Diego Perdomo

A trio of fishermen aboard a small boat experienced the catch of a lifetime as they cut through the waters and chilly temperatures off Florida's Gulf Coast just after sunrise early Tuesday: two 16-year-old friends who had spent the night adrift on a paddleboard waving down their rescuers from atop an oyster bar miles from shore.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping new law Thursday that puts him in charge of a new state board of immigration enforcement, toughens punishments for crimes committed by immigrants in the U.S. illegally and requires state and local governments to cooperate with federal deportation efforts. The new law also cancels in-state tuition for immigrants at Florida’s public colleges and universities who are here illegally and prohibits the state from issuing driver’s licenses to those immigrants.

While President Trump granted clemency last week to more than 1,500 people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, at least two Florida men who were among those defendants have yet to celebrate.

Playground Music and Arts Festival took place at Heartwood Soundstage in Gainesville on Saturday.

Black voters are turning out to early voting at low rates in Florida.

The area was experienced two hurricanes in as many weeks and is now working to recover.

Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine held a rally in Turlington Plaza at the University of Florida on October 7th. Flags supporting Presidential nominee Donald Trump and Israel were also seen waving.

Perry, Fla., as seen from the air Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, following Hurricane Helene’s landfall as a category 4 storm Thursday night.