Fresh Take Florida

Florida has one of the highest populations of LGBTQ people in the country, but despite the community’s size, it remains a weak political force in the state, where Republicans control both houses of the Legislature and the governorship.

Henry, a 4,600-pound Indian rhinoceros, celebrated his 40th birthday at Carson Springs Wildlife in northeast Alachua County, his home for the last 5 years.

Rex and Brody Reinhart, the two young boys believed to have been killed by their father last week, were elite youth baseball players known across the region for their passion about the sport. It defined their short lives.

The father suspected of killing his two young sons and himself inside a burning luxury vacation home in western Florida is the younger brother of a convicted murderer who also tried to take his own life in a similarly violent household attack seven years ago.

 Both private and public hunting opportunities have their advocates and opponents. Support often deviates over costs, environmental impacts and the very definition of hunting. But for decades, both these avenues have persevered in Florida.

To party or not to party? As college students across Florida wrestled during the pandemic over public health restrictions, including whether it was safe to visit bars, nightclubs or house parties, Gov. Ron DeSantis weighed in.