- State News

Governor Charlie Crist says he plans to tap reserves to cover part of a predicted $1.47 billion state budget deficit, but not the entire shortfall.

The Florida Supreme Court is getting a challenge against a ballot proposal that would trade a massive property tax cut for increases in other taxes.

Tropical Storm Fay made landfall on Florida's southwest coast early Tuesday, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds.

Authorities say a guest at a Pensacola hotel found a portable methamphetamine lab when a black backpack fell from the ceiling and landed on her head.

The U.S. Census Bureau says 10.8 million Floridians could feel the effects of Tropical Storm Fay as it moves over the Florida Keys and into southwestern Florida.

Senator Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at a veterans event in Orlando.

Two cruise ship operators have modified some sailing itineraries to avoid Tropical Storm Fay.

Tropical Storm Fay spoiled the first day of school for thousands of students in South Florida.

A bail bondsman says the mother of a missing Florida girl will likely be spending another night in jail.

Authorities cut open a slain bear and found a shoe lost by a Florida man while fighting off a bear that attacked his 8-year-old son in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.