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A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature would allow anyone with a concealed weapon license can carry his or her weapon legally on a public university campus.

Four individuals have traveled through Florida while infected with measles. The Alachua County Health Department says they are fully prepared to fight off the spread of the virus.

Monday morning, people gathered around Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial statue downtown to see Vivian Haynes inducted into the MLK Commission of Florida's Hall of Fame.

International students find it difficult to find employers willing to risk time and money hiring them while going through visa processes after graduating from U.S. schools.

The Angel Tree Charity Project helps make sure struggling migrant families have a normal Christmas. Hundreds of families are helped with the charity project.

“We started off as a drop off spot where people could bring old shoes when they bought a new pair, or bring back a defective pair,” Carillo said. “It grew more and more through word of mouth, and now people know to bring their shoes to us.”

Dr. Owen Roberts plans to tackle the issue of mandated testing, among other things, on his mission to reshape the school system.

Maria Gonzalez of Dunnellon Elementary School and Grisell Santiago of P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School received the Excellence in Education Award earlier this month. The annual award was sponsored by Volunteer Florida, the Florida Department of Education and the Executive Office of the Governor as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Two years after Christian Aguilar's remains were found, the Aguilar family is trying to start a new life. Aguilar's brother Alex, though, wants to keep his memory alive.

There was a falsely reported fire at Citrus Springs Middle School this morning. Secretary Rachel Bender said there was a problem with the air conditioning unit that was installed over the summer. A strange odor was coming from the unit and smoke entered into the classroom, but there were never …