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Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, this week sent the bill (SB 140) to three committees.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on the Colombia plane crash involving members of a Brazilian soccer team (all times local): 7:45 a.m. Barcelona and Real Madrid have held a minute of silence before their practice sessions in honor of the victims of the plane crash involving Brazilian club Chapecoense. …

Gainesville Regional Airport received a federal grant to add a new aircraft rescue and firefighting station.

The Gainesville Regional Airport is now charging publishers to distribute their magazines, which has upset many local publications.

More than 600,000 travelers are expected to pass through Orlando International Airport this Memorial Day weekend.

No one on the ground was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing Sunday afternoon.

The Florida state legislature is considering a measure that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to continue carrying sidearms in the areas of airports that are before passengers go through the security-screening process. It is unknown how far the measure will fly this legislative session, as it has two additional committee appearances scheduled in the Senate, and the House version has not been heard in committees.

A number of flights were canceled in and out of the Gainesville Regional Airport Sunday after part of the airport's flight landing systems malfunctioned.

[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140908airportWEB.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140908airportWEB.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”] An American Eagle jet that was scheduled to land at Gainesville Regional Airport Sunday night was unexpectedly diverted to the Jacksonville International Airport. Both the airline and the airport are still not sure exactly why this happened but passengers of the diverted flight are demanding …