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Florida has lost more than 50,000 people to COVID-19, according to the latest CDC data posted Thursday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, touting the state’s monoclonal antibodies treatments for the recent reduction in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

A Florida police chief says they haven't begun a physical search for Gabby Petito out West because they don't know where to begin.

A pair of lucky scratch-off winners from Cape Coral and Alachua were revealed by Florida Lottery.

A woman paddleboarding at a Florida spring recorded a close encounter with an alligator after she says it tried biting her board.

The boyfriend of a 22-year-old Florida woman who was reported missing this week after a cross-country road trip has been named a person of interest in her disappearance, according to the North Port Police Department.

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Florida has now reported 3,464,113 cases and 49,257 fatalities connected to COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak, the latest CDC data shows.

Florida has now reported 3,453,390 cases and 49,254 fatalities connected to COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak, the latest CDC metrics show.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing for this to be the last school year with the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA), announcing Tuesday that it will be a priority in the upcoming legislative session to replace the standardized testing system.

A Florida man hit it big on Florida Lottery’s 200X The Cash game and opted for a lump-sum payout of $4.45 million.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened local governments with $5,000 fines per violation for requiring their employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus that has overrun hospitals across the state.

A Florida sheriff says a chance encounter with a former Marine beset by delusions of child sex trafficking ultimately led to the massacre of four members of a Florida family including a mother holding a baby boy.

Lawyers who represent the Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis have filed an emergency appeal with the First District Court of Appeals in Florida to reinstate a stay on school mask mandates while the case goes through the court system, according to CNN.

The latest COVID-19 data from the CDC on Thursday shows an increase of 1,296 deaths from the total reported a day earlier.

A Brevard County man hit for one Florida Lottery’s four top prizes on the $2,500 A Week For Life scratch-off ticket and took home a lump sum worth $2.33 million.

A Florida state prison guard has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to smuggle drugs into a facility.

Florida's COVID-19 cases have leveled off from the height of the recent summer spike. Fewer than 20,000 new cases were reported for 10 of the past 11 days, according to CDC data.

Residents of a Fort Myers neighborhood have found a new approach, when it comes to complaining about persistent potholes in their area.

The 10,162 new COVID-19 cases reported in Florida on Monday represent the state’s smallest daily increase since July 19.

A Florida auto repair shop owner finished his first day at his new shop and promptly won $1 million on a lottery scratch-off.

A man who lives near the Florida home where three adults and a baby died in mass shooting says he believes the killer pounded on his door first.

More than 6,600 people died with COVID-19 in Florida in August, an average of more than 213 people per day, and there may still be more August fatalities to be added.

The Florida Department of Health has included more monoclonal antibody treatment sites to expand access to this lifesaving treatment for COVID-19.