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Bitter battle for Florida Senate seat goes to hand recount
Florida's acrimonious battle for the U.S. Senate headed Thursday to a legally required hand recount after an initial review by ballot-counting machines showed Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen....

Man who killed 2 at Florida yoga studio was fired for touching girl
The man who shot and killed two women at a yoga studio was fired from his job as a substitute teacher for inappropriately touching a middle school girl, a Florida...

Police: 3 dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio
A shooter killed one person and critically wounded four others at a yoga studio in Florida's capital before killing himself Friday, officials said.

Soon after Florida governor signs gun bill, NRA sues to block it
Weeks after their children were gunned down in the worst high school shooting since Columbine, parents of the victims stood in the Florida Capitol and watched Gov. Rick Scott sign...

Florida senators pass gun restrictions; House yet to act
The Florida Senate has passed a school safety bill that would place new restrictions on rifle sales, allow some teachers to carry guns in schools and create new school mental...

School officer never went inside to confront gunman in Florida school shooting, sheriff says
The armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people never went inside to engage the gunman and has been placed under investigation, officials announced...

Angry teens swarm into Florida Capitol; demand new gun laws
A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the state Capitol on Wednesday, calling for changes...

Trump administration says no oil drilling off Florida coast
The Trump administration said Tuesday it would not allow oil drilling off the coast of Florida, abruptly reversing course under pressure from Republican Gov. Rick Scott.

Lawyer involved in Trump University case tapped for federal job
As a top aide to Florida's attorney general, Carlos G. Muniz helped defend the office's decision to sit out legal action against Trump University. Now the president is naming him...