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A federal judge has scheduled the trial in a battle about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren for “incompetence and willful defiance of his duties."

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell met with Gov. Ron DeSantis to go over the federal response to Hurricane Ian. "We know that this is going to be a very complicated and complex recovery,” she says.

Due to the rising Myakka River, I-75 is shut down in both directions from mile marker 179 (North Port / Toledo Blade Blvd) to mile marker 191 (Englewood / Jacaranda Blvd).

Prices at the pump should go down as part of a temporary gas-tax break for Florida drivers. In all, 27 new laws kick in this weekend.

Prices at the pump for Florida motorists should go down Oct. 1 as part of a temporary gas-tax break, effective for the month of October.

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Transportation have suspended tolls until further notice on select roadways ahead of Hurricane Ian.

State wildlife officials are set to establish a “seasonal” no-entry zone in Brevard County waters to further protect threatened manatees, which have seen an unprecedented number of deaths mostly linked to malnutrition.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order aimed at governments in China, Iran, Russia, Cuba and “others hostile to American interests,” as he pointed to concerns about issues such as cybersecurity.

Pete Antonacci, a political fix-it man who garnered bipartisan praise during a career in public service that spanned more than three decades, died of a heart attack Friday afternoon. He most recently headed a controversial new state office charged with probing voting irregularities.

The 13-page lawsuit emphasizes that the migrants, mostly from Venezuela, had been in Texas, not Florida, after crossing the border with Mexico.