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Protesters carried American flags and signs like "Justice not Politics," "One Tragedy, Two Victims," and "Equal Justice, No scapegoating."

Six meteorites were found north of the Osceola National Forest. Only five other meteorites have been previously found in Florida.

The class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Orlando says the current process denies DUI suspects the right to due process.

The Rules Committee voted 5-4 to reject a measure (SB 1364) that would have created a public-records exemption for personal information — such as names, dates of birth, addresses and telephone numbers — of people getting hunting licenses from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Nurse practitioners could soon gain the ability to prescribe medications with a bill moving through the Florida Legislature. Patients could see shorter wait times and fewer trips to the doctor.

63,000 Social Security numbers were accessed by a hacker, but the University says no other pertinent information was taken.

Floridians Against Fracking is a coalition of Florida residents concerned with the process’s dangers to the environment and public health. Despite the Florida House Bill prohibiting local communities from passing bans or regulations on fracking, 41 cities and 27 counties have passed or planned on passing regulations against the process.

The House is expected to vote Wednesday to allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to keep carrying guns while strolling on college and university campuses.

Alachua County approved a $5,000 request for funding by Howard W. Bishop Middle School so that the school can begin its transformation into a "community school."

The proposed amendment received nearly 700,000 signatures, meaning voters will get the chance to vote on medical marijuana again after an unsuccessful bid in 2014.