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A coalition called "Stand Up for North Florida" continued its fight for more money to protect North Florida waterways Monday.

Hundreds gathered outside of Gainesville's Hobby Lobby store on West Newberry Road Saturday in solidarity with the national Women's March on Washington.

According to authorities at a hearing Tuesday, the man suspected of wounding six and fatally shooting five people at a Florida airport told investigators initially he was under government mind control and then claimed to be inspired by Islamic State websites and chatrooms.

Former House Speaker Steve Crisafulli bowed out of a potential race for agriculture commissioner on Tuesday, leaving the 2018 campaign for the Cabinet position without a clear front-runner.

Esteban Santiago, the suspect accused of opening fire at a Fort Lauderdale airport, appeared in court Monday.

In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series. And Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In other words, it was the kind of year that seemed designed to make Florida news look normal.

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

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday selected C. Alan Lawson, chief judge of the Daytona Beach-based 5th District Court of Appeal, to replace Justice James E.C. Perry, who is retiring.

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. …