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Rep. Gwen Graham announced April 21 she will not be seeking re-election for Congress. She said she is considering a bid for Governor in 2018 instead.

Multiple charges have been filed against a man described as a "career criminal" who led authorities to a body believed to be that of a missing Florida priest, authorities said Wednesday.

Two members of Congress most affected by a redistricting ruling issued late Monday by a federal court did little Tuesday to clear up their intentions, as qualifying for this year's elections continues to edge closer.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle's order Friday came several months after Attorney General Pam Bondi first balked at having the state pay more than $500,000 in fees for lawyers representing same-sex couples.

A 71-year-old Florida priest missing since last week has been found dead in Georgia, police said Monday night.

A federal court in Tallahassee rejected Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown's legal fight to keep her current district intact. Rep. Gwen Graham's district will also be affected.

Law enforcement agents have charged Andrelo Larashard Witcher with manslaughter eight years after the disappearance of a Newberry woman.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working to hold another bear hunt. The first hunt after two decades, held in October 2015, was highly controversial and another bear hunt could draw protest from opponents.

Brown is seeking an injunction that would block the state from using the new Congressional District 5.

Jarod Atchley of West Port High School won the Florida Humanities Council's "Poetry Out Loud" contest on Saturday in Tampa.