state.

A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents.

A well-connected group of Florida business leaders thinks its members can help fill a void that opened last year when lawmakers broke up the business-recruitment agency Enterprise Florida.

There are now just six months left before the state-wide deadline for condo buildings to get their mandatory engineering assessments done. In Volusia County, this costs over $100,000 per condo owner at one building.

Cleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps is facing a drunken driving charge in South Florida after police said he slammed an SUV into a Key West restaurant Wednesday night.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed the state’s response to flooding in South Florida caused by intense rainfall from a tropical disturbance.

Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.

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A State of Emergency has been placed for five counties, including Miami-Dade, after severe flooding.

While many counties in South Florida saw destructive flooding, the tropical rain was very beneficial for Central Florida.

A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state’s largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region’s lowest-lying streets.

A 22-year-old South Florida woman was killed and two others injured, including an infant, in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Rapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud.

Firefighters found a charred body after dousing a brush fire in south Florida on Sunday, while fire crews elsewhere in the drought-stricken state battled wildfires that temporarily closed a highway.

The Florida Python Challenge is now open for registration.

Authorities say a 14-year-old girl has been accused of killing her grandmother in South Florida.

Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature.

A 60-year-old South Florida man last seen over a week ago may be in the Orlando area, according to the West Palm Beach Police Department.

Investigators believe they’ve found the boat that struck a 15-year-old girl off a South Florida beach.

The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster depletion caused by transfers, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

Two teens have been charged after video showing them dumping out two trashcans from a boat off the shores of Boca Raton sparked intense scrutiny.

Since Florida enacted a six-week abortion ban, clinics in several other Southern and mid-Atlantic states have sprung into action.

According to the study, these cities were analyzed based on economic, housing, transportation, health and education factors..

State law enforcement officials are investigating after a group of young boaters were caught on camera dumping trash right into the ocean in the waters off South Florida over the weekend — and then celebrating what they did.

Three South Florida men were arrested in Port Orange, accused of forging checks and withdrawing thousands of dollars from victims’ bank accounts, according to a news release.

The Publix along Alafaya Woods Blvd. had been closed since Fall 2022.

Two new Publix stores will be coming to Central Florida later this month, according to the grocery chain’s website.

A Florida homeowner is praising a pair of barking dogs for alerting him to a very unwelcome intruder.

Some tense moments were caught on camera at a park in Florida as trappers had to wrangle not one but two huge alligators.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions of campaign dollars on ads focused on Florida’s Hispanic voters.

The youngest children of an octogenarian couple who were killed inside their Florida home say they are mystified as to why anyone would harm their parents.

The upcoming hurricane season is expected to be "explosive," though one hurricane in Florida's history stands above all others.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday morning in Miami Beach, where he signed a bill to ban counties and municipalities from allowing people to sleep on public property.

​Central Florida’s Haitian community is reacting to recent violence in the country. A group will host the “Let Haiti Decide” town hall in Orlando.

One highway in Florida is considered to be among the best places to spot alligators: a stretch of Interstate 75 dubbed “Alligator Alley.”

Stanley Cup contenders aren't waiting until the NHL trade deadline day to shore up depth for what they hope is a long playoff run.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday held a news conference in Miami Beach, announcing safety precautions for spring break across Florida.

A South Florida gymnastics coach is in jail following accusations that he had sex with two girls when they were underage.

Now it’s Houston’s turn at the top of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.

South Florida rapper Kodak Black has been freed from jail after a federal judge sentenced him to time served for a probation violation, though a drug trafficking case from 2022 remains ongoing.

An Amber Alert was issued for an 8-month-old girl missing out of Davie who may be in the company of a Broward County woman, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

As a cold front stalls over South Florida, plumes of deep moisture will continue to funnel in which in return will bring a more steady and widespread coverage of rainfall overnight and into Sunday.

A 14-year-old Paso Fino horse named Paloma was among three horses believed to have been slaughtered for their meat in southwest Miami-Dade’s rural Redland area, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.

A popular Cuban bakery from South Florida is opening its first location in Orlando.

Kasean Pryor made a go-ahead free throw with 4 seconds left, and South Florida rallied from a 20-point deficit to stun No. 10 Memphis 74-73.

Former Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro is accused of using her district credit cards for personal purposes, like buying groceries, appliances, beauty products and vacations.

Former Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro is accused of making about $100,000 worth of unauthorized purchases on her district credit cards for personal purposes, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.

Police in South Florida say a man fatally shot a 30-year-old Buffalo Bills fan during an altercation near Hard Rock Stadium after the Bills defeated the Miami Dolphins in the final regular season game.

There were reports of a tornado in South Florida on Saturday in South Florida.

The body of a woman who went missing 12 years ago appears to have been found last week in a minivan submerged in a central Florida retention pond near Walt Disney World.

Local slang is nothing new, and Florida has its own repertoire of slang vocabulary known mainly to local residents.

One highway in Florida is considered to be among the best places to spot alligators: a stretch of Interstate 75 dubbed “Alligator Alley.”

In 1977, snow fell in South Florida for the first time in recorded history.

Following the launch of the state’s My Access Portal for SNAP and Medicaid benefits, a South Florida woman said a stranger’s name and her baby have appeared on her mother’s account.

Nicol Harness was ordered to pay the singer $250,000 when she got caught up in a crackdown on counterfeit merchandise.

Our high-pressure system that has dominated our weather is gradually shifting southeastward.

Parents called for the removal of Bridget Ziegler, the co-founder of the group Moms for Liberty.

Here's what to know about this weekend's forecast in Central Florida.

A freak wave strikes Volusia County beaches just hours before the busy Independence Day weekend of 1992. On today's special episode of Your Florida Daily, we’re diving deeper into one of my favorite random Florida facts of 2022: The story of the mystery wave and how it challenged scientists to confirm what sailors around the world already knew. That "rogue" waves are real.

In Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with the southeast coast deluged by sometimes-record rainfall and much of the Gulf coast facing a major precipitation deficit.

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on cocaine possession and other charges.

Say goodbye to the warm weather. It's going to get much colder — and drier.

The Southeastern Conference championship game will remain at Mercedes-Benz Stadium through at least 2031.

The protest came day after their principal was removed.

Hurricane season officially runs through the end of November.

A weather system that drenched South Florida is also creating dangerous conditions along the east coast.

The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family has been arrested on charges that she arranged her ex-son-in-law's murder.

Gulf blob, coastal storm to increase rain chances in Central Florida

It enjoys long strolls on the beach. Or, is it long death rolls?

After two years of legal drama, the Seminole Tribe made its Hard Rock Bet app available to some Florida users Tuesday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump will join other GOP presidential hopefuls at the Gaylord Palms Resort as featured speakers during the Florida Freedom Summit.