Two people accused of lying in a case against convicted murderer Pedro Bravo were sentenced this week. Bravo was found dead in prison in March.

The law, dubbed by sponsors the “Protection of Children” bill, sought to prevent venues from admitting children to adult live performances.

“I’m not a perfect man,” said the newly elected vice chair of the Republican Party of Florida, Jovanté Teague, “but I’m somebody who’s willing to do the job.”

Florida’s new Halo Law, the controversial statute intended to protect law enforcement from harassment, went into effect at the start of this year. Now the first people arrested and prosecuted under it say they were left in the dark.

A federal judge Friday cleared the way for a California-based company to continue pursuing a challenge to a 2024 state law that bans the sale and manufacturing of “cultivated” meat in Florida.

Gainesville city leaders say large crowds at an Easter egg hunt, where a shooting took place, should have been better managed by police.

The lawsuit was filed in part by operators of Cafe Risque and Serenity Bushey, who performed at Cafe Risque but was barred by the law from working there because she was under 21.

More than 400 students study in Gainesville from their hometown of Tallahassee, coping with the tragedy from afar, grieving the violence that hit too close to home.

When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes.