TAMPA, Fla. — Open carry, often known as constitutional carry, of a firearm went into effect Thursday across Florida. A ban on open carry was overturned by an appeals court earlier this month, paving ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held a news conference in Orlando Friday morning to talk about what he called "soft-on-crime policies." Appearing at the Florida Highway Patrol ...

A drug deal that police officials said went wrong has sent a young man to prison for 10 years. The victim is also doing time ...

Deputies arrested a 17-year-old boy who they say faked his own kidnapping and blamed four imaginary Hispanic men.

We’re answering the who, what, when and where,” Bloom said, “but the why, he’s the only one who has the answer to that.” ...

A Marion County teen who deputies say faked his own abduction and shot himself in the leg to cover it up has been arrested. The 17-year-old was reported missing on Sept. 25 after he told family he was ...

A 17-year-old boy accused of faking an abduction that sparked an Amber Alert last month has been arrested, according to the ...

A Florida teen allegedly staged his own abduction, shot himself in the leg, and sparked an Amber Alert, all to keep the lie ...

Dave’s Hot Chicken is seeking to renovate the closed Pollo Tropical restaurant in North Jacksonville. Dave’s Hot Chicken is ...

Personal injury: Suit alleges that an improperly positioned manhole cover created a hazardous hole in a retail store's parking lot, resulting in significant injuries to a customer who stepped into it.

Retro Diet Coke Lime will return to stores in bottle and cans starting Oct. 6, according to Coca-Cola. Here's where Florida fans can find it ...

Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the system would be named Jerry. The USA TODAY Network in Florida provides daily tropics watch reports during hurricane season (June 1-Nov.