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A group of Republican state lawmakers met at the Riverside Community Center in Fort Myers to discuss millions of dollars earmarked to clean up the Caloosahatchee River while the Florida Department of Health was issuing an advisory for a significant blue-green algae outbreak that had formed in the water behind them.

With lawmakers on both sides of the debate pointing to a housing crisis, the Florida House on Wednesday passed a controversial bill that would lead to state law trumping local regulations governing landlords and tenants.The Republican-controlled House voted 81-33 along almost-straight party lines to approve the bill (HB 1417). Rep. Paula Stark, R-St. Cloud, joined Democrats in voting against the bill, while Rep. Kimberly Daniels, D-Jacksonville, voted for it.

When a Minnesota women's group joined a national campaign to establish a U.S. Department of Peace, they triggered fears in their small, rural community about the very survival of America.

Construction on the Able Canal shared-use pathway in Lehigh Acres is to begin today. Flagging and staging activity should be expected at Lehigh Acres Park, but there will be no impact to park users during construction.The nearly $10.2 million project will create a 12-foot-wide, 5.58-mile asphalt path along the north side of the Able Canal. It will include a pedestrian bridge, pavilions, landscaping and other amenities.

NOAA forecasters believe the current La Niña state will transition into an ENSO-neutral pattern. Meteorological spring runs from March 1 through May 31.

Gov. Rick Scott signed a measure Friday that will help families of first responders who are enrolled in the Florida Retirement System and get killed in...

The city agreed to the settlement Monday in a civil rights suit brought by Tamir's family. The 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer in November 2014.

As a renewed debate builds about the issue, the National Rifle Association and the Unified Sportsmen of Florida are urging the Florida Fish and Wildlife...

Seven Floridians organizations were awarded $9.95 million to help with the third year of enrollment on the federal marketplace.

An "incorrect interpretation" of strict federal design guidelines for a planned state veterans' nursing home may drive up the project's costs by more...