Jordanne Laurito

“Instead of saying to my reader, ‘Okay, now watch this. I’m gonna try to really make this complex web of relationships right in front of you,’ I just did it.”

On Wednesday, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced that Florida concealed weapon licenses can now be renewed online.

Florida Senate Bill 82 came days after UF President Kent Fuchs joined hundreds of other university presidents in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a federal immigration policy that shields people who were brought to the United States as minors from deportation.

Florida Sen. Bill Nelson D-FL visited Live Oak Friday in support of Live Oak's efforts to become a train stop on Amtrak’s Sunset Limited Line route.

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The donation was set aside by James Coats, CEO of the Gainesville business Phalanx Defense Systems.

Pirates have invaded Cedar Key, but no one seems to mind.In fact, this is the fourth year in a row that “pirate crews” convened in Cedar Key, despite the…

FEMA representatives arrived in Citrus County on Friday to begin assessing damage from Hurricane Hermine.

The panther population is relatively small and they are often at risk for getting hit by a car. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is aiming to keep the panther population as safe and healthy as possible.

A petition launched by an environmentalist to stop possible cattle grazing and tree growing in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park has more than 10,000 signatures. The environmentalist, Shirley Lasseter, started the petition in response to a proposal by the DEP secretary to allow such for-profit uses to help pay for the parks.