"We are going backward," says attorney Mattew Dietz concerning properties that he claims aim to institutionalize people with ...

A year-long joint operation in Florida resulted in the arrests of 44 sex offenders who authorities said were caught with ...

A jury found the teenager not guilty on Feb. 5 on a first-degree murder charge and a kidnapping charge in connection to the ...

The Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees gave former President Randy K. Avent the title of president emeritus at Wednesday's meeting.

From left, Pastor Paula White, pastoral advisor to President Trump, gives U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue a high five ...

A welfare check this week on a homeless family camping near Walmart led to the arrest of a registered sex offender for ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - This week’s ABC7 Athlete of the Week is Zach Walker. He’s a senior at Sarasota High School, and a member of a Sailors boys basketball squad who have been having a spectacular ...

The 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival will be held in Plant City from February 27th to March 9th. Discount tickets can be ...

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

No school districts of the six FLORIDA TODAY spoke to require a warrant for ICE to enter a school campus, though Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia and Osceola counties noted that that any officers ...

For decades, people have been settling in Florida because of a relatively lower cost of living compared to other parts of the U.S. and, of course, the excellent weather. However, as costs of ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested in Polk County on Wednesday morning after reports of sexual misconduct with a child under the ...